The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is finalising arrangements for the acquisition of 100,000 doses of monkeypox vaccines from biotechnology firm Bavarian Nordic, for distribution to Latin American and Caribbean member countries. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the entity secured an agreement, through its Revolving Fund facility, with Bavarian Nordic, which is headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark, to provide the...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has lauded the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for its 2022 research focus on digital health management. The regional health agency will host its 66th Health Research Conference in Jamaica from September 15 to 17, under the theme ‘COVID-19 and Digital Health: Transforming, Connecting, Informing Public Health’. Speaking at the...

Jamaica is set to receive a limited supply of monkeypox vaccines by the end of September. This acquisition is being facilitated through collaboration with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO). “We are advised that the manufacturers of the smallpox vaccine that has been shown to be effective in protecting persons from money pox has supplied limited amounts to the market...

Jamaica has recorded two additional cases of monkey pox, bringing the total to nine. Both cases, which are locally transmitted, emanated from the parishes of St. Elizabeth and St. James. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during Tuesday’s (September 6) sitting of the House of Representatives. Monkeypox is a rare disease resulting from...

A new main building is to be constructed at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. The new structure will include areas for outpatient services, endoscopy, intensive care, a pharmacy, a surgical suite, a laboratory, a staff lounge, and an underground parking lot, among other features, and will allow for more specialised medical procedures to be undertaken. The hospital’s Cardiology,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has called on women to provide support and encouragement to men to do the necessary screening tests for prostate cancer. In his message to mark Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, which is being observed during September, Dr. Tufton highlighted the fear and apprehension that most men have about prostate cancer screening...

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