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Parish Nutritionist with the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Doncia Murray (left), addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on September 27. With her (from second left) are WRHA’s Regional Nutritionist, Nadine Simmons-Lewis; and Medical Officer of Health, St. James Public Health Service, Dr. Marcia Johnson-Campbell.

Western Regional Health Authority Promotes Breastfeeding

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) says it continues to implement strategies to encourage and support breastfeeding in the region. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on...

Regional Nutritionist at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Nadine Simmons-Lewis, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James on September 27.

Western Regional Health Authority To Host Breastfeeding Symposium And Expo

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), distributes brochures on the dengue virus to a passerby in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, yesterday (September 26) while on a tour of the town. In an effort to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that cause dengue, the Ministry, through the National Health Fund (NHF), has earmarked more than $130 million and more than 1,000 temporary vector workers to search and destroy mosquito breeding sites across the island as well as to boost public education on the disease.

PHOTOS: Min. Tufton Distributes Dengue Brochures

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left); and Past President of the Rotary Club of St Andrew and Chairman of the club’s Wheelchair Project Committee, Lloyd Eubank-Green, examine one of 100 wheelchairs that have been donated to the Ministry and the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). Occasion was the symbolic handover ceremony, held on Thursday (September 26) at the skills training institute, Operation Friendship, in Kingston. Each entity will receive 50 wheelchairs.

Health Ministry And KPH Receive 100 Wheelchairs

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (seated left) shakes the hand of Consultant Radiologist and Managing Director, Apex Radiology, Dr. L. Ann Bridgewater (seated right), after the signing of a framework agreement that will facilitate increased access to certain diagnostic services for persons within the public healthcare system. The agreement was among 10 signed with diagnostic providers at the official launch of the Enhancing Healthcare Services Delivery Project at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston on September 25. Looking on (standing from left) are Director, Health Services Planning and Integration, Dr. Naydene Williams; Technical Advisor, Enhancing Healthcare Services Delivery Project, Professor Archibald McDonald; and General Manager, Apex Radiology, Robert Nelson.

Thousands Of Public-Sector Patients To Receive Free Diagnostic Services

Director of Veterinary Public Health in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Linnette Peters, speaking at the opening ceremony of the 25th Seminar on Harmonisation of Registration and Control of Veterinary Medicines, at the Royalton White Sands hotel in Trelawny on September 23.

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Health Ministry Urges United Approach To Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance

Director of Veterinary Public Health in the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), Dr. Linnette Peters, has charged stakeholders in the Americas to come together to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans and animals. AMR occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change and become resistant to the antibiotics used to treat the infections they cause. The...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Inés Fors Fernández, sign an agreement to expand the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme, at a ceremony held today (September 24), at the Ministry in New Kingston.

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Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme Extended

Jamaicans will continue to benefit from services under the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, and Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Inés Fors Fernández, signed the Technical Cooperation agreement, today (September 24), at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, to extend the project. Since the programme was implemented in 2010, some 30,000...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Donald Tapia (left), officially open the new medical laboratory which was built in Christiana, Manchester at a cost of $20 million. The facility was officially opened on Friday (September 20). Also participating are Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister and Member of Parliament for North East Manchester where the lab is located, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right); and (from 2nd left) Southern Regional Health Authority Chairman, Wayne Chen; and Director for the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Varough Deyde (partially hidden).

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New Medical Lab Opened In Christiana, Manchester

Residents of Christiana, Manchester, and its environs now have the benefit of a new medical laboratory, which has been built in the town at a cost of over $20 million. The facility’s establishment resulted from a collaboration involving the United States-based Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), which have been supporting...

Founder and Chairman for Misty Blue Cancer Foundation, Dorothy Satchwell (left), with Dr. Shebiki Beaton during a free health fair and prostate cancer outreach held at Independence Park, Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland on Thursday (September 19).

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Positive Response To Prostate Cancer Screening Outreach In Westmoreland

Approximately 200 men benefited from free prostate cancer screening and other medical checks during a health fair held at Independence Park, Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Thursday (September 19). The free health fair and prostate cancer outreach was hosted by the Westmoreland Health Department in partnership with the Misty Blue Cancer Foundation, as part of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month activities. Prostate cancer...

American philanthropist, Denise Di Biase (left); Deputy Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Stern (centre); and Member of Parliament for North Central Clarendon, Hon. Pearnel Charles, cut the ribbon to officially open the Rock River Health Centre on September 18. Funding for the centre was provided by Mrs. Di Biase, through Food For the Poor (FFP). In the background at left is Manager for the Clarendon Health Services, Joseph Grant.

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New Health Centre Opens In Rock River, Clarendon

Hundreds of residents in Clarendon, as well as persons from the parish of St. Catherine, now have access to expanded health services at the Rock River Health Centre in the parish. The facility, which was officially opened on September 18, was constructed by Food For the Poor (FFP), with funding provided by American philanthropist, Denise Di Biase. In her address,...

Parish Health, Promotion and Education Officer at the St. James Public Health Services, Julian Grandison Mullings.

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St James Health Services Intensifies Vector Control Public Education Campaign

The St. James Public Health Services has intensified its public education campaign to sensitise residents about the need to take personal responsibility in the fight against dengue. Parish Health, Promotion and Education Officer, Julian Grandison Mullings, says a number of people have been turning up at health centres with symptoms of dengue, and urges individuals to take the necessary precaution...

Westmoreland public health workers participate in a march in support of breastfeeding in Darliston on Tuesday (September 17).

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Gov’t to Review Laws That Support Breastfeeding

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that stakeholders are being engaged to review and improve national laws that support breastfeeding. In a message delivered by Public Health Nurse, Debbion Pinnock Harvey, at Westmoreland Public Health Services’ ‘Breastfeeding March and Road Show’ in Darliston on Tuesday (September 17), Dr. Tufton noted that the objective is to...