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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), hands out dengue awareness pamphlets to residents on Great Georges Street in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on September 13.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), hands out dengue awareness pamphlets to residents on Great Georges Street in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on September 13.

Health Minister Says Dengue Is A Global Problem

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the dengue epidemic is not just unique to Jamaica but is a global and regional problem. In an interview with JIS News following a vector control programme tour of...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), in discussion with Chairman of the LASCO Group of Companies, Lascelles Chin, at a press conference, held yesterday (September 12), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew to announce LASCO Manufacturing Limited’s reduction of 50 per cent of sugar in a number of its iCool products.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), in discussion with Chairman of the LASCO Group of Companies, Lascelles Chin, at a press conference, held yesterday (September 12), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew to announce LASCO Manufacturing Limited’s reduction of 50 per cent of sugar in a number of its iCool products.

Health Minister Says Manufacturers Should Contribute To Good Of Society
Amputee and Dancer, Recycled Teenagers, Ms. Claire Reid, dances with Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), during the launch of Caribbean Wellness Day 2019 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Tuesday (September 10). Other members of the Recycled Teenagers group observe with delight.
Amputee and Dancer, Recycled Teenagers, Ms. Claire Reid, dances with Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), during the launch of Caribbean Wellness Day 2019 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Tuesday (September 10). Other members of the Recycled Teenagers group observe with delight.

Health Minister Warns Against Using Bleaching Creams
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 pictured are Executive Director, Jamaica Cancer Society, Yulit Gordon (second left); and Chairman of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Earl Jarrett.
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 pictured are Executive Director, Jamaica Cancer Society, Yulit Gordon (second left); and Chairman of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Earl Jarrett.

PHOTOS: Symposium — Cancer Awareness Month
The Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James.
The Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James.

Cornwall Regional Oversight Committee to Report on Repairs

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton addresses a press briefing at the St. JamesType Five Health Centre in Montego Bay on Friday (September 6).
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Health Ministry Partners with NSWMA to Rid Communities of Bulky Waste

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...
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Funds Approved for Upgrading of Health Facilities In Clarendon

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...
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), reads a flyer containing information about the Aedes aegypti mosquito to vendors in the May Pen market during a vector control exercise in the town on Thursday (Sept. 5).
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Dr. Tufton Joins Vector Control Workers on Streets of May Pen

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...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton addresses a press briefing at the St. JamesType Five Health Centre in Montego Bay on Friday (September 6).
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More Vector Control Workers for St. James Health Department

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...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left); and Deputy Head of the Embassy of Japan in Jamaica, Shotoku Habukawa (second left), cut the ribbon to unveil the new C-Arm X-ray machine given to the May Pen Hospital by the Japanese Government, September 5. Sharing the moment are Senior Medical Officer at the hospital, Dr. Bradley Edwards; and Orthopaedic Consultant, Dr. Safiya Franklyn. 2. Japan 3: Orthopaedic Consultant at the May Pen Hospital, Dr. Safiya Franklyn, explains to Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, how the C-Arm machine works. The machine was handed over to the hospital on September 5 by the Japanese Government.
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May Pen Hospital Gets C-Arm Machine

The May Pen Hospital in Clarendon has received a Digital Mobile C-Arm machine worth $10 million, through grant funding from the Japanese government under the Grass-roots Human Security Project. The machine will enable the orthopaedic team at the hospital to expand the delivery of service to more than 300,000 people in Clarendon and the bordering communities of Southwest St. Catherine...
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Dental hygienist student and volunteer of the Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles Project, Kailey Flockoi (right), attends to a patient during a dental clinic hosted at the Somerton All-Age School in St. James from September 2 to 6.
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Residents of Somerton, St. James Benefit From Free Dental Services

Scores of residents in Somerton, St. James, and its environs benefited from free dental services during the Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles Project dental clinic. The five-day engagement, which was held at the Somerton All-Age School from September 2 to 6, was led by a team of 45 student and professional dental care volunteers from the United States of America...
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