Christopher Tufton

(CARICOM Secretariat) - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is on course to better health as a project begins to bolster physical activity and healthy eating, to reduce the high rates of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) like cancers, stroke,…
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(Caribbean Public Health Agency Press Release) Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital health has been used to transform, connect, and inform public health, with mobile apps used for contact tracing; online learning platforms for…
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Jamaica is the first country in the Caribbean to obtain vaccines procured through COVAX (Jamaica Information Service) The Government of Jamaica has received a shipment of 14,400 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines under the COVAX Facility. …
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(Jamaica Information Service) Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government has been advised by the COVAX Facility that the country is set to receive between 146,400 and 249,600 doses of the…
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Statement by Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health and Wellness of Jamaica (Jamaica Information Service) Thank you for joining us this afternoon for what is an important development with the Coronavirus Disease 2019…
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