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Immediate Past President of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North (RCSAN), Ann-Marie Curtis (fourth left) presents Chief Executive Officer of the University Hospital of the West Indies, Mr. Kevin Alllen (fourth right), with face shields which were a part of a donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that was recently handed over by the club to the hospital, to assist in the fight against COVID-19. Also present were (from left): RCSAN Director of Projects, Ainsley Harris; RCSAN Director of Foundation, Joscelyn Jolly; RCSAN Past President, Lori Chuck; Senior Director, Nursing Administration UHWI, Mrs. Helena Thomson; Consultant, Occupational Health UHWI, Dr Sharon East-Miles and Executive Director of the Health for Life and Wellness Foundation, Courtney Cephas.

UHWI Receives PPE From Rotary Club of St. Andrew North

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has received a donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) from the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North, to assist frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at a handover ceremony held recently...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton addresses health care workers at the Norwood Basic School in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (July 10) prior to a coronavirus (COVID-19) sensitization walk in the community.

Ministry of Health and Wellness Stages Sensitisation Walk in Norwood

Two New Recoveries, No New COVID-19 Cases

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing from the Ministry’s head office in New Kingston on Thursday (July 9) .

Health Ministry To Spend $702 Million For COVID-19 In July

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (FILE)

TEF To Provide 500 COVID-19 Protective Kits For Small Properties

Chief Medical Officer, Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, speaks at the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press briefing at the Ministry of Health and Wellness in Kingston, on July 9.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Ministry Working Speedily To Clear Backlog Of Test Results

The Ministry of Health and Wellness says it is working speedily to clear the backlog of coronavirus (COVID-19) test results that have been piling up over the last three weeks. Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie explained that over the last two to three weeks they have tested thousands of persons, and that has “created a little bit of...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, speaking at the virtual launch of the US$100,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) response programme on Wednesday (July 8). The project is a partnership between the St. James Municipal Corporation and United Nations (UN)-Habitat.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Four Mobay Communities To Benefit From US$100,000 COVID-19 Programme

Residents of four communities in Montego Bay are to benefit from a US$100,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) response programme being undertaken by the St. James Municipal Corporation and United Nations (UN)-Habitat. The initiative will target the communities of Canterbury, Albion Lane, William Street, and Paradise Row, through educational and environmental interventions and distribution of care packages. It will run from July through...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham. (FILE Photo)

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Residents In Westmoreland Encouraged To Continue The COVID-19 Fight

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is encouraging residents to continue protecting themselves from the coronavirus (COVID-19), even as the phased reopening of the island’s economy continues. Dr. Graham was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation on Thursday (July 9). She pointed out that if persons are not compliant with the rules that are...

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, addresses the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, in Falmouth, on Thursday (July 9).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessLocal Government

Mayor Commends Health Ministry

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, has commended the Ministry of Health and Wellness for its handling of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak across the island. Addressing the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth, on Thursday (July 9), Mayor Gager said the Ministry has implemented aggressive containment measures, which have resulted in the country’s success in dealing with...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the weekly virtual COVID Conversation press briefing from the Ministry’s head office in New Kingston on Thursday (July 9).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Two New Positive COVID-19 Cases

Jamaica has recorded two more positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 753, to date. “The new cases include one male and one female, aged 44 and 55 years (respectively). One case is a tourist who stayed in St. Ann and was repatriated. The other is a Jamaican citizen of a...

Medical Officer of Health for Trelawny, Dr. Diahann Dale, addresses the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth on Thursday, July 9.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Trelawny Help Services Cracks Down On Quarantine Breaches

Trelawny Public Health Services has been working closely with the police to crack down on Jamaicans returning to the island who fail to comply with the quarantine orders. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth on Thursday (July 9), Medical Officer of Health for the parish, Dr. Diahann Dale, said that some persons returning to...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 7.

6 years ago Health & WellnessSectoral Debate 2020/2021

$81.4 Million Pledged Under Adopt-A-Clinic Initiative

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the ‘Adopt-A-Clinic’ initiative has garnered widespread support, with Jamaicans based locally and in the diaspora committing $81.4 million to the cause. Dr. Tufton, who made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 7, said that 22 clinics have been adopted,...