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Improper Use Of Masks Can Increase COVID-19 Risks

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, is reminding residents of the parish that improper use of face masks can increase their risk of contracting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Mr. Miller, in an interview with...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, makes a point as he addresses the House of Representatives on April 28.

Work In Progress On Protocol To Facilitate Reopening Of Tourism Industry

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), meets with members of the security forces, who are manning check points in sections of St. Mary, that are under a 14-day quarantine. Dr. Tufton visited the areas on Saturday (May 9).

Gov’t to Hire 1, 000 Health Workers

Principal of the Little Bay Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Keron King (centre); is assisted by Grade three teacher, Denise Cummings (left), and School Cook, Natalie Simms in putting together assignments to deliver to students, at the school on Wednesday (May 6).

PM Supports Initiative by Little Bay Primary to Deliver Worksheets to Students

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), gestures as he speaks to Managing Director, Unicomer (Courts) Jamaica Limited, Dennis Harris (right), at the official presentation of beds by Courts to the Ministry, on May 8, at the Unicomer Distribution Centre in Kingston.

Health Ministry Receives 20 Beds From Courts

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton; and senior citizen, Gwendolyn Morgan, from the Comprehensive Health Centre

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Encourages Jamaicans to Engage in Physical Activity

As the country deals with stemming the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Health and Wellness is encouraging Jamaicans to engage in physical activity to preserve their health. In an interview with JIS News, Senior Health Education Officer at the Ministry, Charmaine Plummer, said this is recommended for the complete physical well-being of individuals....

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), addresses a digital press conference from the Ministry

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Jamaica First in Caribbean for Number of COVID-19 Tests

Jamaica is ranked first out of 14 Caribbean countries in terms of the overall number of tests administered for the coronavirus (COVID-19). This was disclosed by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who commended healthcare professionals for the critical role they play in facilitating the country’s increased testing capacity. He was speaking at a digital press...

Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

EU To Make A Second Donation Of Medical Supplies To Health Sector

The European Union (EU) will be making a second donation of medical supplies and equipment to Jamaica in support of the country’s efforts to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This was announced by Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, in a statement to mark Europe Day 2020. Ambassador Wasilewska said that the items include monitors, infusion...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Provisions Being Made For Infirmaries To Respond To COVID-19

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says infirmaries have been assessed and provisions are being made to ensure their responsiveness to any possibility of COVID-19. He was speaking at a meeting of the Special Select Committee of Parliament on COVID-19, on Thursday (May 7). “We have had discussions around using the mobile units to do testing...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Over 400 Samples Tested in 24 Hour period -10 New Positives and 1 More Recovery

A total of four hundred and twenty-one (421) samples were tested in the last 24 hours at the National Influenza Centre and the National Public Health Laboratory. Ninety-nine (99) samples were repeat tests for persons-of-interest and patients in quarantine and isolation respectively, while three hundred and twenty-Two (322) were new samples. Jamaica has now tested 6,417 with 5,887 negatives and...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, highlights a point while fielding questions from media personnel during a digital press conference on Wednesday (May 6).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessIndustry

Alorica Workers Urged To Notify Health Ministry About Vulnerable Family Members

Employees of the Alorica call centre in Portmore, St. Catherine, are being asked to notify the health authorities about household members at greater risk of being severely impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19). This is against the background of an outbreak of the virus at the business process outsourcing company (BPO), which has seen 221 of the entity’s 787 workers, and...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) and European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska, examine a mobile ventilator during a handover ceremony for 29 ventilators, on the grounds of Medical Link Limited, located at 14A Cargill Avenue, in St. Andrew, on April 8. The ventilators, valued at approximately €1 million, were handed over to the Government by the European Union to help in the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Observing (from left) are Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Maria Bosch, and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry.

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

EU Supports Region To Fight COVID-19

The European Union (EU) has provided nearly €1 billion to support Caribbean and Latin American countries to tackle the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, in a statement to mark Europe Day 2020, said the EU has decided “to immediately reorient its assistance programmes with Latin America and the Caribbean, as part of...