Health data and surveillance for Jamaica
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Epi week
37
2026
Period covered
13 to 19 September 2026
Published
2 October 2026
Earlier issues
6 to 12 September 2026
30 August to 5 September 2026
23 to 29 August 2026
Research and reports
Compare bacteraemia among intensive-care patients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors called for further study to determine what contributed to the observed differences.
Examine whether heavy menstrual bleeding and menstrual pain are associated with risk of depression or anxiety. The authors highlighted mental health screening and multidisciplinary care for women with severe menstrual pain.
Identify risk factors for gender-based violence in pregnancy and assess how midwives can support screening and intervention. The authors supported integrating screening into antenatal care and strengthening midwifery training.
Insights
The Ministry of Health & Wellness is advising the public that it continues to monitor the reports of Hantavirus cases identified aboard a cruise vessel off the coast of West Africa.
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25 August 2026
The Branch
Led by the Principal Medical Officer and National Epidemiologist
The Office provides technical leadership on national disease surveillance and helps the Ministry use epidemiological findings to guide disease prevention, control and response. It oversees the units below.
About the Office
The National Surveillance Unit monitors notifiable diseases, health events and syndromes across Jamaica.
The Unit designs and supports epidemiological studies and surveys, analyses the findings and communicates what they mean for public health in Jamaica.
The Health Status Monitoring Unit coordinates the assessment and reporting of Jamaica’s population health.
The Sub-Unit develops and maintains a geospatial detection platform that monitors disease trends and the social, economic and environmental factors behind outbreaks and anomalies.