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Black River Hospital Institutes Programme to Mentor Child From Birth
The Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth has launched the New B.I.R.T.H. (Beginning In Restoring Trust and Hope) Mentorship Programme, designed to mentor and touch the life of a child born on one’s birthday. Inservice Education Nurse at the BRH, Dorcia Brown-Lyle who bconceptualized the programme, explained that the initiative will allow persons to give back to a child born...
PAHO Provides US$750,000 To Caribbean Public Health Agency
An additional US$750,000 in financing support has been provided by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). The funding comes under PAHO’s Biennial Work Plan (BWP), which spans two-year funding periods, the last of which ended in December 2021. The latest allocation will cover CARPHA’s programme implementation schedule for 2022 and 2023, which aims...
Special Thanks To Healthcare Workers
A call has been made for Jamaicans to show special gratitude to workers in the health sector during the month of July, which has been designated as Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month. Addressing a Thanksgiving Service to commemorate the Month on July 3, at the Boulevard Baptist Church in St. Andrew, Chairperson for the Healthcare Workers Appreciation Committee, Professor the Most...
One-Stop Medical Centre Opens In St. Ann’s Bay
Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Sydney Stewart, has welcomed the opening of the town’s new multi-care medical centre as a game changer in the provision of comprehensive and accessible health services to residents. The Bravo Dental and Medical centre, operated by husband-and-wife team Drs. Alexandre Young and Ruth-Ann Leveridge-Young, is the first facility in the parish offering a suite...
Dr. Tufton Hails Healthcare Workers As Heroes
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is hailing the nation’s over 25,000 healthcare workers as heroes, who continue to give dedicated service in advancing healthcare in Jamaica. The Minister was addressing a Thanksgiving Service to mark Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month at the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston on Sunday (July 3). He told the healthcare workers...
Health Education and Promotion Being Realigned
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is realigning its health education and promotion infrastructure to place greater focus on preventive rather than the curative aspect of healthcare. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan, said that the objective is to more effectively address the problem of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) among the Jamaican population, including diabetes and hypertension. He said that...
