Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), is shown medical equipment and supplies, donated to support the Government for Jamaica’s COVID-19 response, by Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Advisor, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse. The supplies, valued at approximately $11.94 million (US$78,694.67), were provided by the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the PAHO/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). They were formally handed over to Dr. Tufton during a brief presentation ceremony at the PAHO/WHO Country Office, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, St. Andrew, on Thursday (October 13). Others (from left) are PAHO/WHO Representative for Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Ian Stein; US CDC Country Director for Jamaica and the Caribbean Regional Programme, Dr. Emily Kainne Dokubo; and Senior Medical Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson.
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), listens to a point being made by Senior Medical Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson (right), during Thursday’s (October 13) presentation of medical equipment and supplies donated to support the Government for Jamaica’s COVID-19 response. The supplies, valued approximately $11.94 million (US$78,694.67), were provided by the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the PAHO/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). They were formally handed over to Dr. Tufton during a brief presentation ceremony at the PAHO/WHO Country Office, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are PAHO/WHO Representative for Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Ian Stein; US CDC Country Director for Jamaica and the Caribbean Regional Programme, Dr. Emily Kainne Dokubo; and PAHO Advisor, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse.
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), converses with Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative for Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Ian Stein (left), and United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Country Director for Jamaica and the Caribbean Regional Programme, Dr. Emily Kainne Dokubo, on Thursday (October 13), following a brief presentation ceremony for equipment donated for Jamaica’s COVID-19 response. The supplies, valued approximately $11.94 million (US$78,694.67), were provided by the US CDC and PAHO/WHO. They were formally handed over at the PAHO/WHO Country Office, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus in St. Andrew.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), is presented with medical equipment and supplies, donated to support the Government for Jamaica’s COVID-19 response, by Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Ian Stein (left). The supplies, valued approximately $11.94 million (US$78,694.67), were provided by the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the PAHO/WHO. They were formally handed over during a brief presentation ceremony at the PAHO/WHO Country Office, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, St. Andrew, on Thursday (October 13). Others (from second left) are US CDC Country Director for Jamaica and the Caribbean Regional Programme, Dr. Emily Kainne Dokubo; PAHO Advisor, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse; and Senior Medical Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson.
Last Updated: October 14, 2022
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