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Head of the Social Work Training Research Centre (SWTRC) at the University of the West Indies Open Campus, Cerita Buchanan, addresses a JIS think Tank on Thursday (December 10). ​
Head of the Social Work Training Research Centre (SWTRC) at the University of the West Indies Open Campus, Cerita Buchanan, addresses a JIS think Tank on Thursday (December 10). ​

Residents Of Three Corporate Area Communities Equipped As Mental Health First Responders

A total of 26 residents from three Corporate Area communities have been trained as mental health first responders under a pilot project carried out by the Social Work Training and Research Centre (SWTRC) at the University of the West Indies’...
President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Keith Duncan. (FILE)
President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Keith Duncan. (FILE)

PSOJ Donating 18 Community Washstands To Aid In Limiting COVID-19 Spread
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
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

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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.
Health & Wellness

State Minister Says Persons Must Safeguard Their Health

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, is reiterating the need for individuals to safeguard their health and well-being, in order to improve health outcomes against COVID-19. Mrs. Cuthbert-Flynn, who was speaking at the opening of the Life Store Wellness Boutique on Constant Spring Road, on December 9, said that the pandemic has taught many...
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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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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn. (JIS File Photo)
Health & Wellness

Nurses And Midwives Hailed

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, has hailed the country’s nurses and midwives for their invaluable contribution to healthcare, particularly as the country battles the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. She said that they work in communities to improve immunisation coverage, sustain the fight against communicable and non-communicable diseases, reduce infant and maternal mortality,...
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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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