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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.

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...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Inspector of Poor, Mavis Farquharson (left); and Councillor Alvin Francis (second left), greet an elderly homeless woman at the KSAMC World Homeless Day health fair, on October 11 at the Poor Relief Department, in Kingston. Occasion was the official opening of a newly constructed walk-in shower for the homeless, health checks and the distribution of clothing and care packages. It was hosted by the Poor Relief Department, in partnership with the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA). World Homeless Day is observed annually on October 10.

PHOTOS: KSAMC World Homeless Day Health Fair

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), is greeted by Board Chairman, Bellevue Hospital, David Wan, upon his arrival at the hospital’s location in downtown Kingston on Thursday (October 10), to participate in the launch of the Ministry’s ‘Speak Up, Speak Now’ mental health campaign.

Ministry Launches Campaign To End Mental Health Stigma

Medical Officer of Health at the St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie, speaks at the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River, on Thursday, October 10.

St. Elizabeth Gets More Vector Control Workers

Health, Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office recently.

Westmoreland Residents Urged To Take Precaution Against Leptospirosis

Head of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Secretariat, Dr. Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva (seated sixth left) and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (seventh left), with delegates at the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Multisectoral Workshop to Promote the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort, Montego Bay, St. James, on October 8.

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Head Of FCTC Secretariat Highlights Importance Of Eliminating Illicit Trade In Tobacco Products

Head of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Secretariat, Dr. Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva, says the move to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products (the Protocol) was a milestone in the history of tobacco control and public health. Calling it the first legally binding instrument adopted under the World Health Organization (WHO) FCTC, Dr. da Costa e...

Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, addressing today’s (October 9) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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Point Hill Health Centre To Be Renamed In Honour Of Dr. Kenneth Baugh

The Point Hill Health Centre, located in the constituency of West Central St. Catherine, is to be renamed in honour of late former Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament, Dr. Kenneth Baugh. The operations at the Type Three health centre were temporarily relocated to the nearby Point Hill Community Centre to facilitate the construction of a new building, financed...

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Additional $350 Million For Enhanced Vector Control Programme

Additional financing of $350 million is to be provided for the Enhanced Vector Control Programme to increase public relations activities and to coordinate the capacity for strengthened national response. “The National Health Fund is providing additional financing… . This is to support the dengue outbreak response that is projected to run until December 2019,” Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr....

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Multisectoral Workshop to ‘Promote the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products’, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort, Montego Bay, on October 8.

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Health Minister Highlights Negative Effects Of Illicit Trade In Tobacco Products

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the growing illicit trade in tobacco products is a clear and present danger to public health in the Caribbean and the rest of the world. Dr. Tufton, who was speaking at the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Multisectoral Workshop to ‘Promote the Protocol to...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is presented with a copy of the Caribbean Action Plan on Health and Climate Change from Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO0 Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi, during a PAHO Workshop at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on Monday (October 7)..

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Jamaica To Undertake Mosquito Sterilisation Pilot Project

Come next year, the Ministry of Health and Wellness will be embarking on a pilot for the Sterilised Insect Technique (SIT), as part of efforts to minimise mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the initiative will be spearheaded by the Mosquito Control Research Unit, which has been established in conjunction with the University...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at the handover ceremony for wheelchairs donated to the Kingston Public Hospital and the Ministry by the Wheelchair Foundation, through local partners, the Rotary Club of St. Andrew and Operation Friendship, on September 26, at the hospital.

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Gift Policy Being Developed

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says discussions are under way to develop a Gift Policy to formalise fundraising activities for charitable donations to the public health sector. “We want to encourage giving by ensuring it is done in an orderly way and in a transparent way that does not undermine the motivation of persons and organisations....

Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Marcia Johnson-Campbell, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, on September 27.Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Marcia Johnson-Campbell, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, on September 27.

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WRHA Wants More Fathers to Promote Breastfeeding

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is encouraging more fathers to help promote breastfeeding in the country. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on September 27, Medical Officer of Health for St. James, Dr. Marcia Johnson-Campbell, said that while more men are being supportive of mothers, there...