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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), tests one of the new hospital reclining chairs that will soon be distributed to hospitals across the island, on Tuesday (October 22) at the Ministry’s warehouse, in Kingston. At left is Senior Medical Representative, Jamaica Hospital Supplies, Tanya March.

Reclining Chairs For Hospitals

The Government, through the Ministry of Health and Wellness, has spent $18 million to acquire 200 new hospital reclining chairs, which will soon be distributed among hospitals across the island. The first batch of chairs was sent off on Tuesday...

Executive Director, Jamaica Cancer Society, Yulit Gordon (centre); and Shirley Taylor (right), listen to Promoter, Cari-Med Limited, Brittany Gowie, as she speaks about one of her company’s products, at the Jamaica Cancer Society, in Kingston, on Friday (October 18), which was globally recognised as World Mammography Day. The Jamaica Cancer Society, in partnership with the National Health Fund, Black Ink Marketing, Lasco Curves and the Jamaica Football Federation, gave 160 free mammogram tests to women on that day.

PHOTOS: World Mammography Day

Residents of St. James visit booths during Saturday’s (October 19) oral health workshop in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay,.

Residents of St. James Benefit from Free Dental Services

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground for Cari-Med Group Limited’s new multibillion-dollar distribution centre in Bernard Lodge, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (October 16). Also participating (from left) are Member of Parliament for South St. Catherine, where the facility will be located, Fitz Jackson; Marva Christian, wife of Dr. Glen Christian (second right), who is Cari-Med’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman; and Director of TankWeld Limited, which will construct the centre, Louis Aiken.

Cari-Med Building $6-Billion Distribution Centre In St. Catherine

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), converses with Chief of the National Infection Prevention Control Programme in Chile's Ministry of Health, Dr. Fernando Otaiza, at the opening of the National Strategic Workshop for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) on Tuesday (October 15), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Training Centre For Infection Prevention And Control To Be Established

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre) and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi (right), peruse documents at the opening ceremony of the National Strategic Workshop for Infection Prevention and Control on Tuesday (October 15), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. Looking on is Chief of the National Infection Prevention Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Chile, Dr. Fernando Otaiza. The two-day workshop concludes October 16.

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Gov’t Crafting Infection Prevention And Control Strategy

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is working to develop a National Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) strategy as part of a comprehensive approach to strengthening healthcare safety and quality and improving health outcomes. Key personnel from the Ministry, the regional health authorities and members of hospital IPC teams, are participating in a two-day National Strategic Workshop for Infection Prevention...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Inspector of Poor, Mavis Farquharson (left); and Councillor Alvin Francis (second left), greet an elderly homeless woman at the KSAMC World Homeless Day health fair, on October 11 at the Poor Relief Department, in Kingston. Occasion was the official opening of a newly constructed walk-in shower for the homeless, health checks and the distribution of clothing and care packages. It was hosted by the Poor Relief Department, in partnership with the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA). World Homeless Day is observed annually on October 10.

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PHOTOS: KSAMC World Homeless Day Health Fair

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), is greeted by Board Chairman, Bellevue Hospital, David Wan, upon his arrival at the hospital’s location in downtown Kingston on Thursday (October 10), to participate in the launch of the Ministry’s ‘Speak Up, Speak Now’ mental health campaign.

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Ministry Launches Campaign To End Mental Health Stigma

In a bid to end mental health stigma, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has launched a new campaign that provides a platform from which people can share their stories of mental illness. The campaign, dubbed ‘Speak Up, Speak Now’, was launched by portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, during a ceremony at the Bellevue Hospital in downtown Kingston,...

Medical Officer of Health at the St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie, speaks at the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River, on Thursday, October 10.

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St. Elizabeth Gets More Vector Control Workers

More than 100 temporary vector-control workers have been engaged in St. Elizabeth to continue the fight against mosquito-borne diseases in the parish. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River on October 10, Medical Officer of Health at the St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie, said the temporary workers, in addition to permanent...

Health, Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office recently.

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Westmoreland Residents Urged To Take Precaution Against Leptospirosis

The Westmoreland Health Department has beefed up its public education campaign to sensitise the public about the dangers of leptospirosis. Health Promotion and Education Officer, Gerald Miller, told JIS News that while there is no outbreak of the disease in the parish, the department has to be proactive in light of the recent heavy rains. As such, he is cautioning...

Head of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Secretariat, Dr. Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva (seated sixth left) and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (seventh left), with delegates at the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Multisectoral Workshop to Promote the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort, Montego Bay, St. James, on October 8.

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Head Of FCTC Secretariat Highlights Importance Of Eliminating Illicit Trade In Tobacco Products

Head of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Secretariat, Dr. Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva, says the move to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products (the Protocol) was a milestone in the history of tobacco control and public health. Calling it the first legally binding instrument adopted under the World Health Organization (WHO) FCTC, Dr. da Costa e...

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addressing today’s (October 9) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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Point Hill Health Centre To Be Renamed In Honour Of Dr. Kenneth Baugh

The Point Hill Health Centre, located in the constituency of West Central St. Catherine, is to be renamed in honour of late former Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament, Dr. Kenneth Baugh. The operations at the Type Three health centre were temporarily relocated to the nearby Point Hill Community Centre to facilitate the construction of a new building, financed...