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Jamaica joined the rest of the world in observing World Food Safety Day, today (June 7), under the theme: ‘Safer Food, Better Health’. The National Codex Committee (NCC) will lead a week of activities from June 6-10, aimed at increasing awareness along the food chain, to reduce the incidence of foodborne diseases in Jamaica and the region. Speaking at a...

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The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) is pleased that the Tobacco Control Act, 2020 includes regulations that address critical issues such as sale and access to minors, smoking and vaping in public spaces and advertising, promotion and sponsorship.A Joint Select Committee of Parliament, chaired by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is currently reviewing the...

Students, particularly at the secondary level, are being encouraged to practise good nutritional habits by managing the foods they eat. This can be done by boosting fruit, vegetable and water intake and reducing their consumption of foods and beverages having relatively high concentrations of salt and sugar. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is also urging...

The Ministry of Health & Wellness invites members of the public to attend a vaccination site on Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5 2022 to receive their first, second or booster dose of the AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Sinopharm or Johnson & Johnson vaccine for persons 18 years and older. Jamaicans 12 years and older will also be offered the first or second...

Scores of students and parents have benefited from a mental wellness forum organised by the Ministry of Health and Wellness at the Paul’s Mountain Primary School in St. Catherine. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that the recent session was to equip parents to help their children deal with the anxiety and other challenges surrounding the resumption of...