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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland , Dr. Marcia Graham. (File Photo)
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland , Dr. Marcia Graham. (File Photo)

Persons With Chronic Illnesses And Those Over 65 Urged To Get Flu Vaccine

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is encouraging citizens with chronic illnesses and persons over 65 to get the flu vaccine in order to help protect themselves from contracting the virus. “We are now going into the...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the opening of the 11th Annual Health Research Conference, being held at the Courtyard Marriot hotel in Kingston, from November 19 to 20.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the opening of the 11th Annual Health Research Conference, being held at the Courtyard Marriot hotel in Kingston, from November 19 to 20.

Minister Emphasises Importance Of Health Research Conference
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, displays interim guidelines for the clinical management of diabetes in Jamaica, during the virtual launch of the Public-Private Partnership for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) pilot programme, on Tuesday (November 17). The programme seeks to maintain essential primary care services for non-coronavirus (COVID- 19) clients with diabetes and hypertension seeking treatment in the public health sector.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, displays interim guidelines for the clinical management of diabetes in Jamaica, during the virtual launch of the Public-Private Partnership for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) pilot programme, on Tuesday (November 17). The programme seeks to maintain essential primary care services for non-coronavirus (COVID- 19) clients with diabetes and hypertension seeking treatment in the public health sector.

Data Indicate That Obesity Exacerbates Effects Of COVID-19
Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Marjorie Sharpe.
Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Marjorie Sharpe.

Westmoreland Nurses Being Recognised During Diabetes Month
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the virtual launch of the Public-Private Partnership for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) pilot programme on Tuesday (November 17). Under the initiative, non-coronavirus (COVID- 19) patients with the chronic conditions, who access care at health centres, will be referred to selected private providers.​
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the virtual launch of the Public-Private Partnership for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) pilot programme on Tuesday (November 17). Under the initiative, non-coronavirus (COVID- 19) patients with the chronic conditions, who access care at health centres, will be referred to selected private providers.​

5,000 NCD Patients To Benefit From $100-Million Pilot Programme

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), touches a box with medical supplies donated by the Government of Korea, on Tuesday (November 17), at the Ministry in New Kingston. Sharing the moment are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and Charge d’Affaires, Republic of Korea, Lim Baejin.
CoronavirusForeign Affairs

Republic Of Korea Donates Testing Kits To Fight COVID-19

The Government of the Republic of Korea has donated US$300,000 in testing kits geared towards Jamaica’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). The supplies are Kogene Biotech: PowerChek SARS-CoV-2 Real-time PCR Kits for 20,000 tests and AddPrep Viral Nucleic Acid Extraction Kits for 20,000 tests. The items were officially handed over on Tuesday (November 17) by Charge d’Affaires, Republic of Korea...
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Coronavirus

Extension of Measures Under the Disaster Risk Management Act

A number of the existing measures to control the spread of COVID-19, which expired on November 16, 2020 under the Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures) (No. 15) Order, 2020, are being extended through an amendment to the Order. The islandwide curfew time will remain at 9 pm – 5 am each day, continuing from 9 pm Monday November 16, until...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right); and Custos of Trelawny, Hon. Paul Muschett, looking at the design plans for the field hospital being constructed at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny, when they attended the ground-​breaking and contract signing on September 25.
Health & Wellness

Field Hospital In Trelawny To Play Critical Role In Public Healthcare

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny, Princess Wedderburn, says the new field hospital that is currently under construction there will play a critical role in public healthcare in western Jamaica. The 36-bed facility is among four field hospitals being erected in the island to provide additional bed spaces in order to facilitate the treatment...
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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland , Dr. Marcia Graham. (File Photo)
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Illegal Parties Increase Risk Of COVID-19 Spread In Westmoreland

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, says the staging of illegal parties threatens to further increase the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the parish. Dr. Graham was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation at the entity’s location in Savanna-la-Mar on November 12. “In terms of persons who are having illegal parties, it is a...
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