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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said construction of the facility will increase bed space to 618 in the western region, which includes St. James, Westmoreland, Trelawny and Hanover.

Ground Broken For Western Children And Adolescents Hospital

Ground was broken on Wednesday (October 23), for the official commencement of work to build the $5.7-billion (US$43-million) Western Children and Adolescents Hospital in St. James. The 220-bed, seven-floor complex is a gift from the People’s Republic of China, and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivering the keynote address at the ceremony to break ground for the Western Children and Adolescents Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 23.

New Children’s Hospital Will Further Boost HDI Ranking – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre) and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, His ExcellencyTian Qi, prepare to break ground for the Western Children and Adolescents Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 23.

Billions To Be Spent On Upgrading Health Facilities

Vector Control Officer at the St. Elizabeth Health Department, Michael Myles, speaks at the 73rd annual Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) Educational Conference, at the Grand Palladium Resort in Hanover, on Wednesday (October 22).

Persons Need To Know More About Vector-Borne Diseases – Control Officer

Public Health Inspectors in attendance at the 73rd Annual Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) Educational Conference opening ceremony, held at the Grand Palladium Resort in Hanover, on Tuesday (October 22).

Public Health Inspectors Encouraged To Take Care Of Themselves

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.

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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 (October 22), from the Ministry’s storage facility in Kingston. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said...

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.

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PHOTOS: World Mammography Day

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...

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

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Residents of St. James Benefit from Free Dental Services

Hundreds of residents from across St. James benefited from free dental services during an oral health workshop held in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay on Saturday (October 19). The event was organized by St. James Public Health Services in partnership with the Colgate-Palmolive Company (Jamaica) Limited as part of Oral Health Month, being observed throughout October under the theme -...

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.

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

Cari-Med Group Limited is investing more than $6 billion in the development of a distribution centre in St. Catherine. The 258,000-square-foot facility, which is being built on land along Salt Pond Road in Bernard Lodge, will house the warehouses and administrative offices of the entity’s Consumer Goods Division. The first phase of the project, for which ground was broken on...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), converses with Chief of the National Infection Prevention Control Programme in Chile

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Training Centre For Infection Prevention And Control To Be Established

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is to establish a Best Practice Training Centre for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC). The setting up of the centre is part of a raft of measures to be undertaken over the next two years with support from the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) to strengthen the country’s IPC strategy. PAHO/WHO will...

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...