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Deputy Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Karen Nelson (right), demonstrates how to correctly put on and remove a mask during her presentation at a Senior Citizens Wellness Webinar, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Thursday (October 1). Also pictured is host for the event, Rosie Murray. It was staged by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the National Council for Senior Citizens.
Deputy Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Karen Nelson (right), demonstrates how to correctly put on and remove a mask during her presentation at a Senior Citizens Wellness Webinar, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Thursday (October 1). Also pictured is host for the event, Rosie Murray. It was staged by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the National Council for Senior Citizens.

Seniors Encouraged to Limit Visits to Their Homes

Senior citizens are being advised to limit the number of visits they accept to their homes, in order to reduce their risk of exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19). This precaution is necessary as older persons, especially those with comorbid conditions...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Health Ministry Engages Community Stakeholders in COVID-19 Fight
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at a ground breaking and contract signing ceremony for the establishment of two additional field hospitals, held on September 25, at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at a ground breaking and contract signing ceremony for the establishment of two additional field hospitals, held on September 25, at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny.

Gov’t Deliberate in COVID-19 Strategy – Dr. Tufton
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), hands out masks to members of the public during a distribution exercise in the Mandeville town centre on Wednesday (September 30). The activity was part of the Ministry’s ongoing public education campaign to engage with citizens across the island and distribute masks, sanitisers and educational materials on safety measures to reduce the risk of contracting and spreading the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), hands out masks to members of the public during a distribution exercise in the Mandeville town centre on Wednesday (September 30). The activity was part of the Ministry’s ongoing public education campaign to engage with citizens across the island and distribute masks, sanitisers and educational materials on safety measures to reduce the risk of contracting and spreading the coronavirus (COVID-19).

PHOTOS: Dr. Tufton Distributes Masks in Mandeville Town Centre
Principal, Penwood High School, Donna McLaren (left), tries out a bottle of hand sanitiser, while Caribbean Regional Director for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Dr. Kevin Harvey, looks on. Occasion was a ceremony for the donation of book vouchers, hand sanitisers and face masks to benefit students of Penwood High and Cockburn Gardens Primary, at the AHF
Principal, Penwood High School, Donna McLaren (left), tries out a bottle of hand sanitiser, while Caribbean Regional Director for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Dr. Kevin Harvey, looks on. Occasion was a ceremony for the donation of book vouchers, hand sanitisers and face masks to benefit students of Penwood High and Cockburn Gardens Primary, at the AHF's offices on Hagley Park Road,​ St. Andrew, on Wednesday (September 30).

AHF Donates Book Vouchers, Sanitisers and Face Masks to Two Schools

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Custos Green Commits to Assisting COVID-19 Fight in Manchester

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State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), along with United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Donald Tapia, signs the ‘Strengthening Access to and Delivery of Quality Public Health Services for Prevention, Care and Treatment of HIV, STIs, Addressing Diseases of Public Health Importance, and Advancing Global Health Security in Jamaica under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)’ Cooperation Agreement during a virtual ceremony on Thursday (October 1).
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Gov’t Signs US$3.6M Cooperation Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
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COVID-19 Mental Health Response to Focus on the Elderly

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that the Ministry will be launching a mental health initiative in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), which will focus on the elderly. He made the disclosure at the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing on Wednesday (September 30) at the Northern Caribbean University in Manchester. The press conference focused...
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