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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)..

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...

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.

Gift Policy Being Developed

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.

WRHA Wants More Fathers to Promote Breastfeeding

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

Persons Urged To Be Aware Of Dengue Fever Symptoms

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

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.

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Western Regional Health Authority To Host Breastfeeding Symposium And Expo

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) will host a breastfeeding symposium and exposition at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on October 3. The event, which is being held for stakeholders in the four parishes under the WRHA, is in line with the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ commemoration of National Breastfeeding Week, which was observed from September 16 to 22....

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.

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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.

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Health Ministry And KPH Receive 100 Wheelchairs

One hundred wheelchairs have been donated to the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) by the international non-profit organisation, The Wheelchair Foundation, to improve services within the public health sector. Each entity will receive 50 wheelchairs to give greater comfort to patients who access services at public health institutions. The chairs have been donated through...

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.

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Thousands Of Public-Sector Patients To Receive Free Diagnostic Services

The Ministry of Health and Wellness on Wednesday (September 25), signed framework agreements with 10 radiology providers, which will facilitate increased access to certain diagnostic services for persons within the public healthcare system. The initiative falls under the Enhancing Healthcare Services Delivery Project, which forms part of the Government’s strategy for the reduction in wait time and overcrowding in hospitals....

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...