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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks on as Senior Medical Officer, Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright James (left), highlights the features of one of three dialysis machines donated to the St. Catherine-based institution on Wednesday (September 14), by the Transport Authority and the National Health Fund (NHF). The hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Ellis (second right), and Transport Authority Managing Director, Willard Hylton, also observe.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks on as Senior Medical Officer, Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright James (left), highlights the features of one of three dialysis machines donated to the St. Catherine-based institution on Wednesday (September 14), by the Transport Authority and the National Health Fund (NHF). The hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Ellis (second right), and Transport Authority Managing Director, Willard Hylton, also observe.

Public Transport Operators Encouraged to Take Care of Their Health

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging the island’s public transport operators to take care of their health and wellbeing. Speaking at the handover of three dialysis machines to the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on...
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Monday September 12, 2022
South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) Chairman, Wentworth Charles (third right), views one of the 10 refurbished hemodialysis machines valued over $28 million, that have bene donated to the Spanish Town Hospital by the Florida-based Renal Dynamics. Occasion was a ceremony at the hospital in St. Catherine, to hand over the machines on Monday (September 12). Others (from left) are the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Ellis; Director of Nursing, Novelette Robinson; Technical Services Manager, Renal Dynamics, Chris Davenport; Regional Director, SERHA, Errol Greene; Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright-James (partly hidden), and Acting Nursing Manager at the Dialysis Unit, Kaindece Barrett.
South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) Chairman, Wentworth Charles (third right), views one of the 10 refurbished hemodialysis machines valued over $28 million, that have bene donated to the Spanish Town Hospital by the Florida-based Renal Dynamics. Occasion was a ceremony at the hospital in St. Catherine, to hand over the machines on Monday (September 12). Others (from left) are the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Ellis; Director of Nursing, Novelette Robinson; Technical Services Manager, Renal Dynamics, Chris Davenport; Regional Director, SERHA, Errol Greene; Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright-James (partly hidden), and Acting Nursing Manager at the Dialysis Unit, Kaindece Barrett.

Spanish Town Hospital Gets 10 Refurbished Hemodialysis Machines
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Risk Factor Programme Development Officer in the NCD and Injury Prevention Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Cathi-Ann Williams.
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Risk Factor Programme Development Officer in the NCD and Injury Prevention Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Cathi-Ann Williams.

Wear Blue on Sept. 23 to Raise Awareness About Prostate Cancer
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Sunday September 11, 2022

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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addresses the Jamaica COVID-19 Intra-Action Review Meeting, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in St. James, on Wednesday (September 7).
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Health Minister Highlights Critical Lessons from COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught a critical lesson, that personal responsibility for one’s own well-being is the most “impactful response” to health and wellness, says Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Addressing the opening ceremony of the Jamaica COVID-19 Intra-Action Review Meeting, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in St. James, on Wednesday (September 7),...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton.
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Health Ministry Hosting Online Prostate Cancer-Awareness Sessions

Companies with large cohorts of male employees are being invited to participate in several interactive online prostate cancer-awareness sessions, scheduled throughout September. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the call in his message to mark Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, being observed under the theme ‘The More You Know, You’ll Go’. “Through the various channels, we...
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Director, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
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PAHO to Acquire 100,000 Doses of Monkeypox Vaccines

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is finalising arrangements for the acquisition of 100,000 doses of monkeypox vaccines from biotechnology firm Bavarian Nordic, for distribution to Latin American and Caribbean member countries. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the entity secured an agreement, through its Revolving Fund facility, with Bavarian Nordic, which is headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark, to provide the...
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