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JAMAICA | COVID-19 deaths pass the 200 mark; PM extends measures

JAMAICA | COVID-19 deaths pass the 200 mark; PM extends measures

KINGSTON, October 29, 2020 - Jamaica's death toll from COVID-19 has passed the 200 mark, with four additional deaths on Wednesday, pushing the the number of persons who have dies in Jamaica from the effects of COVID-19  to 202.

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  • Countries Jamaica
  • Published in Health
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton addresses members of the Diaspora community in Washington D.C. at the embassy of Jamaica on Friday September 16. Looking on from left to right are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson-Smith, Jamaicans ambassador to the United States her excellence Audrey Marks. (Derrick Scott Photo)

New agency set up to clear gifts from abroad -Tufton

A special agency has been established in the Ministry of health to speedily process gifts and medical supplies that are donated to the island health sector from organizations health missions and members of the Diaspora.

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  • Countries Jamaica
  • Published in Health
Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ about the assistance provided by the Fund.

National Health Fund Pays $3.8 Billion In Subsidy

The National Health Fund (NHF) is reporting subsidy payments of just over $3.8 billion  to NHF cardholders for claims made in 2015, a six per cent increase over the $3.59 billion that was paid out in 2014.
  • Published in Health
Health Minister Dr. Fenton Ferguson

Ferguson points to vast savings in health from medical missions

MONTEGO BAY,  Jamaica , Junr 4, 2015 - Minister of Health Dr Fenton Ferguson continues to highlight the importance and value of  overseas medical missions in complementing the national health services.“There is gap in our budget, there is always gap in our service and this is why medical missions have become so important.”
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Zika: Health Ministry focus on vector control

Zika: Health Ministry focus on vector control

KINGSTON, MAY 30, 2015 -The Ministry of Health has embarked on a series of training activities that will look specifically at the Zika Virus, but more broadly on sustained integrated vector control.
  • Published in Health
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