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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (standing, right), observes as representatives from the University of Technology (UTech), the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and the Scientific Research Council (SRC) sign memoranda of agreement (MOA), which formalise their collaboration to carry out tests on specific food ingredients at the upgraded laboratories of the SRC and BSJ. They are (seated from left), President, UTech, Professor Stephen Vasciannie; Executive Director, BSJ, Hopeton Heron; and Manager, Product Research and Development, SRC, Dr. Charah Watson. Also pictured (standing from left) are Management Accountant, UTech, Marlene Salmon; Professor of Public Health Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, UTech, Professor Fitroy Henry; and Director, George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, Caribbean Institute for Health Research, University of the West Indies (UWI), Barbados, Professor T. Alafia Samuels. The signing took place during a ceremony at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (August 27).

Labs Upgraded to Analyse Sugar, Salt and Fat in Food Products

For the first time, Jamaica will have the capacity to analyse the sugar, salt and fat content of food products. This follows the upgrading of laboratories of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and the Scientific Research Council (SRC), to...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses the media at the Ministry’s Quarterly Press Briefing, held on Tuesday (August 27), at the Ministry’s head office in New Kingston. At left is Permanent Secretary, Dunston Bryan

24-Hour Helpline Soon to Assist Persons Living With Mental Illness

Chief Executive Officer, Spanish Town Hospital, Dwayne Francis (foreground), and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, exit the hospital’s new elevator that was officially handed over by the National Health Fund, recently.

Five Wards Being Renovated At Spanish Town Hospital

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses journalists at the Ministry’s Quarterly Press Briefing, held on Tuesday (August 27), at the Ministry’s head office in New Kingston. With the Minister is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunston Bryan.

552 Schools Inspected and Fogged

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), addresses journalists at the Ministry’s Quarterly Press Briefing on Tuesday (August 27), at the Ministry’s head office, in New Kingston. With the Minister are (from left): Permanent Secretary, Dunston Bryan; Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie and Medical Epidemiologist for Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Iyanna Wellington.

Health Ministry Allocates $130 Million to Clear Mosquito Breeding Sites

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

7 years ago Health & Wellness

St. James Health Department Bolstering Mosquito Control Programme

The St. James Health Department has bolstered its mosquito control programme by recruiting additional personnel to carry out activities across the parish. Chief Public Health Inspector for St. James, Lennox Wallace, told JIS that 64 aides have been employed to assist the core team of 11 vector control officers. This, he pointed out, now enables the Department to execute programmed...

Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission, Latoya Halstead, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

7 years ago CommerceHealth & WellnessJIS Think Tank

CAC Encourages Parents to Give Priority to Safety and Health of Children

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging parents to prioritise the safety and health of their children during their back-to-school preparations. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Communications, CAC, Latoya Halstead, recommended that parents organise a visit to the doctor before the start of the academic year. “Most schools require a medical for new schools; however, for returning students that...

Staff members of the Hanover Health Department march through the town of Lucea on August 16 to raise awareness of dengue.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Vector Control Officer Says Citizens Need to Adjust Their Behaviour

Vector Control Officer at the Hanover Health Department, Edward Cunningham, says citizens need to adjust their behaviour to prevent diseases spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Speaking to JIS News after the department’s dengue awareness marches on Friday (August 16) in Lucea, Mr. Cunningham said the marches were aimed at fostering behavioural change among the citizenry of Hanover, as it...

A student having her weight checked by Community Health Aides, Latoya Murray (left) and Ardett Vernon, during the St. James Public Health Services staging of the second annual ‘Food Safety and Back-to-School Fair’, held at Pier One in Montego Bay on Friday, August 16.

7 years ago CommunityHealth & WellnessYouth

Children From Montego Bay Benefit From Free Medical Checks

Scores of children from Montego Bay and wider St. James benefited from free medical checks during the second annual ‘Food Safety and Back-to-School Fair’, held at Pier One in the city, on Friday, August 16. The event was organised by the St. James Public Health Services, as an extension of the agency’s mandate to provide preventative and curative healthcare. A...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), interacts with Genovia Blackwood (centre) at the West Kingston Power Partners Health and Wellness Fair and Back-to-School Treat, held at the Tivoli Gardens High School on August 16. At right is Genovia’s mother, Measha Allison.

7 years ago Health & WellnessLocal Government

PHOTOS: Health Fair at Tivoli Gardens

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), interacts with Genovia Blackwood (centre) at the West Kingston Power Partners Health and Wellness Fair and Back-to-School Treat, held at the Tivoli Gardens High School on August 16. At right is Genovia’s mother, Measha Allison.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Warren Clarke (left); Member of Parliament for North Central St. Catherine, Natalie Neita (centre), and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, participate in the contract signing for the $88 million upgrading of the Bog Walk Police Station and Bog Walk Health Centre, and rehabilitation of the Pineapple Lane road, yesterday (August 15), at the Knollis Community Centre, in St. Catherine.

7 years ago DevelopmentHealth & WellnessNational Security and Peace

Bog Walk Police Station And Health Centre to Be Upgraded

Residents of surrounding communities in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, are to benefit from the upgrading of their health and security facilities, as well as the rehabilitation of a road, at a cost of $88 million. Over the next six months, the Bog Walk Health Centre will be expanded, and a dental unit constructed, at a cost of $31.7 million; the...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks with Director, Environmental Health in the Ministry, Everton Baker (right). Occasion was a vector control sensitisation activity along King Street, downtown Kingston, on Thursday (Aug. 15), following the official launch of the Enhanced Vector Control Programme at National Heroes Park.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Enhanced Vector Control Programme Launched

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has officially launched its Enhanced Vector Control Programme as it continues the fight against mosquito-borne illnesses. The programme will engage 1,000 temporary workers, who will join more than 200 permanent staff in undertaking vector control and public education activities in communities across the island. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in his remarks...