The Ministry of Health & Wellness wishes to advise the public that due to the passage of the tropical storm, health centres across the island will be closed today, Tuesday, November 5, 2024. All primary care services are suspended and patients with appointments are asked to be in touch with their health centre later this week to reschedule appointments. All...

Acting on BULLETIN No 2 (November 3, 2024, at 8:00pm) from the Meteorological Service, the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is announcing the closure of all clinics and non-emergency services until further notice. The hospital remains open solely for dire emergencies. The limitation of clinical and non-emergency services is being done to ensure the safety of our patients,...

Nearly all medical facilities islandwide targeted to be linked to the electronic health records system established by the Government have been onboarded. This, according to Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. “You may recall that we had signed a contract with Cable and Wireless to connect 105 health centres and hospitals digitally, so information can flow...

A total of 3,476 sight-saving procedures have been performed under the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme since September 2023, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. The Minister said approximately 1,192 cataract and 655 pterygium procedures were done, and 1,246 diabetic retinopathy laser treatments – 852 at Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), and 394 at St. Joseph’s Hospital....

The newly renovated Catherine Hall Health Centre in St. James was officially reopened by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, on October 25. The facility was rehabilitated at a cost of some $57 million under the Government’s ‘Operation Refresh’ Programme, spearheaded by the National Health Fund (NHF). The scope of works included the addition of a...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has announced plans to introduce a new policy, which will result in service contractors being engaged on a long-term basis to repair and maintain equipment at hospitals across the island. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure at a press briefing held on Thursday (October 24) at the Bustamante Hospital for...

The cold chain capacity of the National Health Fund (NHF) has been bolstered with the opening of a cold room at its warehouse on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. The cold room was donated by the Government of Japan and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). It has two units that will store vaccines and medicines within the temperature range...