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Health Minister: Over 10,000 dengue cases in Jamaica over last two years
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has disclosed that between January 1, 2018, and January 31 this year, medica...
by Gavin
Feb 05, 2020
Western Jamaica gets 10 vector control vehicles
The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has received 10 more vehicles to bolster the ongoing dengue eradication programme acr...
by BUZZ Contributor
Jan 30, 2020
Tufton: ‘Please, don’t attack vector-control workers’
As the Government intensifies the drive to reduce the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Chris...
Jan 17, 2020
$1 billion allocated to fight dengue outbreak in Jamaica
The Jamaican Cabinet has approved the allocation of a further $1 billion in a bid to contain the current outbreak of the dengue vi...
by BUZZ Writer
Nov 13, 2019
Vector control being boosted in western Jamaica
Regional Director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Errol Greene, says the Ministry of Health and Wellness is provi...
Nov 06, 2019
$350 million to be provided for Enhanced Vector Control Programme
Additional financing of $350 million is to be provided for the Enhanced Vector Control Programme to increase public relations acti...
Oct 09, 2019
Dengue is a global problem, says Health Minister
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, says the dengue epidemic is not unique to Jamaica, as it is also a global ...
Sep 16, 2019
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