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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking in the House of Representatives on November 30.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking in the House of Representatives on November 30.

Jamaica Will Follow WHO Guidance In Administering COVID-19 Booster Shots

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry will continue to be guided by the World Health Organization (WHO) as it relates to administering coronavirus (COVID-19 booster shots. Speaking in the House of Representatives on...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, delivers statement to the House of Representatives on November 30.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, delivers statement to the House of Representatives on November 30.

Labs Contacted To Expand COVID-19 Testing Capacity
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on November 30.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on November 30.

Training Being Finalised For Local Testing Of COVID-19 Variants
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking in the House of Representatives on November 30.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking in the House of Representatives on November 30.

Dr. Tufton Urges Vigilance In Light Of Omicron Variant
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second right), engages with (from left) Country Representative for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Jason Fraser; Medical Director at Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL), Dr. Jennifer Brown-Tomlinson; and Executive Director of JASL, Kandasi Levermore. Occasion was the JASL’s public forum held on Tuesday (November 30), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second right), engages with (from left) Country Representative for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Jason Fraser; Medical Director at Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL), Dr. Jennifer Brown-Tomlinson; and Executive Director of JASL, Kandasi Levermore. Occasion was the JASL’s public forum held on Tuesday (November 30), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

State Minister Hails Work Of Jamaica AIDS Support For Life

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Director of Enabling Environment and Human Rights at the National Family Planning Board, Devon Gabourel, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Director of Enabling Environment and Human Rights at the National Family Planning Board, Devon Gabourel, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
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NFPB Stages Event For World AIDS Day Dec. 1

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) will be observing World AIDS Day (WAD) on Wednesday, December 1, with an event, titled, ‘Pon di Ground’, at the Maxfield Park Health Centre in St. Andrew, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Director of Enabling Environment and Human Rights at the NFPB,  Devon Gabourel, explained that...
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Secretary at the Board of Supervision, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Treka Lewis.
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Social Protection Key In Reducing HIV Risk

The social protection provided by the Government is key in reducing the disadvantages and inequalities that make people vulnerable to HIV infection, while mitigating the impact of HIV on households and helping those with the virus to overcome barriers in accessing treatment. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Corporate Secretary at the Board of Supervision in the Ministry of...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a recent contract signing with construction company M and M Jamaica Ltd., for the completion of the second-to-last phase of rehabilitation work at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James, at Sandals Inn, in the parish.
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Team To Do Case Study Of Cornwall Regional Hospital

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has disclosed that a team will be chosen to do a case study on the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James. "Cornwall has been a [teachable] moment, to date. Actually, I am getting a team to write up a case study on it, because it is a classic case...
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