With approximately 150,000 caregivers islandwide not on payroll, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has proposed that a census be done, so that they can be better assisted by the Government. During his address at the Training of Trainers for Home Visits of Older Adults for Geriatric Health Workshop, held inside the Confucius Institute, University of...

Residents of Bamboo, St. Ann, and surrounding communities now have access to enhanced primary healthcare services, following the official reopening and handover of the upgraded Bamboo Community Health Centre on June 5. The facility was rehabilitated at a cost of $68.1 million through a partnership between the National Health Fund (NHF), which contributed a grant of $59.6 million to the...

Residents of St. Ann are being urged to confront substance abuse more deliberately, by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, as the issue is impacting families, children and the overall quality of life in several communities. Dr. Tufton emphasised that addressing substance abuse cannot be left to any one group, noting that families, schools, churches and...

The Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth has received paediatric medical equipment valued $3 million from the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North. The donation forms part of the Club’s Hurricane Melissa recovery and healthcare support initiatives. Items handed over include an infant incubator, a phototherapy lamp, and two infusion pumps. These were officially presented to the Southern Regional Health...

Public Health Inspector, Kelli Ann Turner (right), explains the importance of 'knowing your numbers' to (from left) residents of Mandeville, Manchester, Kenneth Simpson, and Jey Anne Williams, during the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) World Food Safety Exposition on Friday (June 5). The event was held at The Greens in Mandeville. The exposition featured exhibitions, panel discussions, competitions, and other...

Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), Dwayne Francis, has commended the corporate sponsors, public sector agencies and volunteers, who supported improvement projects across the hospital compound on Labour Day on May 25. He told JIS News that the hospital selected several key areas for rehabilitation. “We specifically chose two main areas …the Outpatients Department (OPD) South waiting...

Residents in Westmoreland are being urged to avoid contact with flood waters and to keep children out of inundated areas as health officials seek to reduce the risk of leptospirosis, following recent heavy rainfall across the parish. Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller, told JIS News that recent persistent downpours have resulted in flooding in several low-lying...