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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’.

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...

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).

Reproductive Health Survey to be Conducted

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.

Director General of NCST Highlights Importance of Nutraceuticals

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).

Critical Care Nurses Leave for More Specialised Training

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. The Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents grade-four student at Morgan’s Pass Primary in Clarendon, Trevor Simpson (centre), with the platinum award for the institution's full implementation of the five components under the Ministry’s ‘Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Schools’ initiative. Sharing the moment is principal, Hikeba Haase. The occasion was the Caribbean Nutrition Day National Symposium and Awards Ceremony on Tuesday (June 4), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.

83 Schools Awarded for Implementing Healthy Lifestyle Initiatives

Member of Parliament for East Central St. Catherine, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), converses with volunteers in the Gregory Park community in St. Catherine who are involved in a project to replace zinc fences with concrete walls. At right is Councillor for the Gregory Park Division, Joy Brown.

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Zinc Fences Being Removed in Gregory Park

The community of Gregory Park, in St. Catherine, is undergoing a zinc fence removal exercise, in addition to the general beautification of the area. Under the project, being carried out by the political representatives and volunteers from the community, concrete walls are replacing the zinc fences, overgrown trees are being cut and drains cleaned. “We are pulling down the zinc,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), converses with Professor of Public Health at the University of Technology (UTech), Fitzroy Henry and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bermadette Theodore-Gandhi, at the opening of a two-day Regional Meeting on ‘Reduction of Salt for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) today (June 4), at the University of the West Indies in St. Andrew. The meeting is organised by the Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR).

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Health and Wellness Ministry to Implement Salt Reduction Programme

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that as part of continuous measures to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the Ministry will be implementing a National Salt Reduction Programme. Speaking at the opening of a two-day Regional Meeting on ‘Reduction of Salt for Prevention and Control of NCDs’ at the University of the West Indies in St....

Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Jamaica, Her Excellency Ines Fors Fernandez (third left), with five of the eight medical students, receiving scholarships to pursue studies in neighbouring island, beginning in September. From left are: Satasha Hutchinson, Marianne Binta Konate Hernandez, Amanda Bradley, Dominique Whitely and Donorio Hartley. The scholarships, which have been awarded under the Jamaica/Cuba Bilateral Medical Scholarship Programme, were presented during a ceremony at the Cuban Embassy in Kingston on May 31.

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Eight Medical Students Awarded Cuban Scholarships

Seven young Jamaican students will have the opportunity to pursue studies in Cuba under the Jamaica/Cuba Bilateral Medical Scholarship Programme, beginning in September. Amanda Bradley, Dominique Whitely, Deanroy Clarke, Donorio Hartley, Satasha Hutchinson, Kerrylee Jones and Naifa Murray are this year’s awardees. They were selected from some 200 students who applied. Another student, Marianne Binta Konate Hernandez, a Jamaican resident...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), interacts with students at the Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine, during yesterday’s (May 30) signing of an expanded memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Ministry and Nestlé Jamaica Limited, to extend the company’s health and wellness programme in schools. Also sharing the moment at right is Principal of the school, Richard Williams.

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Parents Must Ensure That Children Eat Healthy Foods – Terrelonge

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, is calling on parents to make sure their children eat healthy foods. Mr. Terrelonge pointed out that there are certain foods that must be avoided at all cost, because they are “killing our children slowly”, Addressing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing ceremony between the Ministry...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a ceremony for the handover of an ultrasound machine at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on Wednesday (May 29). Japan

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Health Facilities in St. Catherine to be Upgraded at a Cost of $4 Billion

The Government has committed more than $4 billion to upgrade health facilities in St. Catherine, with $3 billion earmarked for expansion of the Spanish Town Hospital. Making the disclosure, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the developments will be undertaken over the next three to four years. He said that the investment is the largest...

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), views equipment in the Interventional Suite at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), which was officially opened today (May 30). Others (from left) are Cluster Leader North Latam, Philips Colombiana SAS, Asdrubal Mata; Consultant Cardiologist, University Hospital of the West Indies, Nordia Clare-Pascoe; and Medical Chief of Staff, UHWI, Dr. Carl Bruce.

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First Interventional Suite Opens at UHWI

Jamaica’s first Interventional Suite at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) was officially opened, today (May 30). The Interventional Suite has state-of-the-art equipment that enables specialist clinicians to perform minimally invasive tests and procedures to diagnose and treat some of the most complex cardiac cases and interventional patients. The project began in 2018, with donations from the Ministry...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) and Japan

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Spanish Town Hospital Gets $9.4-Million Ultrasound Machine

Ultrasound services at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine have been improved through the installation of a $9.4-million state-of-the-art machine donated by the Japanese Government. Speaking at the official handover ceremony at the hospital on Wednesday (May 29), Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that the machine will enable the facility to attend to...