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Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (left); Jamaica’s Consul General in New York, Alsion Wilson (fourth left); and Global North East Diaspora Representative, Dr. Karen Dunkley (second right), share a moment with scholarship awardees and honorees of the Jamaica Nurses Group of New York (JNGNY), at the organisation’s 60th anniversary awards ceremony held recently. They are (from second left) scholarship awardee Zonika Tracey; honoree and former JNGNY President, Claudette Powell; honouree Pamella Hosang; and JNGNY President, Dr. Claudette McFarquhar.
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (left); Jamaica’s Consul General in New York, Alsion Wilson (fourth left); and Global North East Diaspora Representative, Dr. Karen Dunkley (second right), share a moment with scholarship awardees and honorees of the Jamaica Nurses Group of New York (JNGNY), at the organisation’s 60th anniversary awards ceremony held recently. They are (from second left) scholarship awardee Zonika Tracey; honoree and former JNGNY President, Claudette Powell; honouree Pamella Hosang; and JNGNY President, Dr. Claudette McFarquhar.

Jamaica Nursing Group of NY Lauded for 60 Years of Service

As the Jamaica Nurses Group of New York (JNGNY) celebrates 60 years, the organisation is being hailed for its outstanding legacy of positively impacting healthcare in New York, Jamaica and the wider diaspora. Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), hands over two boxes of face masks to Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), at the Ministry’s Marcus Garvey Drive facility in St. Andrew, recently. Looking on at right is Permanent Secretary in the Labour and Social Security Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden. The masks are part of a donation received from Atlas International Freight Forwarding Inc., to help contain the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), hands over two boxes of face masks to Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), at the Ministry’s Marcus Garvey Drive facility in St. Andrew, recently. Looking on at right is Permanent Secretary in the Labour and Social Security Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden. The masks are part of a donation received from Atlas International Freight Forwarding Inc., to help contain the coronavirus (COVID-19).

PHOTOS: Health Ministry Gets 600,000 Masks
High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui (left), in discussion with Dr. Narasimha Yekreddu at a recent medical camp hosted by the High Commission at the Constant Spring Library in Kingston. At right is a patient who visited the camp.
High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui (left), in discussion with Dr. Narasimha Yekreddu at a recent medical camp hosted by the High Commission at the Constant Spring Library in Kingston. At right is a patient who visited the camp.

Residents of Ocho Rios to Benefit from Free Medical Camp on Oct. 2
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), addresses a Student Consultation on the National School Nutrition Policy, at Caenwood Centre in Kingston, on Thursday, September 28. Also at the head table are Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maureen Dwyer (centre), and Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), addresses a Student Consultation on the National School Nutrition Policy, at Caenwood Centre in Kingston, on Thursday, September 28. Also at the head table are Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maureen Dwyer (centre), and Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

Students to Benefit from National Nutrition Policy
Assistant Director, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa.
Assistant Director, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa.

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa Da Silva of Brazil is PAHO’s New Director

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton, is joined by members of the public in a workout session during the recent launch of Caribbean Moves at Emancipation Park, St. Andrew.
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CARPHA Expanding Adaptation of Jamaica Moves Across Caribbean

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is systematically expanding an adaptation of the Jamaica Moves campaign dubbed ‘Caribbean Moves’ across the region. The initiative seeks to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Caribbean by engaging with a wide cross section of public and private-sector organisations to promote and support preventive health behaviours. It was launched recently at...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn
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Ministry of Health Promotes Breastfeeding

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn says the practice of breastfeeding remains one of the critical components of good nutrition and child development. Addressing a National Breastfeeding Week event held at the Savanna-la-Mar Health Clinic in Westmoreland on September 20, Mrs. Cuthbert-Flynn said not only do infants take their first steps toward a...
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Manchester Central Member of Parliament, Rhoda Crawford (right, foreground); Director of Bauxite Lands, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Kemoy Lindsay (left, foreground), and Acting Parish Manager, Manchester Health Department, Carlton Nichols (left, background), tour the Broadleaf Health Centre in Manchester on Wednesday (September 21).
Health & Wellness

Broadleaf Clinic in Manchester to Benefit from $5 Million Refurbishing

Some $5 million has been allocated by the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) to carry out refurbishing work at the Broadleaf Health Centre in Manchester. Approximately 5000 residents of the community and surrounding areas are expected to benefit from the project, which is expected to start in October and end before Christmas. The improvement works will facilitate the reopening of the...
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Senior Director, Social Policy Planning and Research Division, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and Chair of the Steering Committee providing oversight for the Children and Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey (CHEWS-JA), Easton Williams.
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Citizens Encouraged to Participate in Chews-Ja Survey

Citizens are being encouraged to participate in the Jamaica Children and Youth Health and Well-being Survey (CHEWS-JA), which is currently being conducted across the island. The survey, which began late August is expected to be completed by November 2022. It aims to collect information on the health, educational, and life experiences of young people ages 13-24 years. The CHEWS-JA is...
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