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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), addresses journalists at a media briefing, held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on February 5, where he provided an update on Jamaica’s national emergency response and preparedness for the novel coronavirus. With the Minister (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan; and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

Persons Encouraged To Get Vaccinated Against Flu

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is again calling on persons to get vaccinated against influenza (flu). Speaking at a media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on February 5, the Minister said persons...

Public Education Campaign to Heighten Awareness About Coronavirus

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre),addressing a press conference at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on February 5. Listening (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan (left), and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

Dr. Tufton Urges Continued Vigilance Against Dengue

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre) responds to questions from journalists during a press briefing at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on February 5, where he provided an update on Jamaica’s national emergency response and preparedness for the coronavirus. He is flanked by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan (left); and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

Border Protection Personnel Being Prepared For Coronavirus

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), addressing journalists during a media briefing at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday (February 5), where he provided an update on Jamaica’s national emergency response and preparedness for the coronavirus. Listening (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan; and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

National Coronavirus Coordinating Mechanism Being Instituted

Senior Medical Officer at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, Dr. Suman Vemu, addresses residents during the Westmoreland Public Health Services (WPHS) dengue town hall meeting held at the Bethel Town Baptist Church in the parish on Thursday (January 30).

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Persons Advised To Seek Medical Attention At First Sign Of Dengue

Senior Medical Officer at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, Dr. Suman Vemu, is advising citizens to visit a health facility at the first symptom of dengue and not to wait until the condition has reached a critical stage. “You should not wait at home for somebody to say ‘go and see a doctor’. When you delay by staying at home...

President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica, Carmen Johnson (left), has the attention of (from second left): Director of Policy Analysis and Research in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Rowena Palmer; Chairman of the Nursing Council of Jamaica, Dr. Leila McWhinney-Dehaney and President of the Jamaica Enrolled Assistant Nurses of Jamaica, Josephine Hutchinson-Bedward, at the launch of the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, on January 31, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston.

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Country Celebrates Nurses And Midwives

Jamaica began its year-long celebration of nurses and midwives, with the launch of the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife on January 31, a global initiative to highlight the value of the caregivers. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, in honour of the bicentenary of the birth of the...

President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica, Carmen Johnson (right), in conversation with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi (second left), at the launch of the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, on January 31, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston. Others (from left) are: President of the Jamaica Midwives Association of Jamaica, Aseta Edwards Hamilton and Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Patricia Ingram-Martin.

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Health Ministry Commended For Global Initiative To Recognise Nurses And Midwives

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has been lauded for spearheading the drive for 2020 to be declared the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi. Speaking at the launch of the global event on January 31, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston, she...

The Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) received new surgical equipment, which includes a Self-Retaining Surgical Retractor valued at US$9,687, which will be used in open abdominal surgeries, from the Guardian Group Foundation, on Thursday (January 30). Here, Head of the Department of Surgery, KPH, Dr. Lindberg Simpson, holds one of the new surgical equipment donated to the hospital by the Foundation. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Vice President, Legal, Compliance, Risk & Corporate Affairs & Communications, Guardian Life, Claudette Ashman; Senior Medical Officer, KPH, Dr. Natalie Whylie; Chairman, Guardian Group Foundation, Gladstone Lewars; Acting Chief Executive Officer, KPH, Kathleen Cooper Brown; and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, KPH, Diane McIsaacs. The equipment was purchased from funds raised during the 2019 Guardian Group’s ‘Keep It Alive’ 5K Run/Walk.

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PHOTO: KPH Gets New Surgical Equipment

The Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) received new surgical equipment, which includes a Self-Retaining Surgical Retractor valued at US$9,687, which will be used in open abdominal surgeries, from the Guardian Group Foundation, on Thursday (January 30). Here, Head of the Department of Surgery, KPH, Dr. Lindberg Simpson, holds one of the new surgical equipment donated to the hospital by the Foundation....

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Men Urged To Get Screened For Prostate Cancer

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging men over 40 to take advantage of free prostate cancer tests offered through the ‘Boss Man’ campaign. The first of a series of screenings under the initiative took place on Thursday (January 30), at the Morant Bay Health Centre in St. Thomas. Launched in September 2019, Boss Man...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at a press conference, held at the North East Regional Health Authority Office in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on January 31.

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Health Minister Announces Travel Restriction To And From China

The Government has imposed a travel restriction on all flights to and from China, and Jamaicans are also strongly advised not to travel to that country. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in making the announcement, says the travel restriction comes in the wake of the World Health Organisation’s declaration of the Coronavirus as a global...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), tests a handheld thermal scanner on Public Health Nurse, Deborah Udo Udo, during a tour of the isolation unit at the Norman Manley International Airport on January 30.

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Jamaica Prepared To Handle Coronavirus

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the country is in a state of readiness for the coronavirus. Following a tour of isolation facilities and equipment at the National Chest Hospital and the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) on Thursday (January 30), Dr. Tufton said that the country has what is necessary to guard against the infectious...