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Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Centre, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh.

CARPIN Encouraged by Government’s Action to Prevent Paint With Lead From Entering the Island

The Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) is encouraged by the steps taken by the Government of Jamaica to implement the necessary legislation to prevent paint containing lead from entering the island. In an interview with JIS News, Poison Information Coordinator...

Medical Officer of Health for Trelawny, Dr. Diahann Dale, speaking recently at a Parish Management and Vector Control meeting at the Falmouth Hospital.

Trelawny Health Department Tackling Dengue

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), in conversation with Records Clerk, the National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS), Gregory McHargh (right), at a blood drive organised by the National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS), in partnership with Massy United Insurance Limited, on Friday (November 6), at Pan Jam Investment Limited courtyard, in Kingston. Also at the event are Acting Director, National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS), Dr. Alisha Tucker (second left); and Branch Manager, Jamaica, Massy United Insurance Limited, Winsome Gibbs.

State Minister Calls On Jamaicans To Support The NBTS

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the Ministry's weekly virtual COVID-19 Conversations press briefing on Thursday (November 5).

59 COVID-19 Recoveries At Cornwall Courts

Jamaicans Must Exercise Greater Vigilance As Christmas Season Approaches

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 update for Monday, November 9, 2020

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 31 9,573 SEX CLASSIFICATION Males 12 4,335 Females 19 5,235 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 year to 82 years 1 day to 104 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 0 467 Hanover 1 162 KSA 3...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 UPDATE for Sunday, November 8, 2020

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 36 9,542 SEX CLASSIFICATION Males 16 4,323 Females 20 5,216 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 1 year to 73 years 1 day to 104 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 0 467 Hanover 4 161 Kingston & St. Andrew 5 3,345 Manchester...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Residents Of St. Thomas Lauded For Their Role In Controlling COVID-19

Medical Officer of Health in St. Thomas, Dr. D’Oyen Smith, has lauded residents in St. Thomas for the critical role they played in helping to ensure that the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the parish was brought under control. The parish, which has seen some 400 cases since the pandemic hit Jamaica in March, experienced an outbreak in late July, but...

5 years ago Health & Wellness

CMO Advises Persons To Visit Doctor Instead Of Getting Tested On Their Own

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is encouraging persons who suspect they may be infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) to first visit the doctor instead of getting tested on their own. “I recognise that many persons are going straight to some facilities to have testing done. They do not have an interaction with a doctor and so what is...

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry To Introduce Point-Of-Care Testing For Diabetes

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has informed that the Ministry will be working on increasing access to testing for diabetes, through the introduction of point-of-care testing. “This methodology of testing is the gold standard for monitoring and controlling diabetes,” the Minister said. He was speaking at a virtual panel discussion, today (November 6), to kick-start...

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Hails St. Thomas An Example Of Best Practice In Covid-19 Response

St. Thomas, which is seeing a major decline in active cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), after experiencing an outbreak earlier this year, is being hailed by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, as an example of a possible best practice in the national COVID-19 response. The parish, which has a population of just over 100,000 persons,...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessTourism

Minister Bartlett Calls for Empathetic Leadership during COVID-19 Pandemic

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for global policymakers to implement a more empathetic leadership style, while also remaining cautiously optimistic about the future of the industry. The Minister was speaking yesterday at the A World for Travel virtual international event, which focused on the recovery and the development of global travel and...