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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva Switzerland in May 2019.

Jamaica Finalising Living With COVID-19 Plan

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica is finalising its Living with COVID-19 Plan as the country makes the transition to a new normal brought on by the global pandemic. Dr. Tufton was addressing the...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second right), and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third right), observe while Technical Director at Medical Link Limited, Lensworth Blake (left), highlights features of one of several pieces of medical equipment valued at approximately $80 million that the European Union (EU) has donated to the public health system. The items were handed over during a ceremony held on Wednesday (May 20), at Medical Link Limited in St. Andrew. Others (from second left) are Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska; German Ambassador to Jamaica, Dr. Bernd Von Munchow-Pohl; and Ambassaor of France to Jamaica, Denys Wibaux.

Jamaica Receives $80-Million Donation Of Medical Supplies From EU

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a digital press conference on Wednesday (May 20).

Record Number Of COVID-19 Recoveries

Nine New Cases Of COVID-19

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, addressing journalists during Wednesday’s (May 20) digital quarterly press conference.

Economy To Contract This Fiscal Year But Will Rebound In 2021/22

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

Jamaican And Canadian Foreign Ministers Lead Discussions At The UN COVID-19 Financing Meeting

Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica and the Honourable François Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, co-chaired a meeting of the United Nations Group of Friends of Sustainable Development Goals Financing on Tuesday May 19, 2020. The meeting brought together Ambassadors from across the membership of the United Nations...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

85 Nursing Homes Meet COVID-19 Guidelines

A total of 85 nursing homes, to date, have been deemed satisfactory in meeting the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention guidelines and protocols. This was disclosed by Director of the Standards and Regulation Division in the Ministry, Cynthia Lewis Graham, at a virtual meeting of the Special Select Committee on COVID-19 at Gordon House on Tuesday (May...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 19).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Protocols For COVID-19 Tests Being Developed

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is building out the necessary protocols for coronavirus (COVID-19) antibody and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said developing the testing protocols is in keeping with measures to ensure that “we can provide the support that is necessary for the effective and efficient operation of the society”. “Within...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addresses the the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 19).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessParliament

Discussions Under Way On Return To Work Protocols

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is in discussions with the private sector to ensure that the most appropriate protocols for the return to work arrangement can be put in place. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said organisations such as the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) and...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Credits Flattening Of COVID-19 Curve To Early Response

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has credited the Government’s policy measures, including early planning and response to perceived threats, in enabling the country to flatten the coronavirus (COVID-19) curve up to this point. Dr. Tufton, in a digital presentation to the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) on Tuesday (May 19), said that Jamaica’s response was...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 19).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

1,300 Community Health Aides To Be Employed

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is to employ an additional 1,300 community health aides (CHAs) as part of a strategic framework to prepare the population to live with the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Ministry has already received approval from the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service for the undertaking, and the Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) have begun the process...

Wife of the Prime Minister and Founder of the Save Our Boys and Girls Foundation, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (centre) presents a care package to third-year midwifery student at the University of Technology (UTech), Ashleigh Mitchell (right). Looking on is Acting President of UTech, Professor Colin Gyles. Occasion was the presentation of care packages to 53 and midwifery students at UTech

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Nursing And Midwifery Students At UTech Get Care Packages

Fifty-three nursing and midwifery students of the University of Technology (UTech) have been provided with care packages by the Save Our Boys and Girls Foundation as part of the entity’s coronavirus (COVID-19) relief efforts. Wife of the Prime Minister and Founder of the charity, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, made the presentation on Tuesday (May 19), during a ceremony held...