Ministry of Health and Wellness

Westmoreland still Benefitting from COVID-19 Intervention

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, says that the COVID-19 intervention programme which targeted…

3 years ago

“Be the Hero on the Scene; Take the COVID-19 Vaccine”

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will intensify its vaccination activities with a special blitz for this weekend under the…

3 years ago

University Hospital of the West Indies Field Hospital Open

Patients at the University Hospital of the West Indies, (UHWI) infected with or suspected to have COVID-19 will now have…

3 years ago

Tracking the COVID-19 Infections in Children

With reports internationally of an increase in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths among children, naturally, in Jamaica, there has been…

3 years ago

Minister Tufton: 568,615 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines Available

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says 568,615 doses of COVID-19 vaccine are available on the island to…

3 years ago

Small Amount Hesitant Towards 2nd COVID-19 Shot

Medical expert in the Health Ministry, Dr. Audrey McIntosh, says Jamaicans that the hesitancy among persons who are due for…

3 years ago

MOHW Refutes Claims of Covering up Oxygen Related Deaths

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has sought to refute claims of a cover-up of COVID-19 deaths that occurred as…

3 years ago

Highest Number of Vaccination on Final Day of Special Blitz

Over 21,000 Jamaicans were vaccinated on Tuesday, August 24, the final day of the special blitz, organized for students over…

3 years ago

Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccines Accessible to Children 12 and Older

Beginning August 21, students twelve and over will be able to receive their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines which…

3 years ago

Minister Tufton: Delta Variant Confirmed in Jamaica

According to Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton the Delta variant has been confirmed to be on the island on August…

3 years ago