Jamaican kids get free entry to healthcare amid enhance in viral sickness

Jamaica’s Ministry of Well being and Wellness says with fast impact, kids 12 years previous and youthful can obtain free healthcare on the College Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI).

In a media launch issued by the well being and wellness ministry on Sunday, the brand new association is in response to an upsurge in viral sicknesses and the ensuing overcrowding on the Bustamante Hospital for Kids.

These viral sicknesses are widespread this time of yr.

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The well being and wellness ministry additionally famous that because the flu and gastroenteritis season intensifies, kids and the aged are among the many most weak.

It additional reminds Jamaicans to solely take paracetamol and search medical consideration if their signs don’t enhance.