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Mandeville Regional Hospital.
Mandeville Regional Hospital.

Outpatient Clinics Relocated to Mandeville Regional Hospital

The outpatient clinics at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester which were moved to the Mandeville Seventh-day Adventist Church hall will be relocated to the hospital. The clinics will be relocated during this week, February 14 to 17 and operations...
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Sunday, February 13, 2022
Minister of Health and Wellness, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton hands out masks to passengers in a taxi, during a distribution exercise in Half-Way-Tree, St. Andrew on Saturday (Feb.12). The distribution of masks is part of continued measures by the Ministry to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and encourage citizens to protect themselves.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton hands out masks to passengers in a taxi, during a distribution exercise in Half-Way-Tree, St. Andrew on Saturday (Feb.12). The distribution of masks is part of continued measures by the Ministry to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and encourage citizens to protect themselves.

PHOTOS: Minister Tufton hands out masks in Half-Way-Tree
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland , Dr. Marcia Graham.
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland , Dr. Marcia Graham.

Get All Age-appropriate Cancer Screenings – Dr. Graham
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Saturday, February 12, 2022

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), hands over disposable masks to Deputy Commissioner, Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Dr. Marc Thomas. Looking on is Acting Board Chairman, National Health Fund (NHF), Shane Dalling. Occasion was a ceremony for the handover of two million disposable masks to several key entities and vulnerable groups to aid in the prevention and control of the coronavirus (COVID-19), at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on Friday (February 11).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Ministry Of Health Distributes 2 Million Masks

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has distributed two million disposable masks to several key entities and vulnerable groups to aid in the prevention and control of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The items, procured from various international partners through the National Health Fund (NHF), were handed over during a ceremony at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on Friday (February 11). They...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and Minister of Education and Youth, the Hon. Fayval Williams, look at a display of disposable face masks. They are joined by Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson (second right), and Acting Board Chairman, NHF, Shane Dalling. Occasion was the handover of two million masks by the Health Ministry to benefits schools, frontline personnel, community responders and vulnerable groups, at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on Friday (February 11).
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Urges Proper Disposal Of Face Masks

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging citizens to properly dispose of used masks to prevent potential environmental hazards. “Dispose of them in a way that preserves the environment. I have seen articles popping up globally around improper disposal, and [masks] ending up in waterways or the marine [environment] and so on,” he noted. “It...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) discusses the benefits of the oxygen concentrator with Director, Patient Care Services, Northwell Health, Dr. Sandra Lindsay (second right). Looking on (from left) are: Chairman of the Bustamante Hospital for Children’s Management Committee, Kenneth Benjamin; and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Occasion was the handover of medical equipment and supplies, valued at over US$800,000, to the Government of Jamaica by the United States-based Northwell Health, at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston on Friday (Feb. 11).
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Jamaica Receives More Than US$800,000 Worth of Medical Supplies

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the donation of medical equipment and supplies valued at more than US$800,000, by United States (US)-based healthcare provider, Northwell Health. The over one million items, which include respirator masks, N95 masks, oxygen concentrators, nasal oxygen, safety eyewear, and protective gowns, were handed over during a ceremony at the Bustamante Hospital for...
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Vaccination sites open this weekend

Jamaicans are this weekend invited to attend a vaccination site as the Ministry moves to safeguard persons against severe illness, hospitalisation and death associated with COVID-19. Sites will continue offering the four vaccines presently available in country– AstraZeneca, Sinopharm, Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer. The Ministry of Health and Wellness continues to advise members of the public to get vaccinated....
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Director of Health Services Planning and Integration in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Naydene Williams, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on the initiatives undertaken by the Ministry towards a heart-healthy Jamaica.
Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Helps to Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors

The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) has taken steps to help reduce the risk factors for heart disease in Jamaica. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Friday (February 11), Director of Health Services Planning and Integration (HSPI) in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Naydene Williams, pointed to four areas in which the Ministry has made strides...
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