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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the audience at a Town Hall Meeting, held on Thursday (January 9) at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio, Portland.

Jamaicans Encouraged To Take Part In National Clean-Up Days

The Government is calling on households across the island to participate in the upcoming national clean-up days later this month, geared towards eradicating mosquito breeding sites and beautifying communities. At a Town Hall Meeting hosted by the Government at the...

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, addresses the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, in Savanna-la-Mar, on Thursday (January 9). Listening keenly is Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Bertel Moore.

Citizens Warned Not To Take Non-Paracetamol-Based Medication For Dengue Fever

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), engages with six-year-old Alex Dormer during a visit to the Bustamante Hospital for Children's paediatric cardiac centre on Wednesday (January 8). The Minister spent time with young patients undergoing corrective surgery for various cardiac complications. Looking on are Alex's parents, Diana Johnson (left) and Warren Dormer (2nd left) and Intensivist with Chains of Hope, Dr. Intikhab Zafurallah.

10 Children Benefit From Life-Saving Heart Surgeries

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre); Board Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles (left) and Regional Director, SERHA, Maureen Golding, sign contracts to strengthen security protocols at several public health facilities. The signing ceremony was held on Friday (January 3), at the National Chest Hospital, St. Andrew.

Security To Be Strengthened At Public Health Facilities

Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left, back row), with members of the Cherry Youth Society at a special function organised by the group to honour public servants in St. Catherine, on January 1.

Public Servants Honoured In St. Catherine

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Schools Urged To Comply With New Sugar Limit For Sweetened Beverages

Schools are being urged to comply with the new sugar limit for sweetened beverages being sold or served on their campuses. Effective January 1, sweetened drinks with total sugar concentration exceeding a maximum of five grams/100 ml, are restricted from schools. This is a reduction from the limit of six grams/100ml implemented in January 2019. All schools are required to...

Correctional Officer at the Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre in Bamboo, St. Ann, Donovan Small (right), hands over food items to Administrator at the Widow’s Mite Children’s Home in Alexandria, St. Ann, Gwendolyn Howell, on December 31, 2019.

6 years ago CommunityHealth & Wellness

Elderly And Homeless Persons Receive Meals And Care Packages

Approximately 450 homeless and elderly persons across St. Ann were treated to meals and offered care packages on New Year’s Day (January 1), by veteran Correctional Officer, Donovan Small. Mr. Small and his team of volunteers journeyed to more than 10 communities, including St. Ann’s Bay, Bamboo, Brown’s Town and Philadelphia, distributing food and offering words of encouragement to the...

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Professionals Being Equipped to Support Persons Affected by Depression

Parish Psychiatrist for Kingston and St. Andrew, Dr. Craig Radlein says health professionals and other personnel are being equipped, to provide the necessary support to persons suffering from depression and anxiety. He noted that both conditions are prevalent in Jamaica, adding that persons should become more sensitised to it. “It is very serious, it is debilitating, it robs persons of...

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Remains Malaria Free – Health Ministry

The Ministry of Health & Wellness notes the recent reports on Malaria cases in Jamaica but wishes to advise the public that as of 2012, Jamaica was re-instated on the Official Register of areas where Malaria eradication was achieved. Since then, Jamaica’s health system has detected only imported cases of the mosquito-borne disease, which is caused by the malaria parasite...

Parish Manager for St. James Public Health Services, Lennox Wallace.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

More Than 60 Per Cent Reduction In Aedes Index For St. James

St. James Public Health Services is reporting a more than 60 per cent reduction in the parish’s aedes index since the start of vector control activities in January. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Parish Manager, Lennox Wallace, told JIS News that vector--control workers and aides have been working feverishly to eradicate mosquito breeding sites in the parish. “When...

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

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Persons Must Be Vigilant Against Dengue And Leptospirosis

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, says citizens must remain vigilant throughout the holiday season to prevent dengue fever and leptospirosis. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Miller said that persons must bear in mind that there is still a dengue outbreak, and “they should use mosquito repellants that contain DEET, check for...

Programmes Analyst at the American Friends of Jamaica, Frances Fulton (2nd left), hands over $2 million worth of equipment and accessories to Acting Chief Executive Officer at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), Kathleen Cooper Brown, during a ceremony at the institution on North Street, in downtown Kingston, on December 18. Sharing in the moment (from left) are: Senior Medical Officer at the KPH, Dr. Natalie Whylie, and Deputy Director of Nursing Services at the KPH, Mrs. Debbie Ann McKenzie Coke.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

American Friends Of Jamaica Donates $2M Worth Of Equipment To Kingston Public Hospital

The American Friends of Jamaica, today (December 18), officially handed over $2 million worth of equipment and accessories to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), during a ceremony at the institution on North Street in downtown Kingston. The donations include a Cogent Transport Stretcher; eight Tanita Physician Digital Beam Scales; and three EDAN iM3 Vital Signs Monitors with Non-invasive Blood Pressure,...