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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

Readiness Tool To Guide PAHO Member Countries’ Preparations For Vaccine Roll-Out

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has adapted a Readiness Assessment Tool, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), which will be used to guide PAHO member countries’ preparations for the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine roll-out. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne,...
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.

Westmoreland Health Department Addressing Surge In COVID-19 Cases
Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second right), listens as Senior Medical Technologist, National Public Health Laboratory, Cindy Thomas (right), highlights the features of the Kingfisher Flex Purification System. The euipment, donated by the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, was officially handed over at the lab
Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second right), listens as Senior Medical Technologist, National Public Health Laboratory, Cindy Thomas (right), highlights the features of the Kingfisher Flex Purification System. The euipment, donated by the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, was officially handed over at the lab's downtown Kingston location on Tuesday (December 8). Others (from left) are Director, National Laboratory Services, Dr. Michelle Hamilton; and Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica and President of the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, His Excellency, Josep Bosch Bessa.

National Lab Gets Purification System To Boost COVID-19 Testing
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, addresses the opening ceremony of the Life Store and Wellness Boutique, on Constant Spring Road, on December 9.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, addresses the opening ceremony of the Life Store and Wellness Boutique, on Constant Spring Road, on December 9.

State Minister Says Persons Must Safeguard Their Health
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn. (JIS File Photo)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn. (JIS File Photo)

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CMO Implores Jamaicans To Obey The COVID-19 Measures During Festive Season

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is calling on Jamaicans to adhere to the COVID-19 measures implemented by the Government, and exercise greater vigilance to control the spread of the virus during the festive season. Persons can protect themselves from exposure to COVID-19 by adhering to the established infection prevention and control measures. These include wearing a mask while...
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Assistant Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Department , Dr. Kara Yap-Malcolm.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

St. Elizabeth Health Department Embarks On COVID-19 Sensitisation Blitz

The St. Elizabeth Health Department has embarked on an education and sensitisation campaign aimed at encouraging residents of the parish to strictly adhere to the coronavirus (COVID-19) safety measures during the festive season. Addressing Thursday's (December 10) monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River, Assistant Medical Officer of Health for the parish, Dr. Kara Yap-Malcolm, said...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), cuts the ribbon to mark the official opening of the Life Store Wellness Boutique in the SuperValu Towne Centre on Constant Spring Road in Kingston. Sharing the moment is Director of the Boutique, Natalie Murray. The store was officially opened on Wednesday December 9, 2020.
Health & Wellness

Opening Of Wellness Store Welcomed By Health Ministry

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, has commended the operators of the Life Store Wellness Boutique for taking the bold step in opening a business that is focused on improving the health and well-being of citizens. The State Minister was speaking at the opening of the store located in the SuperValu Towne...
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