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Deputy Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), Michael Stern, addresses the official handover ceremony for the refurbished Darlow Health Centre, in Clarendon, recently.

NHF Approves $624 Million to Upgrade Health Centres

The National Health Fund (NHF) Board has approved $624 million for continuous upgrading and refurbishing of health centres across the island, says Deputy Chairman of the agency, Michael Stern. In a recent interview with JIS News, he said the projects...

Director of Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry of the Health and Wellness, Dr. Simone Spence (second right), joins in displaying the updated National Screening Guidelines for Priority Non-Communicable Diseases in Primary Health Care, at the launch of the document on Tuesday (July 29) at the Courtyard by Marriott in Kingston. From left are Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Regional Coordinators in the Ministry – Dr. Beverly Wright, Dr. Micas Campbell Foreman, Dr. Kimberly Dunkley and Dr. Yasine Hanna.

Health Ministry Launches Updated Screening Guidelines for Priority Non-Communicable Diseases

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Savanna-la-Mar Hospital Upgrade Will Deliver Quality Health Services to People of Westmoreland – Dr. Tufton

Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller.

Westmoreland Health Team Going into Communities to Provide Back-to-School Health Checks

Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (right), and Regional Director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), St. Andrade Sinclair (left), tour sections of the Cornwall Regional Hospital redevelopment project in Montego Bay, St. James on Wednesday (July 24).

St. James Custos Impressed with Cornwall Regional Hospital Redevelopment

8 months ago DevelopmentHealth & Wellness

Significant Upgrades at Falmouth Public General Hospital

Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny has undergone significant upgrades, reflecting the Government’s ongoing efforts to strengthen Jamaica’s healthcare system. This, according to Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who was speaking during the official reopening ceremony for the Jackson Town Health Centre in the parish on July 24. He noted that the hospital’s bed complement...

8 months ago Health & Wellness

Parents Urged to Allow Children to Take HPV Vaccine

Health Education and Promotion Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller, is calling on parents to take full advantage of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine during school medicals, noting its critical role in cancer prevention. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Miller informed that the vaccine is offered to females between the ages of nine and 26 years and boys between...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the official reopening ceremony for the Jackson Town Health Centre in Trelawny, on July 24.

8 months ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Commends Nurses and Community Health Aides

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has praised the invaluable contributions of nurses and community health aides in supporting Jamaica’s health system, particularly in advancing the Government’s focus on primary healthcare. “Our nurses are the backbone of the system. We couldn’t survive without our nurses,” Dr. Tufton declared. He was speaking at the official reopening ceremony...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second right), and Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Jamaica, His Excellency Dr. Waleed bin Abdulrahman Alhamoudi (right), observe as a flight crew prepares conjoined twins, Azora and Azaria Elson, to board a Medevac airplane at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Sunday (July 27), ahead of their departure to Saudi Arabia to undergo life-changing separation surgery.

8 months ago Foreign AffairsHealth & Wellness

Jamaican Conjoined Twins Depart for Saudi Arabia Ahead of Life-Changing Surgery

Conjoined twins, Azaria and Azora Elson, have departed Jamaica for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where they are scheduled to undergo life-changing separation surgery. The 20-month-old toddlers, their mother, Iesha McMurray, and a team of medical professionals departed the island on a Medevac flight from the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston on Sunday (July 27). They are expected...

8 months ago Health & Wellness

Significant Upgrades at Falmouth Public General Hospital

9 months ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Handling of Covid-19 One of the Country’s Greatest Accomplishments – Health Minister

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic was one of the country’s greatest accomplishments in recent times. “We did a phenomenal job,” the Minister said, as he addressed the official reopening ceremony for the Jackson Town Health Centre in Trelawny, on Thursday (July 24). Dr. Tufton said the country’s response...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the official reopening of the Jackson Town Health Centre in Trelawny, on Thursday (July 24).

9 months ago Health & Wellness

Minister Calls on Jamaicans to Take Personal Responsibility for Their Health

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is calling on Jamaicans to take personal responsibility for their health by practising healthier lifestyles as the country continues to shift its focus towards prevention and wellness. “A lot of our afflictions and illnesses are caused by the decisions that we make. The salts, the sugars, the fats, the tobacco,...