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Senior Medical Officer of Health and Head of Surgery at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, Dr. Tanya Hamilton-Johnson, speaking at the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) ‘Dialogue for Development Series’ at the St. John’s Anglican Church in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, recently.

Ageing Population Increasing Demand For Health Services

Senior Medical Officer and Head of Surgery at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, Dr. Tanya Hamilton-Johnson, has pointed to the need for expansion of public health services to meet the needs of Jamaica’s ageing population. She noted that more older...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addressing a town hall at the Zorn Moravian Church in Christiana, Manchester, on December 9.

Dr. Tufton Calls For Increased Vigilance Against Dengue

Optometrist, Stephanie Yee (left), examines the eyes of patient, Daphne Bernard, at the Don Daly Medical Mission in Flanker, St. James, on Tuesday (December 10). Simultaneous clinics were held in Negril and Ketto in Westmoreland.

Hundreds In Western Jamaica Receive Free Health Services

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton and Medical Officer of Health at the Stony Hill Health Centre, Dr. Clivia Baird-Chin, tour the newly renovated and expanded Stony Hill Health Centre, at the reopening ceremony, on December 6. At left (background), is Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

Health Minister Announces Renewal Programme

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

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.

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Health Minister Encourages Researchers To Utilise Fund

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is encouraging researchers to utilise the $50-million Research Fund to find solutions for challenges in public health. Speaking at the launch of the Research for Wellness Fund, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on December 5, Dr. Tufton said the National Health Fund (NHF)-financed initiative is very crucial for...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), addressing the quarterly press briefing on Thursday (December 5), at the Ministry

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Gov’t To Provide Healthier Meals For Students

Students will be provided with healthier meal options under the National School Feeding Programme come September next year. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, said that more local ground provisions and fruits will be made available to schools as opposed to cheaper alternatives, which are often high in sugar content. “Come September of next year, it...

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).

6 years ago Health & Wellness

WRHA Gets Vehicles To Boost Vector Control, Mental Healthcare

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has acquired 12 new vehicles at a cost of $80.1 million to enhance vector control and the delivery of mental healthcare services across the region. The vehicles, purchased by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, comprise eight Toyota pickup trucks valued at $48.2 million and four Toyota Hiace buses at a cost of $31.9...

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National Infant And Young Child Feeding Network Launched

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has officially launched its National Infant and Young Child Feeding Network. The initiative, which is in collaboration with the National Infant and Young Child Feeding Committee, will equip mothers and caregivers with knowledge of proper nutrition principles for the healthy growth and development of infants and young children. It comprises approximately 38 support groups...

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...