Residents of Frome in Westmoreland are now benefitting from approximately 270 water-purification buckets and other supplies, provided in family emergency kits distributed by international relief organisation, GlobalMedic, on November 27. The assistance comes amid heightened concerns about leptospirosis across the parish, following weeks of flooding and compromised water sources in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. GlobalMedic volunteer, Lori Strauss, told...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has welcomed the establishment of the Barbados Field Hospital on the grounds of the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland. He noted that the facility is expected to become fully operational in the coming week. The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) Emergency Medical Team (EMT), under the leadership of Lieutenant Commander...

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday (November 27), Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, CD MP noted that while the country manages the Leptospirosis outbreak, this is of no great risk to tourists coming to Jamaica. According to the Minister, “We have discerned no great risk as it related to facilities that cater to tourists,...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is finalising plans to repair and rebuild health centres across western parishes that sustained damage during the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in an address to community health aides and mental health officers at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny on Thursday (November 27), stated that the...

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...

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...

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...