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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left), breaks ground for construction of a new Drug Serv Pharmacy at the Bustamante Hospital for Children at Arthur Wint Drive, St. Andrew on Friday (July 5). Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson; Chief Executive Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Camile Wallen Panton; and Councillor, Vineyard Town Division, Andrew Swaby.

New Drug Serv Pharmacy for Bustamante Hospital

A new Drug Serv Pharmacy is to be constructed at the Bustamante Hospital for Children at a cost of over $50 million. The National Health Fund (NHF) is providing funding for the project, which will be undertaken over an eight-month...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) National Science and Technology Fair held on July 4, at the entity's Hope Gardens complex, St. Andrew.

STI Policy to be Promulgated This Financial Year

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), looks at a piece of equipment in the renovated Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at the Princess Margaret Hospital, at the official reopening on Thursday (July 4). Acting Parish Manager, St. Thomas Health Services, Pauline Bryan-Ellington, observes.

Renovated A&E Department at Princess Margaret Hospital Reopens

Parliamentary Secretary, Senator Robert Morgan (right), is presented with a certificate of recognition by Lions Club of Kingston member, Mona Whyte (second left), while the club's President, Robert Lawrence looks on. Mr. Morgan was the guest speaker at a meeting of the club at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (July 3).

Work to Begin on Digitisation of Birth Records at RGD

Fitness instructor, Raymond White (second right), engages employees of 24-7 Intouch and representatives of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) in a workout session. Occasion was the launch of the company’s corporate wellness programme on Wednesday (July 3), at its Freeport location, Montego Bay.

24-7 Intouch Launches Wellness Programme

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Jamaicans Urged to Guard Against Heat Stress

The Ministry of Health is advising Jamaicans to take precautions against heat stress as the country continues to experience high temperatures. Heat stress occurs when the body becomes dehydrated and is unable to cool itself enough to maintain a healthy temperature. If left untreated, this can lead to heatstroke, which is a life-threatening medical emergency. Symptoms include tiredness and lethargy,...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Rohan Richards.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Early Warning Drug Detection Network Being Established

The Ministry of National Security is collaborating with the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), and other local stakeholders to establish an Early Warning System (EWS) on Drugs. The EWS is a multidisciplinary network incorporating several organisations and personnel directly or indirectly involved in work to curtail drug abuse and illicit trafficking. These include Ministry agencies and organisations such as...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses stakeholders at the opening of the new Radiology Department at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Montego Bay, on June 28.

The state-of-the-art facility offers X-rays, computerised tomography (CT) scans, ultrasound services, among others.

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in his address at the official opening ceremony on June 28, said that the new facility “is another in the building blocks of the overall restoration of the Cornwall Regional Hospital”.

“And, if you look at the other new building that was constructed to deal with accident and emergency challenges, I am prepared to say that we have now, in western Jamaica, one of the best, and the most modern trauma centres, not just in Jamaica but certainly the Caribbean,” he said.

Dr. Tufton noted that the two departments combined, “will ensure a smooth flow… in treating patients who come to these facilities and require emergency care”.

“It means that these trauma-related cases… will get the absolutely best quality service... based on the doctors who are here and the nurses who are here, and now based on the facility and the infrastructure that are here,” he added.

Meanwhile, Dr. Tufton noted that Cornwall Regional Hospital will once again be restored to its glory days “with the most modern of equipment and some of the most dedicated health workers one will ever see”.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

New Radiology Department Opens at Cornwall Regional Hospital

The Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay now has a new Radiology Department, which was built at a cost of approximately $50 million. The state-of-the-art facility offers X-rays, computerised tomography (CT) scans, ultrasound services, among others. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in his address at the official opening ceremony on June 28, said that the...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), converses with Director of Nursing Services at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, Jillian Mason Quarrie (centre), following the official launch of the Compassionate Care Programme at the institution on June 27. At right is the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Carlington McLennon.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Enhancing Public Health Service Delivery Key to Customer Satisfaction – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has underscored the importance of enhancing service delivery in public health institutions to ensure customer satisfaction. Noting the high expectations of persons using these facilities, he said “we must give them the best possible treatment at all times”. “This [2019/20] financial year, I would like to see, as Minister, a...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses stakeholders during the official launch of the Compassionate Care Programme at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, on Thursday (June 27).

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister says There is No Outbreak of Dengue

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has assured that despite reports, there is currently no outbreak of dengue fever on the island. Dr. Tufton was addressing the official launch of the Compassionate Care Programme, at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, on Thursday (June 27). “Since January of this year when we had the dengue...

Parish Manager for St. James Public Health Services, Lennox Wallace.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

St. James Health Department Ramps Up Activities for Hurricane Season

The St. James Health Department is preparing to deal with any potential increase in the mosquito population in the parish during the hurricane season now under way. The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and ends on November 30. In a recent interview with JIS News, Chief Public Health Inspector, Lennox Wallace, noted that there are often increased...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (at podium), fields questions from journalists at a press conference at her offices in New Kingston, on Tuesday (June 25). Also pictured is Director of the Public Relations and Media Affairs Unit in the Ministry, Delona Flemming.

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Jamaica Elected to Serve on UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs

Jamaica was elected in May to the United Nations (UN) Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), to serve for a four-year term until 2023. This was disclosed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who said the Ministry continues to promote and lobby for Jamaica’s representation on various UN bodies. “Jamaica will contribute to...