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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton

Commonwealth Ministers Discuss Solutions To Global Health Inequity

Strategies to address global inequity in the delivery of healthcare services are among the major topics of discussion at the 34th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting, which is under way in London. Speaking with JIS News on Tuesday (May 17), Minister...
Health Ministry Director at the Kitson Town Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church, Ann-Marie Brown (second left), attends to a member of the Cottage community in St. Catherine, during the staging of a free health clinic in the area on Sunday (May 15).
Health Ministry Director at the Kitson Town Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church, Ann-Marie Brown (second left), attends to a member of the Cottage community in St. Catherine, during the staging of a free health clinic in the area on Sunday (May 15).

Kitson Town Residents Get Free Health Checks
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton

Nutrition Policy For Schools Gets Cabinet Approval
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Health Minister Implores Jamaicans To Get Vaccinated In Light Of Fifth Wave
Minister of Health and Wellness (MOHW), Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), listens as Director, Government Enterprise and Information Technology SolutionS at Cable and Wireless Communications (C&W) Carol Robertson, explains the features of the medical-grade iPad he is holding. The ipad is one tool that will be configured to the central network that will be accessible to all public health centres. The Minister participated in a tour of the e-Gov Jamaica Limited’s Data Centre and the C&W Warehouse in St. Andrew recently.
Minister of Health and Wellness (MOHW), Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), listens as Director, Government Enterprise and Information Technology SolutionS at Cable and Wireless Communications (C&W) Carol Robertson, explains the features of the medical-grade iPad he is holding. The ipad is one tool that will be configured to the central network that will be accessible to all public health centres. The Minister participated in a tour of the e-Gov Jamaica Limited’s Data Centre and the C&W Warehouse in St. Andrew recently.

ICT In The Health Sector Brings New Opportunities

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Child & Adolescent Services Get Boost in Southern Jamaica

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) Mental Health Unit has procured diagnostic and play items, valued at a little less than J $1 million dollars, which will introduce play therapy for children and adolescents to manage behavioural and psychological problems. SRHA Regional Psychiatrist, Dr. Doreth Garvey Leslie explained that the items which include toys, television sets, educational and art &...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), provides details of the data centre being established to link patients’ information from all public health centres and hospitals to one central network. Joining him are (from left) the Ministry’s Information System 4 Health (IS4H), Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Lead, Shawn Bolton; and Director, Government Enterprise and Information Technology Solutions, at Cable and Wireless Communications (C&W), Carol Robertson. The Minister participated in a tour of the e-Gov Jamaica Limited Data Centre and the C&W Warehouse, which stores the equipment to be used for the project, on May 12.
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ICT Infrastructure To Process Public Health Transactions Quickly

Up to one million transactions between public health institutions will soon be processed at a time, through the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure. The ICT project is currently being networked to all public health centres and hospitals and will provide real-time data for patient treatment. Its implementation is expected to be completed by September...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses an adoption ceremony for the Yallahs Health Centre, St. Thomas, on Friday, May 13.
Health & Wellness

Health Infrastructure In St. Thomas To Be Improved

Health infrastructure within the parish of St. Thomas is to be improved to meet the growing demands of the parish, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Speaking at a ceremony for the adoption of the Yallahs Health Centre, in St. Thomas, by the D. Terrence Foster Foundation, on Friday, May 13, Dr. Tufton argued that...
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