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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), engages with Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of the West Indies (UWI), Frederick Hickling (centre); and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska. Occasion was the launch of a research paper on incarcerated persons with mental illness, dubbed ‘Through the Cracks’, at the UWI Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on Wednesday (November 6).

Gov’t Strengthening Mental Health Services For Persons Behind Bars

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is partnering with the Ministry of National Security on a range of interventions aimed at strengthening support for persons behind bars who suffer from mental illnesses. Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made...

Members of the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay (right) register participants during the organisation’s fifth annual Diabetes Awareness Health Fair, which was held in Sam Sharpe Square, St. James, on November 2.

Residents Of St. James Benefit From Diabetes Awareness Health Fair

Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), inspects the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), while Consultant Gastroenterologist and Associate Professor of Baylor University in Texas, Dr. Gyanprakash Ketwaroo (left), explains how it is used to diagnose conditions of the bile and pancreatic ducts. Looking on is Clinical Coordinator at Cornwall Regional, Dr. Delroy Fray. The ERCP, donated by Dr. Ketwaroo and Wellington ‘Phil’ Phillips, who are Jamaicans living in the United States, was officially handed over to the hospital on Thursday (Nov. 7).

Jamaicans In The USA Donate Medical Equipment To Cornwall Regional Hospital

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses yesterday's (November 6) post-Cabinet press briefing, at Jamaica House.

Inter-Ministerial Collaboration Continues To Contain Dengue

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), participates in the breaking of ground for construction of the Dr. Kenneth Baugh Health Centre in Point Hill, St. Catherine, on November 6. Others (from left) are Dr. Baugh's son, Gregory; Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Contractor, Harrington Costley.

Ground Broken And Contract Signed For Dr. Kenneth Baugh Health Centre

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking at the launch of a research on incarcerated persons with mental illness dubbed ‘Through the Cracks’ at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on Wednesday (Nov.6).

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Gov’t Looking To Divert Persons With Mental Illness From Justice System

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government is looking to provide alternatives to incarceration for non-violent persons primarily with substance use and/or psychiatric disorders. He said the Ministry has made recommendations for the development of a range of interventions in this regard. He noted that an audit of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre last...

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), conversing with Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, during today

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Cabinet Approves Contracts Valued $1.7B For Security Services At Health Facilities

Cabinet has approved contracts totalling $1.7 billion for the provision of security and related services at health facilities under the jurisdiction of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), for a period of three years. This was announced by Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, during today’s (November 6) post-Cabinet press briefing at...

Regional Director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Errol Greene, addresses stakeholders during the St. James Public Health Services’ Vector Control Symposium, which was held at the RIU Montego Bay Resort on Friday (November 1).

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Health Ministry Boosting Vector Control In Western Jamaica

Regional Director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Errol Greene, says the Ministry of Health and Wellness is providing the necessary resources to strengthen vector control in the western parishes. He said that the fleet of vehicles is being increased with eight pickup trucks ordered to add to the eight already serving the parishes. “We are getting yet another...

Community Health Aides (CHAs) attached to the Hanover Health Department, were recognised at an appreciation ceremony held at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea on November 1.

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Community Health Aides In Hanover Recognised

Twenty-four Community Health Aides (CHAs) attached to the Hanover Health Department have been recognised for excellence in service delivery. At a function held on the grounds of the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea on November 1, the CHAs were presented with certificates of appreciation, with Carolyn Cunningham Thompson, Cely Stewart and Jacqueline Rubie hailed as top achievers in the performance...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in discussion with Regional Psychiatrist at the Western Regional Health Authority (WHRA), Lisabeth Crossman, during a visit to the Committee for the Upliftment of the Mentally Ill (CUMI) Rehabilitation Centre, in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (October 24).

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Health Ministry to Host Forum on Mental Illness

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is to host a forum in November, to discuss the increase in mental health cases in Western Jamaica. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who made the announcement following a visit to the Committee for the Upliftment of the Mentally Ill (CUMI) Rehabilitation Centre, in Montego Bay, on October 24, said there is...

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents the Proclamation declaring November as ‘Drug Awareness Month’ to Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker, following the document’s reading at King’s House on Friday (November 1).

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PHOTOS: G-G Reads Proclammation Declaring November as Drug Awareness Month

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents the Proclamation declaring November as ‘Drug Awareness Month’ to Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker, following the document’s reading at King’s House on Friday (November 1).

Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore, speaks in the Senate.

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Check Out All Unusual Lumps In The Body– Dr. Longmore

Government Senator and breast cancer survivor, Dr. Saphire Longmore, is encouraging persons, who notice lumps in their bodies to go and have them checked immediately. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, Dr. Longmore said that quick action can mean the difference between life and death. “If you discover an unusual mass in the body, you should act quickly....