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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan (second left), engages in light-hearted discussion with (from left), 2021-22 LASCO/Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) Nurse of the Year, Lillian Lewis McDonald; Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Jillian Mason Quarrie; and President of the NAJ, Patsy Edwards Henry. They were in attendance at a church service held as part of Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month activities at the Richmond Park Church of the Nazarene in Kingston on Sunday (July 17). The event was held in honour of healthcare workers at the Kingston and St. Andrew Health Department, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre, National Chest Hospital and Hope Institute.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan (second left), engages in light-hearted discussion with (from left), 2021-22 LASCO/Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) Nurse of the Year, Lillian Lewis McDonald; Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Jillian Mason Quarrie; and President of the NAJ, Patsy Edwards Henry. They were in attendance at a church service held as part of Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month activities at the Richmond Park Church of the Nazarene in Kingston on Sunday (July 17). The event was held in honour of healthcare workers at the Kingston and St. Andrew Health Department, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre, National Chest Hospital and Hope Institute.

PHOTOS: PS in MOHW Attends Church Service for Healthcare Workers
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Monday, July 18, 2022
Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen (eighth left), is with finalists in the LASCO/Nurse and Nursing Student of the Year Competition, during a meeting at King’s House in Kingston on Monday (July 18). The competition, staged by LASCO Distributors Limited in collaboration with the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), recognises and pays tribute to outstanding members of the nursing profession.
Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen (eighth left), is with finalists in the LASCO/Nurse and Nursing Student of the Year Competition, during a meeting at King’s House in Kingston on Monday (July 18). The competition, staged by LASCO Distributors Limited in collaboration with the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), recognises and pays tribute to outstanding members of the nursing profession.

PHOTOS: Lady Allen Meets with Lasco/Nurse and Nursing Student of The Year Competition Finalists
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Saturday, July 16, 2022

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COVID-19 Vaccination Sites July 16 & 17, 2022

The Ministry of Health & Wellness invites members of the public to attend a vaccination site on Saturday and Sunday, June 18-19, 2022 to receive their first, second or booster dose of the AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Sinopharm or Johnson & Johnson vaccine for persons 18 years and older. Jamaicans 12 years and older will also be offered the first or second...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, shares a light moment with healthcare workers at the Healthcare Workers Appreciation Day - Western Region Fun Day at Paradise Park by the River in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Wednesday (July 13).
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Healthcare Workers in The West Feted at Fun Day

Healthcare workers in the west were feted at a Fun Day on Wednesday, July 13, held at Paradise Park by the River in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. The event was staged on National Healthcare Workers Appreciation Day, and formed part of the activities for ‘Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month’, being observed in July under the theme: ‘Honouring Commitment, Service and Sacrifice’. The month-long...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), places the Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month pin on the lapel of security officer at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Adrian Wright, during a pinning ceremony held at the facility in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (July 13). The event, which recognised staff of the VJH and Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), was held in observance of Healthcare Workers Appreciation Day.
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PHOTOS: State Min. Cuthbert-Flynn Participates in Healthcare Workers Pinning Ceremony

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), places the Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month pin on the lapel of security officer at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Adrian Wright, during a pinning ceremony held at the facility in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (July 13). The event, which recognised staff of the VJH and Kingston Public...
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Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
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PAHO Helping Countries Detect and Contain Monkeypox

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is providing support to member countries in detecting and containing monkeypox. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said countries are being equipped with laboratory capacity and guidance to confirm infections. She advised that training has been done in 37 countries and territories to conduct real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. These include in-person workshops...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert – Flynn addresses the Northeast Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Healthcare Workers’ Appreciation Month launch and awards ceremony, which was held at Jewel Paradise Cove in Runaway Bay, St. Ann on July 8.
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Healthcare Workers Honoured by NERHA

Healthcare workers were honoured by the Northeast Regional Health Authority (NERHA) on Friday (July 8), for their outstanding service in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. The workers were honoured during the Health Care Workers’ Appreciation Month regional launch, which doubled as an award ceremony, and was held at Jewel Paradise Cove in Runaway Bay, St. Ann. Workers based in the parishes...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (right), shares a light moment with Member of Parliament for Kingston East and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell (left) and President of Fraser Fontaine and Kong Insurance Brokers Ltd. (FFK), Gerard Fontaine, at the adoption ceremony for the Port Royal Health Centre on July 7.
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Port Royal Health Centre Adopted

The Port Royal Health Centre has been officially adopted by Fraser, Fontaine and Kong Insurance Brokers Ltd. Speaking at the adoption ceremony, which took place at the health centre on Thursday, July 7, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said it is important for Jamaicans to know that there is partnership in Public Health. “I want...
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