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COVID-19 Compliant Ceremonial Opening Tomorrow

The 2021/2022 Parliamentary Year will open tomorrow, Thursday, February 18, 2021 with the traditional Ceremonial Opening of Parliament being held at Gordon House. This year’s proceedings will take place in strict adherence to the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 guidelines. Hon....
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sagicor Group, Christopher Zacca (second left); display signed copies of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see his Ministry and private-sector associations collaborating to accelerate the procurement and administration of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination for Jamaica. The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry’s New Kingston location on Tuesday (February 16). Others pictured (from left) are President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Keith Duncan; President of Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Richard Pandohie; and CEO of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson. Another stakeholder in the partnership, President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC), Lloyd Distant, joined the proceedings via the ZOOM video-conferencing platform.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sagicor Group, Christopher Zacca (second left); display signed copies of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see his Ministry and private-sector associations collaborating to accelerate the procurement and administration of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination for Jamaica. The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry’s New Kingston location on Tuesday (February 16). Others pictured (from left) are President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Keith Duncan; President of Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Richard Pandohie; and CEO of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson. Another stakeholder in the partnership, President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC), Lloyd Distant, joined the proceedings via the ZOOM video-conferencing platform.

Gov’t Partners With Private Sector To Accelerate Access To COVID-19 Vaccines
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second right), cuts the ribbon to commission an elevator into service at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in downtown Kingston on February 16. Others (from left) are Deputy Chief Executive Officer, VJH, Diane McIsaacs; Director of Projects, Institutional Benefits and Facilities Management, National Health Fund (NHF), Orette Clarke; and Senior Medical Officer, VJH, Dr. Garth McDonald.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second right), cuts the ribbon to commission an elevator into service at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in downtown Kingston on February 16. Others (from left) are Deputy Chief Executive Officer, VJH, Diane McIsaacs; Director of Projects, Institutional Benefits and Facilities Management, National Health Fund (NHF), Orette Clarke; and Senior Medical Officer, VJH, Dr. Garth McDonald.

New Elevator Commissioned Into Service At Victoria Jubilee Hospital
Researcher, Dr. Leroy Campbell, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (February 16). Dr. Campbell participated in a study entitled, ‘New Maternal Mortality Classification System Highlights the Importance of Infection Cause of Death among Jamaican Women’, which won two awards at the National Health Research Conference 2020.
Researcher, Dr. Leroy Campbell, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (February 16). Dr. Campbell participated in a study entitled, ‘New Maternal Mortality Classification System Highlights the Importance of Infection Cause of Death among Jamaican Women’, which won two awards at the National Health Research Conference 2020.

Researchers Recommend Reclassification Of Causes Of Pregnancy-Related Deaths
Business woman and philanthropist Beverly Nichols.
Business woman and philanthropist Beverly Nichols.

Front-line Health Care Workers Gifted With US$25,000 by Philanthropist Beverly Nichols

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Jamaica records 468 Cases of COVID-19

Jamaica has logged a record 468 positive cases of COVID-19 in a 24 hour period, even as the public health system increases its testing across the island.  These positives come from a set of 1,503 new samples that were tested in the last 24 hours and brings the island’s COVID-19 case count to 19,773. The island’s daily positivity rate now...
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COVAX Statement on WHO Emergency Use Listing for AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and the World Health Organization (WHO), as co-leads of the COVAX initiative for equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines, alongside key delivery partner UNICEF, are pleased to welcome the news that two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine have been given WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL). Yesterday’s announcement...
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CRO Closed Until Further Notice

The Criminal Records Office (CRO) located at 56 Duke Street, Kingston has been closed until futher notice due to a member of staff being exposed to COVID-19. The office is being deep cleaned and the public will be informed when it reopens. The CRO apologizes for any inconvenience caused and is assuring the public that all is being done to...
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COVID-19 for Monday, February 15, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   NOTES Confirmed Cases 468 19,773   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 170 8,763   Females 293 11,002   Under Investigation 5 8   AGE RANGE 3 months to 89 years 1 day to 104 years           PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 19 1,132   Hanover...
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Winner of the Best Overall Oral Presentation Award at the 2020 staging of the National Health Research Conference, and Master of Philosophy Candidate in Molecular Biology at the University of the West Indies, Kevhvan Graham, displays an illustration of how novel compounds are islolated from popular soil bacteria, in an effort to discover novel antimicrobial compounds that could assist in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
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Researcher Seeks To Identify Antibiotics To Lessen Stress Of Resistant Bacteria

Student researcher in the Department of Microbiology at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Kevhvan Graham, has made a first step towards identifying antibiotics that could help lessen the stress of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The Master of Philosophy student undertook a study to isolate novel antibiotic compounds from a popular soil bacteria. His presentation of the findings won him...
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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.
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Residents Of Westmoreland Encouraged Not To Be Complacent In Adhering To COVID Protocols

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is encouraging residents not to become complacent in adhering to COVID-19 protocols in the parish. She was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar on February 11. Dr. Graham informed that as of February 11, there were 844 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Westmoreland and 29 confirmed deaths...
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