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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), interacting with Dr. Richard Manning (right) and patients of the Seaview Gardens Health Centre in Kingston during a ceremony on April 30, when the clinic was formally adopted by Massy Distribution (Jamaica) Limited under the Ministry of Health’s Adopt-a-Clinic programme.

USA Diaspora Supports Adopt-A- Clinic Programme

The Jamaica Diaspora Health Task Force in the United States of America (USA) is working closely with the Ministry of Health and Wellness to advance the Adopt-a-Clinic programme. Under the initiative, launched in November 2017, the Ministry has earmarked 100...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses participants at the third plenary session for the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (June 18).

Members of Diaspora Encouraged to Adopt More Health Centres

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), greets Transport Co-ordinator for the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Robert Robinson, who conceptualised the idea to retrofit ambulances for the region. The vehicles were officially handed over on Thursday (June 13), at the Percy Junor Hospital in Manchester.

SRHA Saves Over $10 Million by Retrofitting Ambulances

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi, addresses the launch ceremony for World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) on Friday (June 14) at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) on Slipe Pen Road in Kingston.

Blood Bank Commended for 70 Years of Service

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF) Everton Anderson (left), with Tanya Bourne, who emerged as the top female from the regional teams that entered the NHF’s Work-it-Out Challenge. Ms. Bourne was presented with her trophy, a cash prize of $55,000 and a Fitbit activity tracker device, during the awards ceremony for the competition at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (June 13).

Health Minister Encourages Corporate Jamaica to Develop Wellness Programmes

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), congratulates champion blood donor, Sonia Binns Lawrence (second left) on reaching the milestone of donating 100 units of blood to the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS). Occasion was a ceremony to observe World Blood Donor Day (June 14), which was held at the NBTS on Slipe Pen Road. Sharing the moment are NBTS Director, Dr. Michelle Hamilton (left) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan.

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Young Persons Encouraged to Become Voluntary Blood Donors

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has called on young persons to become voluntary blood donors. Speaking at a ceremony to observe World Blood Donor Day, at the offices of the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) on Slipe Pen Road in Kingston on June 14, the Minister said it is important for persons between 18 and...

Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Staff member, Andrae Palmer, donates blood at a drive organised by the JIS.

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Members of the Public Encouraged to Donate Blood

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is inviting members of the public to come out today (Friday, June 14), to donate blood at collection centres across the island. The islandwide blood drive is being held in recognition of World Blood Donor Day (WBDD), which is being observed under the theme ‘Safe Blood for All’. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr....

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Representative, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi (right), speaks with Associate Vice President for Teaching and Learning, University of Technology (UTECH), Dr. Haldane Johnson (left); and Associate Professor and Dean, College of Health Sciences, UTECH, Dr. Janet Campbell- Shelly. The occasion was the opening ceremony for UTECH

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Caregivers Benefit from Mental Health Support

Scores of caregivers across the island have benefited from support to better enable them to carry out their work. The caregivers, who primarily look after sick, elderly or disabled family members, were exposed to best practices and mental health resources at the University of Technology (UTech) Inaugural Caregivers Symposium held from June 11 to 12 at the institution’s campus in...

Director, Health Services, Planning and Integration in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Naydene Williams, delivers message from Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, at the opening of the First Caregivers Symposium on (Tuesday), June 11 at the University of Technology (UTech) in Kingston. The Symposium is being held from June 11 to 12 under the theme, ‘Supporting Your Own Mental Health as a Caregiver’.

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Mental Health Act Being Amended

The Mental Health Act of 1997 is being amended to meet international human rights standards and to shift the focus of legislation towards creating a legal framework for providing high-quality, community-based mental health services. This was noted by Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in a message read by Director, Health Services, Planning and Integration in the...

Representatives of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) and National Family Planning Board (NFPB) sign documents formalising arrangements for the 2019 Reproductive Health Survey, From left are STATIN Legal Officer, Gillian Johns, and Director General, Carol Coy; and NFPB Board Member, Dr. Diana Thorburn, and Executive Director, Lovette Byfield. Looking on is NFPB Executive Secretary, Nadine Ellington. The signing took place at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (June 10).

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Reproductive Health Survey to be Conducted

The 2019 Jamaica Reproductive Health Survey will be conducted over the next 16-months at a cost of over $72.4 million. The exercise will be spearheaded by the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), an agency of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in tandem with the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). It will be used to collate data related to, among...

Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, addresses recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’. Professor Morrison said a new strain of ginger plant, which the Commission helped to develop, could launch a nutraceutical industry in Jamaica.

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Director General of NCST Highlights Importance of Nutraceuticals

Nutraceuticals could form the next national industry as the National Commission on Science and Technology’s (NCST’s) work in local science and technology development is ‘bearing fruit’, says NCST Director General, Professor Errol Morrison. “Jamaica claims that over 50 per cent of the plants that have been designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having health benefits is available right...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre, front row) and British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad (fifth left), with critical care nurses, nurse educators and other health officials who were in attendance at a farewell reception for 13 critical care nurses and two nurse educators who will leave the island for the United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday (June 12) to receive specialised training at the Leeds Teaching Hospital. The reception was held at the British High Commission in Kingston on Thursday (June 6).

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Critical Care Nurses Leave for More Specialised Training

Thirteen critical care nurses and two nurse educators will head to the United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday (June 12), to receive further specialised training at the Leeds Teaching Hospital. This bilateral arrangement has been facilitated under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Health and Wellness, and the Government of the UK....