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Staff of the St. Elizabeth Infirmary, located in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, participate in clean-up activities at the facility on November 27.
Staff of the St. Elizabeth Infirmary, located in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, participate in clean-up activities at the facility on November 27.

Infirmary Staff Praised for Heroic Safeguarding of Residents During Hurricane Melissa

Employees at the island’s infirmaries are being praised for their efforts in safeguarding residents during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, which ensured that no injuries or deaths occurred at these facilities, including those most adversely impacted. Minister...
Volunteers from Canadian-based humanitarian group, GlobalMedic, together with Westmoreland Health Promotion and Education Officer, Gerald Miller (second right), and members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), distribute hygiene and water-purification kits to residents of Frome, Westmoreland, on November 27.
Volunteers from Canadian-based humanitarian group, GlobalMedic, together with Westmoreland Health Promotion and Education Officer, Gerald Miller (second right), and members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), distribute hygiene and water-purification kits to residents of Frome, Westmoreland, on November 27.

GlobalMedic Delivers 270 Water-Purification Kits to Residents in Frome, Westmoreland
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right, foreground), discusses the utilisation of space with Barbados Defence Force Emergency Medical Team (EMT) Leader, Lieutenant Commander Anderson Goodridge (second left), during his visit on Friday (November 28), to the Barbados Field Hospital, established on the grounds of the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right, foreground), discusses the utilisation of space with Barbados Defence Force Emergency Medical Team (EMT) Leader, Lieutenant Commander Anderson Goodridge (second left), during his visit on Friday (November 28), to the Barbados Field Hospital, established on the grounds of the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland.

Health Minister Welcomes Barbados Field Hospital in Savanna-La-Mar
Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, CD, MP, Minister of Health & Wellness. 
Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, CD, MP, Minister of Health & Wellness. 

Tourists are Safe despite Leptospirosis Outbreak – Health Minister
Community health aides and mental health officers listen attentively during a meeting with Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny on Thursday (November 27).
Community health aides and mental health officers listen attentively during a meeting with Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny on Thursday (November 27).

Gov’t Finalising Plans to Restore Western Parish Health Centres Damaged By Hurricane Melissa

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Public Relations and Administrative Manager at the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Hilary Coulton, delivers remarks during a handover ceremony at the Beechwood Avenue offices of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s (HFJ in Kingston on Wednesday (November 26). The CHASE Fund donated $11 million in diagnostic equipment to the HFJ.
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CHASE Fund Donates $11M in Diagnostic Equipment to Heart Foundation of Jamaica

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has handed over $11 million worth of critical diagnostic equipment to the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), reaffirming the organisation’s commitment to strengthening Jamaica’s healthcare system. The provision includes two Holter Monitors, used for continuous monitoring of heart activity over extended periods to improve detection of irregular heart rhythms; five Haemoglobin...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
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Diaspora Members Urged to Support Adopt-A-Clinic Programme

Members of the Jamaican Diaspora are being urged to support the Adopt-A-Clinic Programme, by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. The Minister said this would represent a meaningful contribution to primary healthcare, in the ongoing rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Melissa. Addressing a recent virtual meeting, hosted by the Embassy of Jamaica, in Washington DC, United States...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton.
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950 Vector-Control Workers Deployed to High-Risk Communities

The Government has deployed 950 vector-control workers to high-risk communities for increased fogging and other activities to reduce the mosquito population and mitigate the risks of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases. Speaking at a virtual press briefing, on Thursday (November 27), Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the deployment includes 344 temporary workers, and 606...
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Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller.
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Westmoreland Health Department Heightens Water Safety Public Education Campaign

The Westmoreland Health Department is continuing its proactive public education campaign on water safety and leptospirosis prevention, supporting communities as they recover from the recent heavy rains. Health Promotion and Education Officer, Gerald Miller, told JIS News that the Department has been actively engaging residents, the military base in Frome, and other community groups to strengthen awareness of the risks...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
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Health Minister Highlights Trauma Caused by Hurricane Melissa

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says between five and six hundred thousand people have been traumatised by the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Addressing a virtual town hall meeting, hosted by the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, United States (US), on November 26, Dr. Tufton said these people come from the...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), along with (from left) Country Head and Director of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Preetdarshi Patnaik; First Secretary at the High Commission of India in Jamaica, Yash Pal Singh; and Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, display some of the medications and vitamins donated by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, in support of hurricane relief efforts, during a handover ceremony, held on November 25, at the offices of the NHF in New Kingston.
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Jamaica Receives Donation from Reddy’s Laboratories

Jamaica has received medications and vitamins from Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, valued at more than US$200,000, to support Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the donation is “very valuable and timely to the people of Jamica, in their pursuit of wellness and healing”. “It demonstrates the relationship, the friendship, and the social...
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