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An additional 1,000 surgeries will be conducted in the public health system over the next 10 months under a special initiative called ‘CODE CARE’. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that the intervention is aimed at clearing the backlog of elective surgeries in many hospitals due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) priorities. “Since March 2020, many...

A Committee chaired by Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer has been formed to consider the granting of prescriptive rights to advanced nursing practitioners. Other committee members include Professor Howard Spencer (Medical Council Registrar), Dr. Leila McWhinney-Dehaney (Nursing Council Chair), Dr. Eugennie Brown-Myrie (Pharmacy Council Chair), Heather McGrath (Family Nurse Practitioner), Patsy Edwards Henry (Nurses Association of Jamaica President) and Patricia Ingram-Martin (Chief...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is to unveil a Ministry Paper on sustainable financing for the healthcare system, in the coming months. “This is a follow-on to the Green Paper on a National Health Insurance Plan that was tabled in 2019, which was not pursued as desired due to the priorities of COVID-19,” Dr. Tufton...

The Government will be implementing a school nutrition policy aimed at keeping children healthy by encouraging them to increase the consumption of vegetables and drinking more water as opposed to sugary beverages. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure in his 2022/23 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May 3. “This...

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Comprehensive legislation is slated to be tabled in the House of Representatives shortly to address the devastating effects of tobacco consumption in Jamaica. The Tobacco Control 2020 Bill will, among other things, impose restrictions on the marketing of tobacco products as well as prohibit the sale to children. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who made...