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(FILE) Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie (left), speaks at a press briefing at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday (November 28). Listening are Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre); and Director of Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry, Dr. Simone Spence.
(FILE) Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie (left), speaks at a press briefing at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday (November 28). Listening are Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre); and Director of Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry, Dr. Simone Spence.

Patient Tests Negative for Novel Coronavirus – Third Jamaican Isolated

The Ministry of Health and Wellness would like to advise the public that the results for the first patient, who was placed in isolation, have come back negative for the novel Coronavirus (COVID19). The results were received on Wednesday, February...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), addresses a town hall meeting on February 11 in Vineyard Town.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), addresses a town hall meeting on February 11 in Vineyard Town.

Health Minister Assures Residents Of Vineyard Town
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), covers a 45-gallon water drum at a home in Grants Pen, St Andrew, during the national dengue cleanup exercise on January 25. Looking on (from left) are Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Medical Entomologist and Programme Manager for the Vector Control Programme in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley Jones.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), covers a 45-gallon water drum at a home in Grants Pen, St Andrew, during the national dengue cleanup exercise on January 25. Looking on (from left) are Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Medical Entomologist and Programme Manager for the Vector Control Programme in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley Jones.

Householders Urged To Search For And Destroy Mosquito Breeding Sites
Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, speaks at the Ministry of Health & Wellness St. James Town Hall Meeting, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square on February 6.
Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, speaks at the Ministry of Health & Wellness St. James Town Hall Meeting, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square on February 6.

Mayor Of Mobay Announces $4.5-Million Initiative To Fight Dengue
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), listens to Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi (left), at a press conference at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in New Kingston, on February 10. At right is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline A. Bisasor-McKenzie.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), listens to Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi (left), at a press conference at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in New Kingston, on February 10. At right is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline A. Bisasor-McKenzie.

Jamaicans To Be Trained By PAHO To Test For Coronavirus

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), addresses the media at a press conference on Monday (February 10). With the Minister is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline A. Bisasor-McKenzie.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Health Ministry Provides Update On Coronavirus

One person who recently returned to Jamaica from China and was placed in quarantine, has been isolated after showing signs of an elevated temperature. The Government, through the Ministry of Health and Wellness, provided an update on the coronavirus, at a press conference on Monday (February 10), held at the Ministry in New Kingston. This brings the total number of...
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at the Ministry’s St. James Town Hall Meeting at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on February 6.
CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

CRH And Western Children’s Hospital Poised To Be The Caribbean’s Best Public Health Facilities

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) and the Western Children’s and Adolescent’s Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, are poised to be the most modern public health facilities in the Caribbean. “When [renovations at] Cornwall Regional Hospital [are] finished and [the facility is] restored with 450 beds, and [when] the Western Children...
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Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore, making her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Upper House on Thursday (February 6).
Health & Wellness

Society Encouraged To Be Compassionate Towards Mentally Ill Persons

Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore, is encouraging Jamaicans to be more compassionate towards mentally ill persons, by trying to help them rather than mistreating or shunning. “Mental health and the care of the mental capacity of our people are paramount,” she said during her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Thursday (February 6). Emphasizing...
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HEART Trust/NTA’s Senior Director for Technical Vocation Education and Training (TVET) Development and Support Systems, and Chair of the National Career Awareness Development Week Organizing Committee, Dr. Marcia Rowe Amonde.
DevelopmentHealth & Wellness

National Career Awareness Development Week Being Observed From Feb. 9-14

National Career Awareness Development Week will be observed from February 9-14 under the theme: ‘Career Development: The Vehicle that Leads to Success’. The scheduled activities get underway with the national church service on Sunday (February 9) at the Boulevard Open Bible Church, 12 Washington Boulevard, Kingston 20, commencing at 10:30 a.m. On February 11, a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and...
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Consultant Cardiologist at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica and the University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Handel Emery, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Health & Wellness

Cardiologist Concerned About Increasing Prevalence Of Hypertension

Consultant Cardiologist at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Dr. Handel Emery, is expressing concern at the increasing prevalence of hypertension in Jamaica. He was speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ focusing on Heart Month, being observed in February under the theme ‘High Blood Pressure, the Untold Damage to Kidneys’. Citing the results of the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses stakeholders at the launch of a Health Centre Expansion Programme, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, on February 6
Health & Wellness

Four Health Centres In St. James To Be Rehabilitated

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is spearheading a Health Centre Expansion Programme, which should result in the rehabilitation of four health centres in St. James. Funded by the European Union (EU) at a cost of $154 million, the project is being done through JSIF’s Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP). The Granville, Adelphi, Barrett Town, and Flanker Health Centres will be...
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