Jamaica’s capacity to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been further boosted through a US$75-million loan commitment from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). An IDB communiqué on Thursday (March 11)...

Jamaica is among at least seven countries that are slated to receive nearly 2.3 million doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines through the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access...

Jamaica is to receive technical assistance from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to strengthen its health systems and services. This follows Cabinet’s approval for the Ministry of Health and...

The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) is to be provided with 175 new hospital beds. This follows Cabinet’s approval of the award of a $70.89-million contract to Advance Procurement...

Former Prime Ministers, the Most Hon. PJ Patterson and the Hon. Bruce Golding, have joined the call for Jamaicans to take the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. They were among persons who...

The Government has allocated $10.5 billion to the Ministry of Health and Wellness for special expenses related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). This includes $6 billion for the procurement, storage, distribution...

Director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Errol Greene, became the first person in western Jamaica to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as the Government’s vaccination programme commenced on March...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 695 28,968   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Females 409 16,239   Males 286 12,726   Under Investigation 0 3   AGE...