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JAMAICA COVID-19 UPDATE | Jamaica now has 364 positive COVID-19 Cases

JAMAICA COVID-19 UPDATE | Jamaica now has 364 positive COVID-19 Cases

KINGSTON, Jamaica April 27, 2020 - The number of confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Jamaica has risen to 364 in the last 24 hours. This is the word from Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton at a press briefing this evening at Jamaica House.

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JAMAICA now has 257 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and seven deaths

JAMAICA now has 257 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and seven deaths

KINGSTON, April 24, 2020 - The National Surveillance Unit in the Ministry of Health & Wellness has reported that in the last 48 hours, 14 additional samples have tested positive for COVID-19 ). This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 257 and seven deaths, with the latest and youngest being a four year old boy who died yesterday at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James.

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Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton (right), emphasises a point during his statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday December 4.

JAMAICA | Cabinet Approves Interim Guidelines for Beverages in Schools

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 6, 2018 - Cabinet has approved the Interim Guidelines for beverages in schools, which will not only help to improve the dietary intake of children but also set the stage to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which account for 78 per cent of Jamaicans who die each year.

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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, making his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 5. At left is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.

JAMAICA | Ministry of Health Establishes Medicinal Cannabis Unit

KINGSTON, JUNE 7, 2018 - The Ministry of Health has established a Medicinal Cannabis Unit (MCU) as part of measures to facilitate the medical marijuana industry’s development in Jamaica. So says Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton in a Ministry Paper tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

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CSMSJ students pose for the camera after receiving their White Coats. From L- R Kevin Williams, Peita Gaye Whyte,Nicholas Henry, Malcom Henry, Ivanah Thomas, Kamille Griffiths, Arianna Black.

JAMAICA | Health Centres seeing significant patient increase

KINGSTON,  February 25, 2018 - There has been a forty one per cent (41%) increase in the number of patients attending the island's  health centres, with an approximate twenty per cent (20%) of these visits occurring as a result of their extended hours.

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