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Chief Executive Officer, Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) and Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH), Dr. Natalie Whylie (second left), looks at a toy donated by the JAZZ Me Foundation for the new Jazmin Corner to benefit children of staff at the hospitals. She is joined by (from left) Daycare Supervisor, VJH, Ann Marie Mattison Leachman; Chief Executive Officer, Jazmin Foundation, Jazmin Headley; and Director of Nursing Services, VJH, Elise Fairweather-Blackwood. Occasion was the handover of the Jazmin Corner on Wednesday (October 23) at VJH in Kingston.

Daycare for Children of VJH and KPH Staff Gets Facelift

Children of staff at the Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee hospitals now have a more comfortable space where they can read, play or relax while they wait on their parents. The staff daycare, which serves children of all categories of...

Clinical Coordinator, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray.

Herbal Medicines Not a Cure for Breast Cancer – Dr. Fray

Lupus Foundation of Jamaica (LFJ) President, Dr. Désirée Tulloch-Reid, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Tuesday (October 22).

LFJ Encourages Broadscale Support for Persons Living with Lupus

Lupus Foundation of Jamaica Celebrating 40 Years of Service

President of the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica (LFJ) and Rheumatologist, Dr. Désirée Tulloch-Reid, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday (October 22).

Lupus Foundation of Jamaica Promoting Public Awareness

The four new maintenance vehicles (at left) that were handed over to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) at the official opening of the new $50-million Adelphi Health Centre in St. James, on Thursday, October 17.

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WRHA Gets Four Maintenance Vehicles

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has received a significant boost to its operations, with the addition of four maintenance vehicles to its fleet. The handover took place during the official opening of the new $50-million Adelphi Health Centre in St. James, on Thursday, October 17. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the units are...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left) and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Walker (left), present the ISO 15189:2012 certification for the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) Laboratory to Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) and Chief Executive Officer of CRH, Charmaine Williams-Beckford (second right). Sharing the moment is Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Dwight Crawford. The accreditation award ceremony was held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in St. James on October 17.

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Cornwall Regional Hospital Lab is ISO Certified

The Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) Laboratory in St. James has received ISO 15189:2012 certification from the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC). The facility has been accredited for medical testing/examination, including haematology, chemistry, immunology and microbiology. With the certification, the Type A facility, which forms part of the Western Regional Health Authority’s (WRHA) laboratory services, has proven that its clinical...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), cuts the ribbon to mark the official opening of the new $50 million Adelphi Health Centre, in St. James, on Thursday, October 17. Also at the opening (from left) are Medical Officer of the St. James Public Health Services, Dr. Tanique Bailey Small; Regional Director for Western Regional Health Authority, St. Andrade Sinclair; Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Belize, and The Bahamas, Dr. Erja Askola; Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for St. James East Central, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; Parish Manager of the St James Health Services, Lennox Wallace; and District Public Health Nurse, Lisa Benjamin-Hunter.

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New Health Centre Opens In Adelphi, St. James

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, officially opened the new $50-million Adelphi Health Centre in St. James, on October 17. The new 4,262 square-foot building was funded under the Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP), implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and funded by the European Union (EU). It replaces the old structure and is now...

President of the Jamaica Association for Health Education and Promotion (JAHEP), Carlene Douglas, provides details on activities for Health Education Week at a recent JIS Think Tank. The week will be observed from October 20-25.

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JAHEP Observes Health Education Week October 20-25

The Jamaica Association of Health Education and Promotion (JAHEP) will be observing its second annual Health Education Week from October 20 to 25. The week, under the theme ‘Advancing Community Health Through Health Education and Promotion’, will include activities to promote JAHEP to the wider Jamaica. “We want to use this week to highlight JAHEP as a growing professional group...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), looks on as new mother, Natalia Marage, cradles her infant son, Rashawn. The occasion was the official handover of the newly refurbished breastfeeding room in the nursery at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston, by the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston on Tuesday (October 15). Others sharing the moment are President of the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston, Sophia Bernard-Fairman (second right); and Nurse Manager of the Victoria Jubilee Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Keisha Brown.

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Gov’t Strengthening Support for Mothers and Newborns

The Government is transforming primary healthcare to strengthen antenatal and postnatal support for mothers and newborns, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. He noted that already, through the Maternal Health Programme, the Ministry is ensuring that all mothers receive high-quality care during pregnancy, childbirth and in the postpartum period. “We are reforming primary healthcare beyond...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (second left), speaks with Ruth Rochester (second right) at the recent opening of a three-day mental health conference held at the AC Mariott Hotel in New Kingston. Others sharing in the discussion are Senior Clinical Psychologist, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Georgia Rose and Director of Mental Health and Substance Use Services at the Ministry, Dr. Kevin Goulbourne.

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Citizens Urged to Show Care for Persons with Mental Illness

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is calling on community members to show greater support and care for persons with mental health challenges. He argued that a more caring approach will break down the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness and encourage more persons to seek help when they need it, and not feel fearful or...

Chief Public Health Inspector for Westmoreland, Steve Morris, addresses the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, which was held at the Corporation’s offices in Savanna-la-Mar on October 10.

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Increase in Aedes Index in Westmoreland

The Westmoreland Health Department is urging increased vigilance against mosquito breeding as the parish sees an increase in the Aedes index. Chief Public Health Inspector for Westmoreland, Steve Morris, said that the Aedes index moved to 9.7 per cent in September up from 8.44 per cent in August. “We have been getting a lot of rains and so persons not...