Regional Vector Control Officer, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Ryan Morris, is urging continued vigilance by residents in searching for and destroying mosquito-breeding sites, in light of the increased rainfall affecting western parishes. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, he noted that the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits dengue fever, chikungunya and Zika, primarily breeds in clean water, which...

* The five (5) new COVID-19 Related deaths are: • An 81-year-old female from Kingston & St Andrew who had Congestive cardiac failure, Diabetes and Hypertension • A 71-year-old-female from St Catherine, who had Diabetes and Hypertension • A 69-year-old male from Kingston & St Andrew **Two (2) deaths were formerly placed under investigation have been confirmed as COVID-19 Related...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says data on the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the state of public health systems and service delivery must guide member countries’ decisions and plans to reopen their borders and resume social life. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (September 16), Dr. Etienne said this approach must incorporate...

Some 116,000 premises in western parishes were inspected for mosquito-breeding sites in August, as the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) intensifies vector control activities in light of the recent increase in rainfall. Regional Vector Control Officer at the WRHA, Ryan Morris, said that the heightened activities have resulted in a decline in the region’s Aedes index to seven per cent,...

Acting Parish Nutritionist for Westmoreland, Gladoris Robinson-Reid, is encouraging mothers who have contracted the coronavirus (COVID-19) to continue to breastfeed, but they should take the necessary safety precautions to avoid passing on the virus to their babies. The advice is in keeping with the recommendation from the World Health Organization (WHO) that mothers suspected or confirmed with COVID-19 should be...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 122 4,164   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 66 1,870   Females 56 2,281   Under Investigation 0 13   AGE RANGE 11 months to 88 years 13 days to 97 years             PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 4 263   Hanover...

Newly appointed State Minister in the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, says it will be an honour to serve in the Ministry. “It is truly an honour to have this position. I have been in fitness all of my life promoting healthy lifestyles. What the Minister said to me is that it is a huge Ministry,...