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PAHO Says States Should Be Prepared for More COVID-19 Cases
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries with lagging COVID-19 vaccination coverage, have been urged to ensure their hospitals are adequately prepared to care for an anticipated influx of patients. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says while COVID-19 cases across...
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Monkeypox Declared a Global Emergency: Jamaica Strengthens Response for Prevention and Spread
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the global outbreak of Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). This followed the WHO emergency committee’s second meeting on the virus, at the end of which the current outbreak was given the highest level of alert. According to the International Health Regulations (IHR), a Public Health Emergency of International Concern...
PHOTOS: Church Service Held for St. Catherine Health Services Workers
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (right), converses with Medical Officer of Health, St. Catherine Health Department, Dr. Pauline Weir (right), while Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Errol Greene, looks on. The occasion was the St. Catherine Health Services Workers’ Appreciation Church Service at Phillippo Baptist Church in Spanish Town,...
Services and Facilities at Bellevue Hospital to be Expanded
A new 100-bed neuropsychiatric facility is to be established at the Bellevue Hospital, as part of structural reorganisation of the institution to improve operations and improve service delivery. Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton made the disclosure at the Bellevue Hospital’s ‘Staff Wellness Day and Awards Ceremony’ held on Wednesday (July 20). He said the reorganisation will...
Upgrading and Expansion of Chapelton Hospital On Track
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he is satisfied with the upgrading and expansion works being undertaken at the Chapelton Community Hospital in Clarendon North Central, which is nearing completion. “It seems to be coming together. It is not quite finished, but it’s almost there. The Ministry of Health (and Wellness) did put in the methods to finish...
Jamaicans Encouraged to Seek Help for Mental Health Challenges
Jamaicans are being encouraged to seek help in dealing with mental health challenges by Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Addressing staff of the Bellevue Hospital at their Wellness Day and Awards ceremony, held on June 20, the Minister said some of the deviant behaviours among members of the population may be linked to mental health issues...