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Worker at the St. Elizabeth Health Department, Edward Williams, sprays the bank of a trench to eliminate mosquito breeding sites.

St. Elizabeth Health Dept. Steps Up Fight Against Mosquitoes

Vector Control Coordinator at the St. Elizabeth Health Department, Michael Myles, says the Vector Control Unit has ramped up activities to destroy mosquito breeding sites and to educate residents in the parish about the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Speaking to JIS...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, emphasises a point during a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 8).

Health Ministry Making Progress in Containing Dengue

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, examines a water drum during a tour of the Aldyar community in Westmoreland, on Friday (January 4), in search of mosquito breeding sites.

Residents Implored to Destroy Mosquito Breeding Sites

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), speaking at a recent press briefing to give an update on the dengue fever virus at the Ministry’s corporate offices in New Kingston. Also pictured is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan.

Coordinated Response to Dengue Fever

He informed that construction is to commence soon on the drop-in centre for the Corporate Area, which has the highest number of persons living on the streets. That centre is expected to be completed by the end of 2019.

Local Government Ministry and NHT Sign MOU to Upgrade Infirmaries

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, examines a container during a tour of the Aldyar community in Westmoreland, on Friday ( January 4), in search of mosquito breeding sites.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Westmoreland to Get Additional Vector Control Workers

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the vector control unit at the Westmoreland Health Department will get additional temporary workers, to assist in the elimination of mosquito breeding sites in the parish. "We are going to add some additional workers through the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme and the Ministry of Health Vector Support Programme. They...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a press briefing to give an update on the dengue fever virus, held on January 3 at the Ministry in New Kingston. Dengue fever is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, and symptoms include sudden onset of high fever with severe headache, fatigue, pain behind the eyes, muscle, bone or joint pain, skin rash and vomiting or feeling nauseous.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Persons Must Consult Doctor if They Experience Dengue-Related Symptoms

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is calling on members of the public to consult a medical doctor in the event that they experience dengue-related symptoms. “If you feel the headache, the fever, the rash, the joint pains, it is important that you see your physician, whether in the public system or your private physician,” he advised. Dr. Tufton,...

Health Minister, Dr the Hon Christopher Tufton (second right), fields questions during a press briefing at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on January 3, where he confirmed that the dengue virus surpassed the epidemic threshold for December. Listening (from left) are Director of Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry, Dr. Simone Spence (left); Permanent Secretary, Dunstan Bryan; and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacqueline Bisasor-McKenzie.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Allocates Additional $250 Million to Contain Dengue

The Ministry of Health is allocating an additional $250 million to support enhanced measures to contain the spread of the dengue fever virus. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure at a press conference held at the Ministry’s corporate offices in New Kingston on Thursday (January 3), where he confirmed that the virus surpassed the epidemic threshold...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), displays the new zero-sugar drink developed by Coldfield Manufacturing Limited (Big Jo), at the launch held at the Clan Carthy Primary School in St. Andrew on Thursday (January 3). Others (from left) are Principal of the school, Sheldon Richards; Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Julian Robinson; Chairman of the company, Ian Wong; Managing Director, Brett Wong; and Chairman of the school Board, Donald Foster.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Drink Manufacturers Urged to Speed Up Process to Reduce Sugar Content

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is imploring drink manufacturers to speed up the process of reducing the sugar content in their products. He said that the move is a critical part of the national effort to reduce non-communicable diseases (NCD). The Minister was addressing the launch of Coldfield Manufacturing Limited’s (Big Jo) zero-sugar drinks, at the Clan...

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Vector Control Programme Extended in Westmoreland

The vector control initiative at the Westmoreland Health Department, being undertaken through the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme, has been extended to eradicate more mosquito breeding sites in the parish. Vector Control Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Ryan Morris, informed JIS News that a 12-week extension has been granted, “because we have seen a decrease in the...

Medical Chief of Staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Carl Bruce (third left), explains the hospital’s plans to use technology to improve patient care, to members of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North, recently. Listening (from left) are President, Lori Chuck; Past President, Glenroy Williams (second left); Head of the UHWI Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department, Dr. Simone Ffrench; former Head of the A&E Department, Dr. Jean Johnson; and Past President of the Club, Wayne Wray. Members of the club handed over a donation of US$3,000 towards upgrading the audiovisual equipment in the A&E department’s training area.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

UHWI Working on Project to Assist Persons in Rural Areas

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is working on a project to facilitate remote access to its health system by persons in rural areas, using telemedicine consultation. This was disclosed by Medical Chief of Staff at UHWI, Dr. Carl Bruce, at a recent ceremony for the presentation of funds to the hospital’s Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department by...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right) is assisted by Councillor, Gregory Park Division, Joy Brown (right) to place a cover on a drum for a resident of the Gregory Park community in St. Catherine on Friday (December 28). At left is Larvicidal Worker with the Ministry of Health, Robert Plummer.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Tours Gregory Park Community

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton and other officials toured sections of the Gregory Park Community in Portmore, St. Catherine, which is being targeted as part of increased vector control and surveillance initiatives. The Ministry is reporting that the community has a high population of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is the vector for dengue. During the tour on...