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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), engages with registered nurses at the opening ceremony of the Jamaica/United Kingdom (UK) Critical Care Nursing Programme, at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) in October 2018.
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), engages with registered nurses at the opening ceremony of the Jamaica/United Kingdom (UK) Critical Care Nursing Programme, at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) in October 2018.

Dr. Tufton Hails Nurses As Heroes Of Health

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has hailed the island’s nurses as “heroes of health” and an “invaluable resource” to the public health system. In a video message to mark International Nurses Day on Wednesday (May...
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COVID-19 Update For Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

1.5 Million Healthcare Workers In Latin America And Caribbean Fully Vaccinated
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

PAHO Donates Equipment To Member States To Fight COVID-19
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COVID-19 Update For Tuesday, May 11, 2021

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Health Minister Hails Nurses as Healthcare Heroes

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton is commending the nation’s nurses for their commitment to healthcare. In his International Nurses Day message, the Minister highlights that nurses are heroes of health and an invaluable resource to the public health system.  “Nurses in Jamaica are central to the public health system and today on International Nurses’ Day,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a recent forum in Kingston, to outline Government
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Support For Lupus Patients

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government spent more than $12 million on drugs for lupus patients in the last financial year, and more persons should register and access the support. Addressing a virtual forum to observe World Lupus Day on Monday (May 10), Dr. Tufton said more than 900 patients benefited. “It was...
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COVID-19 Update For Sunday, May 09, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 74 46,782 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 48 26,190 Males 26 20,589 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 53 days to 87 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 3 2,561 Hanover 4 1,249 Kingston & St. Andrew 16 13,212 Manchester 3...
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A nurse administers the AstraZeneca vaccine to a member of the public at the vaccination blitz, held at the Portmore HEART Academy on Saturday, April 10
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Vaccine Cannot Give Someone Virus That Causes COVID-19

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reiterating that the AstraZeneca vaccine cannot give someone the SARS-CoV 2 virus that causes COVID-19. In an interview with JIS News, Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Melody Ennis, pointed out that the virus is not in the vaccine. “This vaccine does not have the live...
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​President of the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica (LFJ), Dr. Desiree Tulloch-Reid.
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Virtual Forum for World Lupus Day on Monday

The Lupus Foundation of Jamaica (LFJ) will be staging a virtual education and sensitisation forum on World Lupus Day, Monday, May 10, starting at 7:00 pm. “The event is open to everyone…and we will be streaming live on our Facebook and YouTube pages. It is a one hour programme called ‘Make Lupus Visible,’ President of the LFJ, Dr. Desiree Tulloch-Reid,...
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(Left to right) MRH ENT Consultant, Dr. Andrew Manning; Manchester Wellness Foundation Nadine Sinclair; MRH Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Everton McIntosh and MRH CEO, Alwyn Miller examine the equipment donated to the hospital.
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Mandeville Hospital Receives State-of-the-art Equipment to Detect Laryngeal Cancer

The Mandeville Regional Hospital’s (MRH) Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Department in Manchester has received rigid laryngoscopes, chest support unit and biopsy faucets equipment valued at J$1.5 million to detect and treat laryngeal cancers, the sixth most common cancer in men. The donation was made to the ENT department on Thursday, May 6 at the MRH, by the Manchester Wellness...
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