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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), listens to Regional Director at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Errol Greene (left) during a tour of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James on March 21, where rehabilitation work is under way. Also on the tour was Clinical Coordinator at the hospital, Dr. Delroy Fray.

Work on Western Children’s Hospital to Begin by May

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says construction of the 220-bed Western Children Adolescent Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, will commence by May 2019. The state-of-the-art facility will be built on the compound of the Cornwall Regional Hospital...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Mr Dunstan Bryan (left) and Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, Mr. Tian Qi, sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the second Bright Journey Medical Mission, during a ceremony held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices recently.

Over 500 Cataract Patients to Receive Free Eye Surgery

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (left); and Regional Director at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Errol Greene (right), examine excavation work being done on the roof of the main building at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James during a tour of the facility on Thursday (March 21).

Rehabilitation of Cornwall Regional Hospital on Track – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), listens keenly as Farm Operations Manager at Dencon Foods and Farm in Clarendon, Nicholas Duke (stooping), explains methods of onion production at the company, during a tour of the farm on March 21. Also on the tour (from second left) are Chief Executive Officer of the company, Hurshel Cyrus; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence, and Chairman of Dencon, Clive Blackwood.

Local Produce in School-Feeding Programme will Improve Children’s Health – Shaw

Deputy Chief Public Health Inspector for St. James, Sherika Lewis, listening to the proceedings during the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation on Thursday (March 14).

Strides Made in Reducing Mosquito Breeding Sites in St. James

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Health & Wellness

Lupus Foundation Welcomes Subsidy for Medication

The Lupus Foundation of Jamaica has welcomed the Government’s decision to subsidise medication for persons living with the disease, at a cost of $340 million annually. During his contribution to the 2019/2020 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19, Prime Minster, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, disclosed that starting April 30, Lupus will be added to the...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Encourages Workplaces to Develop Wellness Programmes

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, is encouraging more companies to develop health and wellness programmes in their organisations. Addressing the ‘We Thrive at Work’ wellness seminar at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on March 14, the Minister said the aim is to promote the well-being of the employee. “The Ministry also encourages employers to support our...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), engages with President General for Women’s Fellowship, United Church in Jamaica and Cayman Islands (UCJCI), Pauline Bryan (left) and President General, Men’s Fellowship, UCJCI, Carlton Rodney Sr, during the launch of the church’s Passport to Health Fair on Tuesday (March 12) at 7 Paddington Terrace in St. Andrew.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Endorses Passport to Health Fair

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has commended the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI) for organising a health fair that will benefit thousands of Jamaicans. The event, dubbed ‘Passport to Health Fair’, will take place on June 29 on the grounds of Manchester High School between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The UCJCI has...

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Spanish Town Residents to Benefit from Health Fair at St. Catherine High

More than 3,000 residents in the St. John’s Road area of Spanish Town are expected to benefit from the St. Catherine High School annual health fair, to be held on Friday, March 15. The all-day event will commence at 9:00 a.m., with persons being screened and counselled for major ailments. This is part of the school’s effort to partner with...

Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Don’t Store Household Chemicals in Drink Bottles – CARPIN

The Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) continues to implore persons to desist from storing household chemicals in drink bottles. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Poison Information Coordinator, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, said that despite a sustained public education campaign, particularly over the last 10 years, warning parents against storing chemicals in containers that look like food or drink products, the...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), greets Director of the Surveillance Disease Prevention and Control Division at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Virginia Asin-Oostburg, at the opening of a two-day meeting on Post Market Surveillance and the Caribbean Pharmaceutical Policy, at the Medicines Quality Control and Surveillance Department of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew, on March 12.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Reviews Registration Process for Pharmaceutical Drugs

The Health Ministry is undertaking a review of the registration process for pharmaceutical drugs, in an effort to achieve a more modernised system. Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the process of modernisation will include the digitisation of records to reduce the average timeline taken to register a drug. The Minister was addressing the opening of a two-day...

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020EducationHealth & Wellness

Social Security Ministry Proposes Increase in PATH Cash Grants

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has proposed an average increase of 16.4 per cent to the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) cash grants, with effect from June 2019. This will benefit an estimated 284,000 persons who fall within the vulnerable groups of children, the elderly, pregnant/lactating women, persons with disabilities, and poor adults. This was...