NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 54 10,864 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Males 32 4,952 Females 22 5,910 Under Investigation 0 2 AGE RANGE 3 years to 94 years 1 day to 104 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 1 489 Hanover 2 229 Kingston & St Andrew 8 3,597 Manchester 0 422...

Two Teen Hubs, a non-traditional access point and a safe environment where young people and adolescents can access a plethora of services, are currently being set up in St. Thomas and Westmoreland. The services will include HIV testing and counselling, pregnancy test, mental health screening, counselling referral, assistance with homework and School-Based Assessments and skill training. The first Teen Hub...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 47 10,810   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 20 4,920   Females 27 5,888   Under Investigation 0 2   AGE RANGE 1 year to 89 years 1 day to 104 years   PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 0 488   Hanover 4 227   KSA 3...

It gives me much satisfaction to participate in commemorating World AIDS Day 2020 and further to add the City of Kingston’s influence to the initiative to recruit our sister cities in the English-Speaking Caribbean Region to join the global movement to become Fast Track Cities. Kingston remains the only city in the English-Speaking Caribbean to be a part of this...

On the occasion of World AIDS Day, Caribbean AIDS response stakeholders are calling for countries in the region to adopt HIV self-testing. During the virtual launch of the “In Your Hands” Caribbean HIV self-testing campaign yesterday, partners advocated for self-testing policies to be developed and implemented as part of a comprehensive strategy to ensure that HIV diagnosis does not decline...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is calling on countries which traditionally provide aid to other countries, especially Small Island Developing States, not to cut back on their international aid budget. The Prime Minister’s comments come as reports out of the United Kingdom suggests that the European nation is set to cut its international aid budget by a third. He pointed out...

The Westmoreland Health Department has strengthened its coronavirus (COVID-19) awareness campaign to heighten citizens’ awareness about the virus, as the cases continue to increase in the parish. Speaking with JIS News, Health Promotion and Education Officer, Gerald Miller, said that public health personnel have been engaged in sensitisation sessions across the parish, reinforcing the need for people to put into...