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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to reopen the Stony Hill Health Centre, St. Andrew, on December 6. Sharing the moment (from left) are: Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson; Chairman of the Southeast Regional Health Authority, Wentworth Charles; Medical Officer of Health at the Stony Hill Health Centre, Dr. Clivia Baird-Chin; and Acting Director of Pharmacy Services at the NHF, Ainsley Jones.

Renovated Stony Hill Health Centre Reopens

The Stony Hill Health Centre, in St. Andrew, which was recently renovated, expanded and equipped at a cost of $80 million, was officially reopened on Friday (December 6). The Type Three facility, which provides medical care to at least 200...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the launch of the Research for Wellness Fund, held at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on December 5.

Health Minister Encourages Researchers To Utilise Fund

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), addressing the quarterly press briefing on Thursday (December 5), at the Ministry's Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew. He is flanked by Minister without Portfolio, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right); and Permanent Secretary, Dermon Spence.

Gov’t To Provide Healthier Meals For Students

The Toyota pickup trucks, which were offically handed over to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) to support the region’s vector-control programme, at the Cornwall Regional Hospital’s Stores at Freeport, Montego Bay, on Wednesday (December 4).

WRHA Gets Vehicles To Boost Vector Control, Mental Healthcare

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) is assisted by Director, Health Promotion and Protection Branch in the Ministry, Dr. Simone Spence (second right) in unveiling the logo for the National Infant and Young Child Feeding Network, at the launch on Tuesday (December 3) at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. Looking on are Country Representative, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Mariko Kagoshima (left); and Food and Nutrition Advisor, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Audrey Morris.

National Infant And Young Child Feeding Network Launched

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), holds seven-month-old Sherina Grant, at the National Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) certification ceremony and launch of the National Infant and Young Child Feeding Network, on Tuesday (December 3), at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. Enjoying the moment are (from second left) Country Representative, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Mariko Kagoshima; Sherina’s mother, Patrina Rowe, and Food and Nutrition Advisor, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Audrey Morris.

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Three More Hospitals Certified As Baby-Friendly

Three more hospitals in the public health system have been officially certified by the Ministry of Health and Wellness as ‘Baby Friendly’, under the Ministry’s National Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). These are Lionel Town Hospital in Clarendon, Port Antonio Hospital, Portland and Port Maria Hospital, St. Mary. There are now five baby-friendly public health facilities. The other two are...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at the official opening of the Cardiology Department at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) on November 20.

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Full Roll-Out Of Compassionate Care Programme By Year End

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has announced that there will be a full roll-out of the Compassionate Care Programme in all public health facilities by the end of the year. In an interview with JIS News, Dr. Tufton said the programme has so far been implemented in six public health facilities across the island. “I will...

(FILE) Attorney-at-Law and Policy Advisor for Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC), Nicole Foster, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank on Front-of-Package Labelling.

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Healthy Caribbean Coalition Calls for Radical Measures to Tackle Childhood Obesity

The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) is calling for radical changes over the next decade to address childhood obesity in Jamaica and the wider region. HCC Policy Advisor, Nicole Foster, said that 25.1 per cent of Jamaican children between the ages of five and nine and 19.9 per cent of children, ages 10 to 19, will be obese by the year...

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton

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Health Minister Welcomes Push For Front Of Package Labelling For Food Products

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton is welcoming the efforts of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) in pushing for Front of Package Labelling for food products in order to provide consumers with information to make healthier food choices. In his message to a stakeholder forum dubbed ‘Moving Towards Front of Package Nutrition Labelling in Jamaica’...

Acting Regional Vector Control Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority (WHRA), Ryan Morris, emphasises a point while addressing stakeholders during the recent St. James Public Health Services’ Vector Control Symposium at the RIU Montego Bay Resort in St. James.

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Stakeholder Partnerships Deemed Key In Minimising Mosquito Prevalence

Acting Regional Vector Control Officer at the Western Regional Health Authority, Ryan Morris, says partnerships are needed to minimise the prevalence of mosquitoes across Jamaica. In noting that this has, for long, been deemed the sole responsibility of the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Mr. Morris underscored the “need to be cognisant that we all have a responsibility and a...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks at a press briefing, held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday (November 28). At right is Director of Health Promotion and Protection at the Ministry, Dr. Simone Spence.

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6,000 Notices Served On Persons Harbouring Mosquito Breeding Sites

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says some 6,000 notices have been served on persons failing to destroy mosquito breeding sites on their properties. He made the disclosure during a press briefing held at the Ministry’s New Kingston’s offices on Thursday (November 28). “We have stepped up where moral suasion has not worked. The law does...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, (right), highlights issues associated with bulky solid waste that is not properly containerised for disposal, to resident of Standfast in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, Desmond Minto, during Tuesday’s (November 26) clean-up exercise in the community, which was conducted by North Eastern Parks and Markets (NEPM) Waste Management Limited, under the National Enhanced Dengue Intervention Programme.

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National Enhanced Dengue Intervention Programme Rolled Out In St. Ann

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), on Tuesday (November 26), commenced removing bulky waste from the parish of St. Ann under the National Enhanced Dengue Intervention Programme. The Programme is being implemented by the Ministry of Health and Wellness across the island over the next three months at a cost of $1 billion, to support enhanced measures to contain...