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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (File Photo)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (File Photo)

PM Holness Announces Proposed COVID-19 Measures for the Christmas Period

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced amendments to the proposed Disaster Risk Management measures for the period December 2020 to mid-January 2020. Speaking in Parliament this afternoon (November 24), Prime Minister Holness says the COVID-19 protocols must be followed over...
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), in discussion with Managing Director of Hardware and Lumber (H&L) Ltd., Marcus Richards (right); and Executive Director of the Health for Life and Wellness Foundation, Courtney Cephas, at the recent handover of 2,500 KN95 Masks by H&L to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices.
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), in discussion with Managing Director of Hardware and Lumber (H&L) Ltd., Marcus Richards (right); and Executive Director of the Health for Life and Wellness Foundation, Courtney Cephas, at the recent handover of 2,500 KN95 Masks by H&L to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices.

Hardware & Lumber Donates PPE To Health Ministry
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PAHO Study Finds Major Gaps in Countries’ Actions to Prevent Violence Against Children and Adolescents in the Americas
Public Health Inspector parish awardees sharing lens time at a recent function recognising the outstanding work being carried out in Jamaica
Public Health Inspector parish awardees sharing lens time at a recent function recognising the outstanding work being carried out in Jamaica's COVID-19 response by public health inspectors, at the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande, in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.

President Of JAPHI Says Nation Owes Debt Of Gratitude To Front-Line Workers
Senior Public Health Nurse, St. Catherine Public Health Department, Marlene Stephenson (right), helps health workers to don protective gear as they prepare to do coronavirus (COVID-19) testing in the Church of God of Prophecy in Frazer’s Content in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Saturday (Nov. 21). The exercise, which included house-to-house surveillance and sensitisation, was part of strategic intervention to curtail the spread of the virus.
Senior Public Health Nurse, St. Catherine Public Health Department, Marlene Stephenson (right), helps health workers to don protective gear as they prepare to do coronavirus (COVID-19) testing in the Church of God of Prophecy in Frazer’s Content in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Saturday (Nov. 21). The exercise, which included house-to-house surveillance and sensitisation, was part of strategic intervention to curtail the spread of the virus.

PHOTOS: COVID-19 Community Surveillance in Frazer’s Content, Spanish Town

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Health & Wellness

Health Minister Calls for Review of Blood Bank Operations

Following reports and information made public regarding alleged irregularities at the National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS), Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the operations of the Blood Bank, which has responsibility for the collection, testing and distribution of all blood and its byproducts distributed across Jamaica. According to Dr. Tufton,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addresses the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press conference on Thursday (November 19).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Stiffer Penalties Coming for Breaches of COVID-19 Restrictions

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that stiffer penalties are coming for persons, who breach the coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions. He informed that the Office of the Attorney General, the Ministries of Justice and Local Government and Rural Development, are collaborating to implement the new measures, which he said, will be in place before the end...
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Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PAHO Says Two Billion Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines Could Be Distributed to Countries Globally

Assistant Director for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, says at least two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines are being targeted for distribution to countries globally, “quickly and equitably”. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (November 18), Dr. Barbosa advised that this will be done under the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access...
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