Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Marcia Johnson-Campbell, is encouraging parents of children diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes to educate them about the illness. “Teach them about the medication; teach them about managing their diet. It may be difficult in terms of restricting them from some of the things they would want to eat but cannot eat, but...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness’ study on salt consumption practices of Jamaicans, which is being undertaken in partnership with the Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR), is set to commence in the first quarter of next year. The $13.5-million research project also involves collaboration with the University of the West Indies (UWI), and is intended to provide contextual information...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that all office parties related to the Government or its agencies and departments are prohibited, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He made the announcement during the sitting of the House of Representatives on December 15. The Prime Minister informed that the Cabinet Secretary has written to all Permanent Secretaries, who will...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced tighter curfew hours for the parish of Westmoreland, effective Wednesday (December 16). The new curfew hours are 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily until December 31. In addition, the general gathering limit for public places is being reduced from 15 to 10 persons; the maximum number of persons remains at 15,...

In the nine months since Jamaica recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19 on March 10, the country now has 11,875 cases of the disease. This is according to a daily cumulative report for December 14, 2020 that is generated by the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW). Over the period, there were...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Westmoreland could experience tighter restrictions in short order, as the rate of positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been spiking in the parish over the past few weeks. To date, Westmoreland has up to 541 confirmed cases, 22 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths and 91 current active cases. In addition,...

The Ministry of Health & Wellness and the South East Regional Health Authority are working to contain the spread of COVID-19 at the Bellevue Hospital, following the recent discovery of a cluster of cases at the institution. Up to the weekend, 21 of 29 patients tested and two of 23 staff members tested had returned positive results for COVID-19. The...