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Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie..
Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie..

COVID-19 Cases Trending Downwards

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting that there has been a trending down in the number of new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country over the past month. Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, who made...
Assistant Director, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa.
Assistant Director, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa.

PAHO Official Says COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be Available First Half of 2021
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left); and Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams, with a team of Community Health Aides during a tour of the Rae Town community in Kingston, on Wednesday (November 4). The Minister, along with the health team, observed surveillance activities in the area and distributed masks.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left); and Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams, with a team of Community Health Aides during a tour of the Rae Town community in Kingston, on Wednesday (November 4). The Minister, along with the health team, observed surveillance activities in the area and distributed masks.

Special Curfew Could Be Lifted in Rae Town Soon
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a ceremony for the handover of tablets to students of the Drews Avenue Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew on November 4.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a ceremony for the handover of tablets to students of the Drews Avenue Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew on November 4.

PM Urges Parents Not to Send Sick Children to Face-to-Face Classes
Director of the Good Samaritan Inn (GSI) and the GSI Foundation, Gavin Lowe (right), converses with Chairman of the charity, Dr. Eric Nathan (left); and Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Maureen Golding, during the handover of medical equipment to SERHA on Tuesday (November 3), at the GSI
Director of the Good Samaritan Inn (GSI) and the GSI Foundation, Gavin Lowe (right), converses with Chairman of the charity, Dr. Eric Nathan (left); and Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Maureen Golding, during the handover of medical equipment to SERHA on Tuesday (November 3), at the GSI's Geffrard Place address in St. Andrew. The items, valued at more than $5 million, were procured through private donation from Jamaica-born doctor and philanthropist, Dr. Pete Williams, who is based in the United States.

SERHA Gets Donation of Medical Supplies

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, emphasises a point while making a statement in the House of Representatives on November 3, at the Jamaica Conference Centre.
Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Inspects 236 Residential Facilities

A total of 236 residential facilities have been inspected by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, to assess their adherence to measures aimed at mitigating the risk of an outbreak of COVID-19. The total amount includes 203 nursing homes, 13 infirmaries, 14 children’s homes and six rehabilitation institutions. “Of that number, 99 nursing homes (48.8 per cent), were found to...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, gives a statement to the House of Representatives on November 3, at the Jamaica Conference Centre.
Health & Wellness

43 Persons at Golden Age Home Recover from COVID-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, is reporting that 43 of the 87 positive cases at the Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, Kingston, have recovered from COVID-19. He made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on November 3, at the Jamaica Conference Centre. Emergency management protocols had to be triggered at...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), hands out face masks and hand sanitisers to residents in Moy Hall, St. James, on Friday, October 30.
Health & Wellness

Health Ministry to Assist Youth Groups in St. James to Make Masks

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be collaborating with community youth groups in St. James on an outreach mask-making project as part of the nation’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response effort. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during a COVID-19 youth consultation meeting in Moy Hall, St. James, on October 30. He pointed out...
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Coronavirus

Accreditation: Delivering Confidence to COVID-19 Testing

In recent weeks, there have been several articles/discussions in the media regarding the accreditation of private laboratories for COVID-19 testing. It is critical that we understand what accreditation is and how it impacts our medical testing laboratories and safeguard our health. As the national accreditation body of Jamaica, operating under the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), the Jamaica...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses public health officials at a Parish Management and Vector Control meeting held at the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny recently.​
Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Urges Continued Vigilance against Dengue

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging Jamaicans not to lose sight of the threat of dengue fever, even as the country is battling the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “I don’t want a de-emphasis on vector management and control, even while we confront the COVID-19 pandemic, which we are currently placing dominance on,” he noted. Addressing...
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