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Assistant Chief Public Health Inspector for St. James, Nadia Burgess, speaks at the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, in Montego Bay, on Thursday, January 9.

Decline In Aedes Index For St. James

St. James has seen a further decline in its Aedes index, moving from nine per cent in late December to seven per cent as of January 2020. This has resulted from extensive measures by the St. James Health Department to...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, preparatory activities in the project site for the Western Children’s Hospital, being built on the compound of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, during a tour on Friday (January 10).

Dr. Tufton Satisfied with Progress of Cornwall Regional Hospital Rehabilitation

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing a town hall meeting on Thursday (January 9) at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio.

Health Ministry To Step Up Mosquito Eradication Activities In Portland

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

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

6 years ago EducationHealth & Wellness

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...

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

6 years ago Health & WellnessYouth

10 Children Benefit From Life-Saving Heart Surgeries

Ten children suffering from various cardiac complications are undergoing corrective surgeries at the Bustamante Hospital for Children this week, during Chain of Hope’s medical mission to the island. The 18-member team from the United Kingdom (UK)-based charity has been performing the life-saving procedures at the hospital in St. Andrew since Monday (January 6). Included are two specialist cardiac surgeons, one...

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.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Security To Be Strengthened At Public Health Facilities

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is investing more than $1.7 billion to strengthen security protocols at public health facilities within the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA). Contracts were signed today (January 3), between the Ministry of Health and Wellness and local security firms, Marksman Limited, Shalk Electronic Security Limited, Atlas Group Incorporated Limited, Modern Investigation and Security Limited...

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.

6 years ago Health & WellnessVision 2030

Public Servants Honoured In St. Catherine

Twenty-one public servants in St. Catherine were recognised by the Cherry Youth Society in West Central St. Catherine, at a function held in the community’s square on New Year’s Day (January 1). The persons were selected from the communities of Content, Dover and Cherry. They are serving in the teaching and nursing professions, the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Jamaica Constabulary...

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...