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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), displays a mosquito drum cover during a press conference at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on July 18.  At left is Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie. The press conference provided an update on the state of dengue and the Government’s Enhanced Vector Control Programme, as well as the post-hurricane plan for the public health system.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), displays a mosquito drum cover during a press conference at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on July 18.  At left is Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie. The press conference provided an update on the state of dengue and the Government’s Enhanced Vector Control Programme, as well as the post-hurricane plan for the public health system.

Ministry of Health Ramps up Vector Control Programme

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has enhanced its vector control programme to address the increase in the mosquito population since the passage of Hurricane Beryl, including the Aedes aegypti, which transmits the dengue virus. The measures, which were outlined...
Medical Entomologist and National Programme Manager, Vector Control, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Sherine Huntley Jones.
Medical Entomologist and National Programme Manager, Vector Control, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Sherine Huntley Jones.

Health Ministry Steps Up Fogging to Rid Communities of Mosquitoes
Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. Elizabeth, Dr. Carol Hamilton, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River, on Thursday, July 11.
Acting Medical Officer of Health for St. Elizabeth, Dr. Carol Hamilton, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River, on Thursday, July 11.

St. Elizabeth Health Dept. Identifies Alternative Locations to Serve Patients
Associate Director, Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC), Sue-Ann Wallace-Brown (fourth left) and Project Coordinator (left), Jamaica Aids Support for Life (JASL) Nicola Sybliss McLeod (fourth right), cut the ribbon to officially hand over two mobile health units under the ‘One Life, One Health’ project. Occasion was the launch of the project and the staging of a mobile health clinic in Lodge, St. Ann, on Friday (July 12). Sharing the moment (from left) are St. James Regional Programme Manager, JASL, Desmond Campbell; Board Member, JASL, Gervaise McLeod; Medical Director, JASL, Dr. Jennifer Brown Tomlinson; Project Management Specialist, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Althea Spence; Foreign Service Officer, USAID, Jermey Taglieri; and St. Ann Regional Programme Manager, JASL, Nilfia Hazel Anderson.
Associate Director, Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC), Sue-Ann Wallace-Brown (fourth left) and Project Coordinator (left), Jamaica Aids Support for Life (JASL) Nicola Sybliss McLeod (fourth right), cut the ribbon to officially hand over two mobile health units under the ‘One Life, One Health’ project. Occasion was the launch of the project and the staging of a mobile health clinic in Lodge, St. Ann, on Friday (July 12). Sharing the moment (from left) are St. James Regional Programme Manager, JASL, Desmond Campbell; Board Member, JASL, Gervaise McLeod; Medical Director, JASL, Dr. Jennifer Brown Tomlinson; Project Management Specialist, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Althea Spence; Foreign Service Officer, USAID, Jermey Taglieri; and St. Ann Regional Programme Manager, JASL, Nilfia Hazel Anderson.

JASL Launches Mobile Healthcare Service
United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Nick Perry, hands over medical supplies donated by the United States Government to Director of Emergency Disaster Management and Special Services, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Nicole Dawkins-Wright.  The items, which arrived abroad the USNS Burlington, were handed over on Wednesday (July 10) at Kingston Wharves.
United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Nick Perry, hands over medical supplies donated by the United States Government to Director of Emergency Disaster Management and Special Services, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Nicole Dawkins-Wright.  The items, which arrived abroad the USNS Burlington, were handed over on Wednesday (July 10) at Kingston Wharves.

US Donates Over US$14,000 in Medical Supplies

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Entomological Assistant, Charles Killingbeck (left), points to an untreated water source on the property of Howard Gayle of Pedro Plains, during a Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) mass public health intervention in St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday, July 10.
Health & Wellness

SRHA Responds to Urgent Health Needs of Communities Affected by Hurricane Beryl

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) has launched a comprehensive response to address the urgent health needs of affected communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which severely impacted several southern parishes on July 3. The extensive health intervention began in St. Elizabeth on Wednesday, July 10, with a team of 120 health professionals, including public health inspectors, community health...
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Health & WellnessPress Release

Search and Destroy Mosquito-Breeding Sites

Following the start of the hurricane season and the anticipated increase in rainfall, the Ministry of Health & Wellness is reminding members of the public to expect an increase in the breeding of mosquitoes, especially those that carry disease such as the Aedes aegypti mosquito, carriers of the dengue virus. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie noted that, “It is...
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Health & WellnessPress Release

Normal Operations Resume at Spanish Town Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department

The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) wishes to advise the public that the Accident and Emergency Department at the Spanish Town Hospital is back in full operation. The unit had been relocated, and hospital operations were scaled back to emergencies only due to severe flooding from the recent heavy rains. STH's comprehensive range of services, including specialized clinics, outpatient...
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Passengers aboard the ‘Cornucopia Majesty’ dance to the music of DJ Lando Hilpe at the Help Jamaica Medical Mission’s elegant Black and White Cruise, on June 29.
Health & Wellness

Help Jamaica Medical Mission Comes in September

Residents in six Jamaican parishes are to get free screenings for heart disease, cancer, prostate disease, mental health issues, diabetes and sexually transmitted diseases, thanks to a volunteer corps of doctors and nurses from Help Jamaica Medical Mission. The New Jersey-based organisation will be coming to the island on its annual mission from September 4 to 16. During the visit,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), looks at cell phone images of damage to housing being pointed out by Rocky Point resident, Rochelle “Shanice” Brooks, during a visit to the Southern Clarendon community on Saturday (July 6). He was accompanied by Minister of Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. who is also the Member of Parliament for Clarendon Southeast.
Disaster ReliefHealth & WellnessPrime Minister

Support Coming For Residents Of Southern Clarendon – PM

KINGSTON, July 6 (JIS): Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is assuring residents of Southern Clarendon, who were hard hit by Hurricane Beryl, that the Government will provide assistance in ensuring their full recovery. Speaking during a visit to the Rocky Point Community Centre on Saturday (July 6), which is being used as a shelter for displaced residents, the...
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The current state of the doctors quarters at the Black River Hospital in St Elizabeth, where the roof was blown off by Hurricane Beryl’s gale force winds.
Health & WellnessHurricane BerylPrime Minister

Prime Minister Thanks Medical Personnel in St. Elizabeth for Selfless Service During Hurricane Beryl

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has thanked public health personnel in St. Elizabeth for their selfless devotion in caring for the sick during the passage of Hurricane Beryl on Wednesday (July 3). He expressed these sentiments during a visit to the Black River Hospital on Thursday (July 4), where he met with the institution’s staff as well as...
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Health & WellnessHurricane Beryl

Health Advisory – Post Hurricane Tips

As Jamaica begins its recovery from the effects of Hurricane Beryl, the Ministry of Health & Wellness is advising the public to observe the following health tips: • Do not go outside until absolutely necessary. • Wear water boots or closed shoes. • Wear gloves when clearing debris or disposing of dirty water. • If you get a puncture wound,...
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