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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the opening of the 11th Annual Health Research Conference, being held at the Courtyard Marriot hotel in Kingston, from November 19 to 20.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the opening of the 11th Annual Health Research Conference, being held at the Courtyard Marriot hotel in Kingston, from November 19 to 20.

Minister Emphasises Importance Of Health Research Conference

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has endorsed the 11th Annual Health Research Conference, which will focus on additional solutions Caribbean countries can develop in their fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), and assist with policy direction....
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, displays interim guidelines for the clinical management of diabetes in Jamaica, during the virtual launch of the Public-Private Partnership for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) pilot programme, on Tuesday (November 17). The programme seeks to maintain essential primary care services for non-coronavirus (COVID- 19) clients with diabetes and hypertension seeking treatment in the public health sector.
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, displays interim guidelines for the clinical management of diabetes in Jamaica, during the virtual launch of the Public-Private Partnership for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) pilot programme, on Tuesday (November 17). The programme seeks to maintain essential primary care services for non-coronavirus (COVID- 19) clients with diabetes and hypertension seeking treatment in the public health sector.

Data Indicate That Obesity Exacerbates Effects Of COVID-19
Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Marjorie Sharpe.
Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Marjorie Sharpe.

Westmoreland Nurses Being Recognised During Diabetes Month
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the virtual launch of the Public-Private Partnership for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) pilot programme on Tuesday (November 17). Under the initiative, non-coronavirus (COVID- 19) patients with the chronic conditions, who access care at health centres, will be referred to selected private providers.​
Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the virtual launch of the Public-Private Partnership for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) pilot programme on Tuesday (November 17). Under the initiative, non-coronavirus (COVID- 19) patients with the chronic conditions, who access care at health centres, will be referred to selected private providers.​

5,000 NCD Patients To Benefit From $100-Million Pilot Programme
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), touches a box with medical supplies donated by the Government of Korea, on Tuesday (November 17), at the Ministry in New Kingston. Sharing the moment are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and Charge d’Affaires, Republic of Korea, Lim Baejin.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), touches a box with medical supplies donated by the Government of Korea, on Tuesday (November 17), at the Ministry in New Kingston. Sharing the moment are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and Charge d’Affaires, Republic of Korea, Lim Baejin.

Republic Of Korea Donates Testing Kits To Fight COVID-19

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Extension of Measures Under the Disaster Risk Management Act

A number of the existing measures to control the spread of COVID-19, which expired on November 16, 2020 under the Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures) (No. 15) Order, 2020, are being extended through an amendment to the Order. The islandwide curfew time will remain at 9 pm – 5 am each day, continuing from 9 pm Monday November 16, until...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right); and Custos of Trelawny, Hon. Paul Muschett, looking at the design plans for the field hospital being constructed at the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny, when they attended the ground-​breaking and contract signing on September 25.
Health & Wellness

Field Hospital In Trelawny To Play Critical Role In Public Healthcare

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny, Princess Wedderburn, says the new field hospital that is currently under construction there will play a critical role in public healthcare in western Jamaica. The 36-bed facility is among four field hospitals being erected in the island to provide additional bed spaces in order to facilitate the treatment...
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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland , Dr. Marcia Graham. (File Photo)
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Illegal Parties Increase Risk Of COVID-19 Spread In Westmoreland

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, says the staging of illegal parties threatens to further increase the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the parish. Dr. Graham was addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation at the entity’s location in Savanna-la-Mar on November 12. “In terms of persons who are having illegal parties, it is a...
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Acting Director of Nursing Services at the Princess Margaret Hospital​, Nadine Anderson-Lawrence (right), attends to a patient, assisted by Nurse Shantol Ashley-Bell.​
Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Hails Role Of Nurses In Diabetes Care

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has hailed the work of the country’s nurses, as the international community paid homage to this group of healthcare workers on World Diabetes Day 2020. In a message to mark the day, which was observed on Saturday (November 14), Minister Tufton said that nurses “are essential, not only as healthcare...
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