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Winner of the award for Best Student Presentation at the National Health Research Conference 2024, Sashell Nelson, shares her research findings on ‘Anaemia in Women of Reproductive Age in Jamaica’ at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank

Women of Reproductive Age in Jamaica at Significant Risk for Anaemia

Iron deficiency and multiparity are significant risk factors for anaemia in women of childbearing age in Jamaica, a local study has found. Multiparity is defined as having given birth more than once or to more than one baby at a...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Chistopher Tufton (seated second right), is surrounded by healthcare managers who successfully completed a leadership training programme done in collaboration with the University of Technology (UTech), at the graduation ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (March 11). Sharing the moment is Pro-Chancellor at UTech, Aldrick McNab (seated centre) and other staff at the University.

Healthcare Managers Urged to Find Creative Solutions to Challenges

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), are joined by family members of healthcare workers who died while combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, during the unveiling of a monument in their honour today (March 10), at the National Chest Hospital in St. Andrew. Also sharing the moment are Professor of Public Health and Ageing, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Denise Eldemire-Shearer (left); Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding (third left); and Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie (right).

New Monument Unveiled to Honour Healthcare Workers’ Sacrifice During Covid-19 Pandemic

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), at the unveiling of a monument in honour of healthcare workers who died while combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, today (March 10), at the National Chest Hospital in St. Andrew. Also at the unveiling are (from left) Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie; Professor of Public Health and Ageing, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Denise Eldemire-Shearer; Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Jamaica Better Equipped to Deal with Another Crisis Such as Covid-19 Pandemic – PM

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), tours the $80 million relocated and renovated Brown’s Town Health Centre, which was officially opened on Friday, March 7 in Huntley, St. Ann. He is joined by Mayor of St. Ann — Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), tours the $80 million relocated and renovated Brown’s Town Health Centre, which was officially opened on Friday, March 7 in Huntley, St. Ann. He is joined by Mayor of St. Ann's Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis (centre), and Programme Manager for the Health Systems Strengthening Programme (HSSP), Orett Clarke.

Brown’s Town Health Centre Relocated to Pave Way for State-of-the-art Facility

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

6 months ago Health & Wellness

Phased Reopening of Cornwall Regional Hospital to Begin Shortly

The phased reopening of Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, is expected to begin shortly. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure while providing an update on the rehabilitation and redevelopment project during the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 6). He said the...

Chief Executive Officer of the Bellevue Hospital, Suzette Buchanan (left), along with (from second left) Representative of the Leon Bailey Foundation, Ramone Baxter; Chair of Bellevue Hospital, Dr. Diana Thorburn, and Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Roger Roberts, basks in the ambience of the institution’s new Wellness Lounge, which was formally opened at the facility’s complex on Windward Road in Kingston on Monday (March 3).

7 months ago Health & Wellness

Bellevue Hospital Unveils Wellness Lounge to Enhance Patient-Family Communication

Jamaica’s sole public psychiatric medical institution, the Bellevue Hospital in Kingston, officially opened its new family room, the ‘Wellness Lounge’, on Monday (March 3). The lounge will serve as a forum to effectively enhance communication between patients and their loved ones, locally and overseas, thereby bridging the gap created by distance and the stigma surrounding mental illness in Jamaica. It...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the Monthly Meeting of the St. Catherine Chamber of Commerce on February 26, in Spanish Town.

7 months ago Health & Wellness

Land Identified in Bernard Lodge for Portmore Hospital

The Government has identified land in the Bernard Lodge area to build a new hospital for Portmore, and the feasibility study is now being done to determine the format and the structure of the medical facility. Making the disclosure, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the Administration has a vision for the area, along with...

Director of ICT Services at the Southern Regional Health Authority, Rohan Smith, addresses a JIS Think Tank on February 27.

7 months ago Health & Wellness

SRHA Uses Technology to Drive Quality Healthcare Delivery

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) is using digital innovation to improve the level of service delivery to the more than 600,000 clients served by the region. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on February 27, Director of ICT Services, Rohan Smith, explained that technology is being used as a driver in quality healthcare delivery. “If we see where a...

Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Princess Margaret Hospital, Kameisha Thomas, addresses a JIS Think Tank on the activities for the 70th anniversary of the Princess Margaret Hospital .

7 months ago Health & Wellness

Princess Margaret Hospital Celebrates 70 Years

The Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) in Lyssons, St. Thomas, is celebrating 70 years of service to the people of St. Thomas and surrounding parishes under the theme ‘Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Future’. Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Hospital, Kameisha Thomas, told a recent JIS Think Tank that it is a significant milestone for the facility, which serves...

Winner of the Award for the Most Impactful Presentation at the National Health Research Conference 2024, Professor Trevor Ferguson (right), addresses a JIS Think Tank on research findings from the Jamaica Salt Study, on February 25. Also participating in the Think Tank are (from left) winner of the Best Poster, Dr. Joanne Smith-Burke and winner of the Best Student Poster, Tracia-Gay Kennedy .

7 months ago Health & Wellness

Health Promotion Activities to Reduce Sodium Intake Should Target Younger People – Research

Health promotion activities to reduce sodium intake should target younger people and individuals with higher education. This is one of the recommendations from research conducted to estimate the frequency of consumption of high salt foods (HSF) among Jamaican adults and evaluate associations between sociodemographic and health factors. Another finding of the study was that the percentage of persons with high...

Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles, speaks on Sunday (February 23) during Princess Margaret Hospital’s 70th anniversary commemorative church service at the Christ Chapel United Pentecostal Church in Morant Bay, St. Thomas.

7 months ago Health & Wellness

St. Thomas Healthcare Services Being Strengthened in Anticipation of Population Growth

With several major developments taking place in St. Thomas, healthcare professionals have acknowledged the need to make additional preparations to respond to the anticipated population growth in the parish. Among these stakeholders is Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles. “Everywhere you travel now, people are looking to come to St. Thomas to make investments. What...