Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, is encouraging citizens of member states to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19), once doses approved for distribution by the World Health Organization (WHO) are delivered to their countries. Approximately two billion doses of vaccines are being procured from manufacturers for initial deployment through WHO’s COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility,...

As part of its 50th Anniversary celebrations, the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) held a 5K Fun Run/Walk dubbed, ‘Welcome to Kingston 5k Fun Run/Walk’, which raised funds to purchase two (2) incubators for the Kingston Public Victoria Jubilee Neonatal Care Unit and the University Hospital of the West Indies Neonatal Unit. This was in response to the great and ongoing...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that compliance with the provisions under the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) is “absolutely essential” in reducing the transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19) These include physical distancing, staying at home, avoiding crowded situations, frequently washing and sanitising hands and surfaces, wearing masks, obeying the quarantine rules, among other measures....

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   Confirmed Cases 248 22,267   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 111 9,882   Females 130 12,375   Under Investigation 7 10   AGE RANGE 4 months to 97 years 1 day to 104 years           PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 33 1,297   Hanover 6...

The first Joint Select Committee Meeting on the Tobacco Control Act, 2020 was convened on Wednesday, February 24 by Health and Wellness Minister Dr the Hon. Christopher Tufton. The 12-member committee, with representation from houses of the parliament, is to review the Bill that was tabled on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 in the House of Representatives. The committee will also...

The Government has reallocated $48.7 million of the funds budgeted for the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine risk mitigation programme to hire additional health staff and improve conditions for workers. Speaking at a COVID Conversations press conference on Tuesday (February 23), Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that the adjustments were made in light of public concerns regarding...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has been putting the necessary measures in place, in preparation for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine across the island. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 24, Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry, Dr. Melody Ennis, outlined some of the activities that the Ministry has undertaken in this regard. “We...