Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry will be embarking on an all-island tour to sensitise residents about the importance of implementing good vector control measures in the fight against dengue. Following a tour of sections of Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth on September 13, Dr. Tufton told JIS News that the battle can only...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), in conversation with Director of the cryosurgical programme at Urological Consultants of Florida, Dr. Amery Wirtshafter (left), at the Prostate Cancer Medical Symposium on Sunday (September 8), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. The symposium is one of several activities held in observance of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Also...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that Cornwall Regional Hospital’s Independent Oversight Committee is to present a comprehensive report on the ongoing repairs at the facility, later this month. The Minister was speaking to journalists during a press briefing at the St. James Type-Five Health Centre on Friday (September 6). He said that the Committee,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry is partnering with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to rid vulnerable communities of bulky waste, which can become mosquito breeding sites. “We have engaged the NSWMA, so they are going to be providing critical support, where necessary, to deal with solid waste wherever it is...

The Government has earmarked millions of dollars for the upgrading of health facilities in the parish of Clarendon. Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that some $240 million has been approved for work at the May Pen Hospital; $132 million for the May Pen West Health Centre; and another $20 million for the Mocho clinic. He...

Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, took to the streets of May Pen on Thursday (Sept. 5), to encourage market vendors, business owners and the general public to do their part in ridding their surroundings of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits dengue and other viruses. The Minster was joined by a team of 30 vector...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the St. James Health Department will be getting an additional 30 vector control workers to assist with the destruction of mosquito breeding sites in the parish. They will be selected from the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme, and will join the 11 permanent staff members and 63...