Jamaica’s Health Ministry Increases COVID-19 Testing Capacity
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is increasing its ability to test for COVID-19 infections, with the pre-accreditation of 10 new testing facilities.
The pre-accreditation has been done by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), which is partnering with the Ministry to assess the readiness of interested facilities to participate in the national COVID-19 response efforts. See the new testing sites in the table below.
| JANAAC PRE-ACCREDITTED LABORATORIES/FACILITIES | LOCATION | TYPE OF COVID-19 TEST | |
| ANTIGEN | PCR | ||
| Complete Care Medical Centre | Ocho Rios, St Ann | YES | NO |
| Dr. Garg Medical Practice | Old Harbour, St. Catherine | YES | NO |
| Pulseline Family Medical Centre | Howard Cooke Boulevard | YES | NO |
| Pure Jamaica Medical Centre | Stanton Terrace, Kingston | YES | NO |
| RK Medical Diagnostic Laboratory | NMIA | YES | NO |
| Savanna-la-Mar | YES | NO | |
| Sekhmet Medical Limited | Montego Bay, St James | YES | NO |
| Shimac Laboratory Services | May Pen, Clarendon | YES | NO |
| Suretime Emergency Medical Services Ltd. | Trafalgar Rd, Kingston | YES | NO |
| Vein Centres of Jamaica | Lady Musgrave Rd, Kingston | YES | NO |
| Windsor Wellness Centre | Windsor Avenue, Kingston | YES | NO |
These sites add to the 14 Ministry of Health & Wellness-approved sites that do COVID-19 testing. See the list of these sites in the table below.
| MOHW-APPROVED LABORATORIES/FACILITIES | LOCATION | TYPE OF COVID-19 TEST | |
| ANTIGEN | PCR | ||
| MicroLabs Ltd. | Kingston | YES |
Samples collected and tested by CARIGEN |
| Mandeville | YES | ||
| Montego Bay | YES | ||
| Biomedical/Caledonia | Kingston | YES | YES |
| Montego Bay | YES | YES | |
| Winchester Surgical & Medical Institute | Kingston | YES | NO |
| Bay West Hospital | Montego Bay | YES | YES |
| Hospiten Montego Bay | Montego Bay | YES | YES |
| Andrews Hospital | Kingston | YES | NO |
| Technological Solutions Ltd. | Kingston | YES | YES |
| CARIGEN | Kingston | NO | YES |
| MD LINK | Kingston | NO | Approved for sample collection only. NOT APPROVED FOR TESTING |
| Aids Health Foundation (AHF) | Kingston | YES | NO |
| Central Medical Laboratory | Kingston | YES | NO |
| Fleet Diagnostic Laboratory | Kingston | YES | NO |
| LRI Medical Laboratory | Kingston | YES | YES |
| Oneness Health Centre | St. James | YES | NO |
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