The Shadow Minister on Health is again expressing concern that amid the rising monkeypox cases, the health sector appears ill-prepared and understaffed. Currently, the Health Ministry is investigating the death of a person who had contracted the virus. Junior Shadow...
The Health Ministry is urging stakeholders in the sector to be on alert after Jamaica confirmed two more cases of Monkeypox. He was addressing the Parliament Tuesday. On July 23, the world health organization declared Monkeypox a public health...
The Americas has now taken the lead accounting for the region with the highest number of Monkeypox cases and a vaccine company has stepped in to supply Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). These were among the highlights of the latest world health...
Medical Officer of Health for the St. James Parish, Francine Phillips Kelly, says temperature checks are being conducted at all entries, and travelers with elevated temperatures are assessed. The virus, which is more commonly known for the scaring and lesions it...
What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus. It leads to rash and flu-like symptoms. Like the better-known virus that causes smallpox, it is a member of the family called orthopoxvirus. Monkeypox was discovered in 1958 when two...
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