Category: Health
The Caribbean island of St Vincent is facing a possible dengue fever outbreak. The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment in a statement said there has been an …
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the entity will support member countries to monitor the effectiveness and safety of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine when one …
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says data on the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the state of public health systems and service delivery must …
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has called on medical officers of health, public health inspectors, vector control workers and officers in the Ministry to recommit to …
Regional Medical Epidemiologist, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Maung Aung, says Jamaicans have a personal responsibility to manage health risks that can lead to cancers. He pointed out …
Passengers arriving in Barbados with a negative COVID-19 PCR test from countries deemed high risk will now be quarantined at an approved facility for seven days, and monitored daily …
The Midwives Association in Jamaica will be observing its tenth year, joining with the rest of the world in this profound observance today (May 5). While observances this year …
Although there is no vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), vaccinations against seasonal influenza and measles are available to prevent respiratory illness and vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks during the …
Senior Dietitian at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland, Asha-Gaye Graham-Thompson, is encouraging persons to bolster their immune system to fight the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking in an interview, Graham-Thompson, …
The World Health Organization, on Tuesday, March 17, recommended that persons suffering with COVID-19 symptoms avoid taking Ibuprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anton …
