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Key stakeholders in Jamaica convened for a two-day One Health workshop to enhance the country's ability to manage public health emergencies. Supported by the LHSS Jamaica Activity, this multisectoral event brought together health, agriculture, and environmental leaders to develop a coordinated response to emerging health threats.
Tune in to the latest podcast by Jamaica's Ministry of Health and Wellness, where they discuss the launch of the One Health Project. In collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and private sector partners, and supported by LHSS Jamaica, this initiative addresses emerging health threats by uniting human, animal, and environmental health efforts.
The Government of Jamaica and LHSS officially launch One Health approach in Kingston, focusing on intersectoral collaboration to address health threats across sectors.
Two years ago, as it struggled to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus and get people vaccinated, the Government of Jamaica turned to private health care providers for help. The results went well beyond its expectations.
With a grant from LHSS, the Jamaican health care firm Online Medics is supporting the government’s COVID-19 vaccination effort while gaining valuable new business capacities. “LHSS allowed me to think in the long term – where I wanted my company to go and what I need to do to get it there,” says owner Alex Tracey.
This communications strategy outlines how the LHSS team will support the private sector providers in implementing their communication plans.
The LHSS Jamaica Grants Strategy guides implementation of the grants-under-contract component of the LHSS Jamaica activity, with the goal of increasing the capacity of local organizations to prepare, obtain, and manage successful health systems strengthening projects and activities.
LHSS conducted this rapid assessment to better understand the current and potential role of the private health sector in Jamaica's COVID-19 response.
Since vaccines became available in 2021, only 26 percent of Jamaicans have been vaccinated – a far cry from the country’s goal of 65 percent by March 2022. Religious communities were among the victims of the misinformation causing vaccine hesitancy, with many of the country’s Christians believing the vaccines represented “the mark of the beast.” In response, the government called on church leaders to play a more prominent role in the country’s vaccination effort.
On Friday, February 25, LHSS Jamaica hosted a signing ceremony with the Jamaica Ministry of Health and Wellness and USAID to launch the Private Sector COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Partnership.