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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the Ministry’s weekly COVID Conversations digital press conference on Thursday (August 20).

Jamaica records 98 new COVID-19 cases

The total number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Jamaica now stands at 1,290, with 98 persons testing positive as at Thursday (August 20). At the same time, 16 more patients have recovered from the virus, increasing the number of...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left); and Regional Director at the Ministry, Maureen Golding, cut the ribbon to officially open the Brown’s Hall Health Centre in St. Catherine on Wednesday (August 19). The facility was built at a cost of $24 million, through partnership involving Kemteck Development and Construction Limited and Omni Industries Limited, and the National Health Fund (NHF).

Brown’s Hall Community gets new health centre

Jamaica’s COVID-19 cases up to 1,192

The Albion Quarantine Area in St. Thomas

More St. Thomas communities under quarantine

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s 56th annual conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Wednesday (August 19).

COVID-19 Risk assessment to assist in informing decision on reopening of schools

An elderly resident (left) who returned to the island on May 6 is being assisted by a staff member at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston.

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessReturning Residents

Returning Jamaicans, visitors urged to obey COVID-19 protocols

Returning Jamaicans and visitors to the island are being reminded to obey the protocols and rules outlined by the Government of Jamaica to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Up to Wednesday (August 18), Jamaica had recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases, bringing to 1,146, the total number of confirmed positive cases of the virus to date. Six of the...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica’s COVID-19 cases now up to 1,146

Jamaica has recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases as at Tuesday (August 18), bringing to 1,146 the total number of confirmed positives. Also in the last 24 hours, recoveries moved to 770, as six additional persons were released from care. Of the 17 newly confirmed cases, 11 are males and six (6) females, with ages ranging from four months to 71...

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PAHO members interested in COVAX facility

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says nearly all member countries have expressed an interest in joining the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility. This, Dr. Etienne notes, is expected to go a far way in ensuring equitable and affordable access by these states to coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines through a collaboration with PAHO’s...

Senior Health Education Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Julia Manderson Steele (centre), engages Clan Carthy Primary School students in an exercise session, at a ‘Jamaica Moves’ activity at the school in St. Andrew earlier this year. (FILE)

5 years ago Health & WellnessYouth

Virtual Healthy Lifestyle Camp for children Today

Hundreds of children aged eight to 12 will benefit from a virtual healthy lifestyle summer camp being staged by the Ministry of Health and Wellness today, Wednesday (August 19). The one-day camp, which will also target parents and teachers, will focus on increasing awareness about the importance of healthy eating and engaging in physical activity in order to combat obesity....

Coordinator of the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Whole-of-society approach needed to support pregnant women

Coordinator of the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence, says a whole-of-society approach is critical in effectively addressing the needs of pregnant women. She contended that when an expectant mother is fully supported in all areas of her life, throughout the antenatal and postnatal period, the...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a virtual press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (August 17).

5 years ago CoronavirusEducationHealth & Wellness

Planned reopening of schools could be delayed

With the increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Jamaica, districts in St. Thomas and Clarendon under quarantine, and 18 communities in Kingston and St. Andrew being monitored, there could be a delay in the planned reopening of schools in early September. Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gave an update during the question-and-answer segment of a virtual...

5 years ago Coronavirus

Prime Minister Holness extends Quarantine Period for Communities in St. Thomas and Clarendon

The Government has extended the quarantine and curfew measures for communities within the parishes of St. Thomas and Clarendon. The current measures will expire on Thursday, August 20. The extended measures are in response to continued transmission of COVID-19 within St. Thomas and Clarendon. The measures will run for a further 14 days ending September 2. Prime Minister Andrew Holness...