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Councillors participating in the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth, on Thursday, December 12. The meeting was addressed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie

Health and Local Government Ministries to Meet to Ramp up Action Against Dengue

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be convening a meeting with the Ministry of Health and Wellness on December 27, to outline further steps to be taken in the fight against dengue. Local Government and Community Development...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), shakes the hand of Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Seaford Pharmaceuticals Inc, Ron Seales (centre), at the official ceremony for the adoption of the Glen Vincent Health Centre by Seaford Pharmaceuticals, held on Wednesday (Deember.11), at the facility's Trevennion Park Road address, St. Andrew. Looking on is Vice President of Business Development, Seaford Pharmaceuticals, Andrew Seales.

Glen Vincent Health Centre Adopted

President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant (third left); the JCSA’s 1st Vice President, Techa Clarke-Griffiths (second right), and Race Director of the JCSA Centenary Charity Grand Prix 5K Run/Walk, Allan Beckford (left), with the beneficiaries of the proceeds of the run/walk (from left) Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Kingston Public Hospital, Diane McIsaacs; Acting Parish Manager at St. Ann’s Bay Health Department, Arlene Mighty, and Parish Administrator for the Westmoreland Health Department, Claudia Watson, at the handover ceremony at JACISERA Park in Kingston, on Thursday (December 12).

JCSA Donates $400,000 To Four Health Facilities

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

Health And Wellness Ministry Spearheading Major Clean-Up Day In January

Senior Medical Officer of Health and Head of Surgery at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, Dr. Tanya Hamilton-Johnson, speaking at the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) ‘Dialogue for Development Series’ at the St. John’s Anglican Church in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, recently.

Ageing Population Increasing Demand For Health Services

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addressing a town hall at the Zorn Moravian Church in Christiana, Manchester, on December 9.

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Dr. Tufton Calls For Increased Vigilance Against Dengue

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is calling for increased vigilance in combatting the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits dengue. He was addressing a town hall at the Zorn Moravian Church in Christiana, Manchester, on Monday (December 9), which focused on the management of dengue. The meeting was held against the background of a Southern Regional Health...

Optometrist, Stephanie Yee (left), examines the eyes of patient, Daphne Bernard, at the Don Daly Medical Mission in Flanker, St. James, on Tuesday (December 10). Simultaneous clinics were held in Negril and Ketto in Westmoreland.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Hundreds In Western Jamaica Receive Free Health Services

Hundreds of residents of western parishes turned out to access free health services on Tuesday (December 10) during the annual Don Daly Medical Mission. A team of 85 medical professionals and volunteers from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in the United States administered a range of services at three clinics set up in Negril and Ketto in Westmoreland and Flanker in...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton and Medical Officer of Health at the Stony Hill Health Centre, Dr. Clivia Baird-Chin, tour the newly renovated and expanded Stony Hill Health Centre, at the reopening ceremony, on December 6. At left (background), is Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

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Health Minister Announces Renewal Programme

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, on Friday (December 6), announced a renewal programme for the country’s health centres, which will see the injection of 100 medical doctors in the public health system. He also noted that at least 13 health centres will be upgraded in the first phase next year, and that the cost of...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to reopen the Stony Hill Health Centre, St. Andrew, on December 6. Sharing the moment (from left) are: Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson; Chairman of the Southeast Regional Health Authority, Wentworth Charles; Medical Officer of Health at the Stony Hill Health Centre, Dr. Clivia Baird-Chin; and Acting Director of Pharmacy Services at the NHF, Ainsley Jones.

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Renovated Stony Hill Health Centre Reopens

The Stony Hill Health Centre, in St. Andrew, which was recently renovated, expanded and equipped at a cost of $80 million, was officially reopened on Friday (December 6). The Type Three facility, which provides medical care to at least 200 patients per day, now has an expanded records system, dental unit, pharmacy, and an upgraded sewer system. It also boasts...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the launch of the Research for Wellness Fund, held at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on December 5.

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Health Minister Encourages Researchers To Utilise Fund

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is encouraging researchers to utilise the $50-million Research Fund to find solutions for challenges in public health. Speaking at the launch of the Research for Wellness Fund, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on December 5, Dr. Tufton said the National Health Fund (NHF)-financed initiative is very crucial for...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), addressing the quarterly press briefing on Thursday (December 5), at the Ministry

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Gov’t To Provide Healthier Meals For Students

Students will be provided with healthier meal options under the National School Feeding Programme come September next year. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, said that more local ground provisions and fruits will be made available to schools as opposed to cheaper alternatives, which are often high in sugar content. “Come September of next year, it...

The Toyota pickup trucks, which were offically handed over to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) to support the region’s vector-control programme, at the Cornwall Regional Hospital’s Stores at Freeport, Montego Bay, on Wednesday (December 4).

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WRHA Gets Vehicles To Boost Vector Control, Mental Healthcare

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has acquired 12 new vehicles at a cost of $80.1 million to enhance vector control and the delivery of mental healthcare services across the region. The vehicles, purchased by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, comprise eight Toyota pickup trucks valued at $48.2 million and four Toyota Hiace buses at a cost of $31.9...