The Westmoreland Health Department is recognising the work of the parish’s nurses during Diabetes Awareness Month in November, under the theme ‘Diabetes: Nurses Make the Difference’. Health Promotion and Education...

Approximately 5,000 persons with diabetes and hypertension are to benefit from free treatment and care under a $100-million pilot programme being undertaken by the Government in collaboration with private practitioners....

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 60 10,019   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 25 4,538   Females 35 5,479   Under Investigation 0 2   AGE...

The Government of the Republic of Korea has donated US$300,000 in testing kits geared towards Jamaica’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). The supplies are Kogene Biotech: PowerChek SARS-CoV-2 Real-time PCR...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL NOTES Confirmed Cases 30 9,959   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Males 13 4,512   Females 17 5,444   Under Investigation 0 3   AGE...

A number of the existing measures to control the spread of COVID-19, which expired on November 16, 2020 under the Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures) (No. 15) Order, 2020, are...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny, Princess Wedderburn, says the new field hospital that is currently under construction there will play a critical role...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, says the staging of illegal parties threatens to further increase the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the parish. Dr. Graham was...