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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.

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,...

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.

Health Minister says Discrimination Against Persons With HIV Must End

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.

Westmoreland Health Department Ramps Up Dengue Sensitisation

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), shares in the presentation of a cheque valued at approximately $10 million (US$85,094.00) for the renovation of the Western Hospitality Institute in Negril. Others from (second left) are Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki; Chairman, Western Hospitality Institute, Dr. Cecil Cornwall; Representative, Joint Committee of Tertiary Education, Yvonne Clarke; and Principal, Western Hospitality Institute, Jahraski Young. The presentation ceremony was held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (February 13).

Japan Provides $10-Million Grant to Western Hospitality Institute

Orthopaedic Surgeon at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, Dr. Cary Fletcher, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (February 12).

Surgeon Highlights Need for Bikers to Wear Lower-Limb Protective Gear

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...

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...

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Finance & Public ServiceHealth & Wellness

Project to Reduce HIV Prevalence Among At-Risk Groups Gets $638 Million

A sum of $638 million has been set aside in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure for the HIV Prevalence in Most-at-Risk Population Reduced Project. The funds will go towards increasing safer sex practices; strengthening care, counselling and treatment services; and addressing stigma and discrimination among vulnerable and high-risk groups, including men who have sex with men (MSM) and female sex...

7 years ago Health & Wellness

$869 Million Allocated to Programme to Reduce Child Mortality

The Government has set aside $869 million in the 2019/2020 Budget for the improvement of health facilities to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health. This is outlined in the Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Under the Programme for Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), funded by the Government and the European Union (EU), High...

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica on Influenza Alert

The Ministry of Health has placed Jamaica on influenza alert in light of the significant increase in the number of cases of fever and respiratory illnesses reported across the island. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 12), said that data collected over the past two weeks indicate an...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

7 years ago Health & WellnessSport

Minister Grange Says Government to Assist Kemoy Campbell

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the “government will be there for Kemoy Campbell,” the Jamaican runner who collapsed during competition in the United States on the weekend. Campbell has been hospitalised since the incident on Saturday. Minister Grange says she has reached out to the athlete’s family and management and has been...

Addressing the House of Representatives on February 12, Dr. Tufton noted that the stock level of certain drugs continues to be monitored, including paracetamol tablets, paracetamol syrup, oral rehydration products and intravenous fluids.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Adequate Supply of Medication to Treat Dengue – Health Minister

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says there is an adequate supply of medication to treat the dengue outbreak. "There is no shortage of medication in the public or the private health system," he said, adding that paracetamol is available to both public and private distributors. Addressing the House of Representatives on February 12, Dr. Tufton noted that...