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Representatives from United Kingdom-based charity, Rejuvenate Jamaica Hospitals, Rohan Brown and Joan Lindsay, along with Director of Nursing Services for the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Elise Fairweather Blackwood; Chief Executive Officer, Kingston Public Hospital and Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Colleen Wright; and Senior Medical Officer at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Dr. Rishi Chand, view one of five incubators donated to the Victoria Jubilee Hospital by the charity, during a handover ceremony held on February 22 at the hospital’s North Street address in Kingston.

Victoria Jubilee Hospital Receives Equipment

The Victoria Jubilee Hospital has received medical equipment valued at US$6,700 from United Kingdom-based charity, Rejuvenate Jamaica Hospitals, to improve its neonatal services. The equipment, five incubators and five phototherapy devices, were handed over during a ceremony held on February...

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has revised its record updating application forms to improve service delivery and customer experience.

RGD to Host Registration Fair in Gayle, St. Mary

Vector control workers at the Ministry of Health ‘Taking Responsibility Road Tour’, at the Walter Hall Anglican Parish Church in Lucea, Hanover, on Thursday, February 21.

Over 50 Persons Employed as Vector Control Workers in Hanover

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre) in discussion with (from left): Parish Manager for St. James Public Health Services, Charmaine Williams-Beckford; Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke; Regional Director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Errol Greene; and Special Advisor to the Health Ministry, Dr. Stephanie Reid, following the launch of the Ministry’s Compassionate Care Programme at the Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre (Type 5) in St. James on February 21.

Coordinated Fight Against Dengue Continues in St. James

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), is flanked by the Executive team of the Ministry of Health ‘Taking Responsibility Road Tour’, at the Walter Hall Anglican Parish Church in Lucea, Hanover, on Thursday (February 21).

Residents Of Hanover Encouraged To Adopt Healthy Lifestyle Practices

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to the renovated Accident and Emergency area of the Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre (Type 5) in St. James on February 21, symbolising the official launch of the Compassionate Care Programme at the facility. Sharing in the moment (from left) are Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councilor Leroy Williams; Regional Director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Errol Greene; Parish Manager for St. James Public Health Services, Charmaine Williams-Beckford; Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Heroy Clarke; and Medical Officer of Health for St James, Dr. Marcia Johnson-Campbell.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Compassionate Care Programme Launched at Mobay Health Centre

The Ministry of Health’s Compassionate Care Programme was launched at the Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre (Type 5) in Montego Bay, St. James, on February 21. The initiative seeks to enhance customer service experience for patients, which should make them more comfortable when they visit the centre. Speaking at the launch, Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the...

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Health & Wellness

Gov’t Earmarks Three Billion Dollars to Improve Health Service Delivery

The Government has earmarked $3 billion under the Health Services Improvement Project to expand service delivery at public health facilities. Details of the funds are outlined in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allocation will be used for infrastructure work at seven hospitals and three health centres to include upgrading of sewerage systems, laboratories,...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a seminar on the impact of dengue fever, organised by Manpower and Maintenance Services (MMS) and held today (February 19), at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Seated at right is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the company, Audrey Hinchcliffe.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Emphasises Importance of Proper Disposal of Solid Waste

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says proper disposal of solid waste is critical to controlling the mosquito population and reducing related diseases. According to the Minister, persons must adjust their approach and behaviour and manage their surroundings, as mosquito-borne diseases will remain a “potential threat” to the health and well-being of many persons. Dr. Tufton was delivering...

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Health & Wellness

Design Works to be Completed on Western Children Adolescent Hospital

The Government has allocated $235 million in 2019/2020 to complete design work on the Western Children Adolescent Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James. The details are contained in the 2019/2020 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The figure will also fund a number of essentials for the 220-bed facility. Other works will include site preparation, setting up...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), affixes his signature to a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), at the official opening of a medical centre on Hagley Park Road in St. Andrew, on February 18. Also signing (from left) are AHF Caribbean Regional Director, Dr. Kevin Harvey; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan, and AHF Latin America and Caribbean Bureau Chief, Dr. Patricia Campos. Standing is Senior Medical Officer in the Ministry’s HIV/STI/TB Unit, Dr. Nicola Skyers.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister says Discrimination Against Persons With HIV Must End

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is calling for the redoubling of efforts to end discrimination against persons living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Delivering the keynote address at the official opening of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Medical Centre on Hagley Park Road in St. Andrew on February 18, Dr. Tufton said while some groups are...

Health, Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office, recently.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Westmoreland Health Department Ramps Up Dengue Sensitisation

The Westmoreland Health Department has stepped up its thrust to educate citizens in the parish about dengue fever. “We have been carrying out dengue sensitisation in several communities as well as partnering with schools,” Health Promotions and Education Officer, Gerald Miller, told JIS News. “We engage the teachers by asking them to pass on information in their lessons. They (teachers)...

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Health & Wellness

Three Hospitals Targeted for Upgrading

The Government has targeted three major hospitals for service upgrades during the 2019/20 financial year. These are Spanish Town, St. Catherine; May Pen, Clarendon; and St. Ann’s Bay in St. Ann. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, said that the upgrades are in keeping with population expansion and the increased need for specialist medical services. He was...