Health
Jamaican-born infectious disease expert Dr. Upton Allen keynote speaker for JDTAN Health Summit
Posted: Thursday, July 7, 2022 - 11:16
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The summit, led by Jamaica Diaspora Health Taskforce, will be held at George Brown College Waterfront Campus, from August 29-31, 2022.
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Man in Clarendon first confirmed monkeypox case in Jamaica
Posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - 17:35
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With this in mind Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton said, at an emergency press conference confirming the first case, he...
No decision on e-prescribing – Pharmacy Council of Jamaica
Posted: Sunday, June 26, 2022 - 11:40
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Council members – made up of pharmacists and pharmacy owners – have sought clarification from the governing body in light of the health...
1986 Old Harbour Secondary Head Girl Eugena Clarke-James officially CEO of May Pen Hospital
Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2022 - 17:52
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This was confirmed in a bulletin to staff by the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA).
For almost a decade Clarke-James was the...
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Jamaica not ‘ceding authority to the WHO’
Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2022 - 16:26
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“The Ministry of Health & Wellness team confirms that there are no conference papers tabled on any decisions for countries ceding...
JCHS urges Prime Minister Holness to reject US proposal at WHO Assembly
Posted: Saturday, May 21, 2022 - 22:40
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Well, no one really knows just yet or at least we will have to wait until May 28 when the WHO concludes its 75th World Health Assembly in...
Clarendon mom launches cake sale to pay for emergency surgery to remove kidney stones
Posted: Saturday, May 21, 2022 - 21:51
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She has been trying to rid her body of what doctors have diagnosed to be staghorn kidney stones which have metastasized to such an extent...
Shake the salt habit, HFJ urges Jamaicans
Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2022 - 12:25
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This comes as part of the foundation’s observance of Salt Awareness Week 2022 – from March 14 to 20 – under the theme: Shake the Salt Habit...
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Global body for AIDS donates $123 Million to Jamaica’s health ministry
Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2022 - 11:31
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During a courtesy call with State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, Caribbean...
5,000 Covid self-test kits donated to Education Ministry
Posted: Thursday, January 6, 2022 - 12:36
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“It is far more debilitating on our children to keep them away from school than it is to get them back in. So while there is a risk, we are...