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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), shakes hands with newly certified dietician Corporal Terrel Pencle (centre) of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Occasion was the graduation ceremony for the first batch of 50 participants in the Supervised Practice Programme (SPP) of the Jamaica Association of Professionals in Nutrition and Dietetics, held on Tuesday (October 9) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Sharing in the moment is fellow graduate and dietician, Hanover Health Department, Carol Raynor.

Newly Certified Dieticians Encouraged to Become Jamaica Moves Ambassadors

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has called on newly certified dieticians, to become ambassadors for the Jamaica Moves campaign. “Your vocation, your willingness to engage and to develop your capacity, makes you the chief advocates of health...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, addresses a Rotary Club of Savanna-la-Mar meeting, held at Hotel Commingle in Westmoreland, on Tuesday (October 9).

Faster Processing of NHF Cards at Savanna-La-Mar Hospital

Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster.

St. Elizabeth Infirmary to Get New Administrative Block

Acting Director of Health Services, Planning and Integration, at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spence, displays an equipped bag for primary healthcare midwives. Dr. Spence is also Coordinator of the €22-million Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC).

Childbearing Women Called on to Make Personal Health Management A Priority

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jacqueline Bisasor-McKenzie, addresses a press conference on the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday (October 8). At left is Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Health Ministry Administering HPV Vaccine to Second Cohort of Girls

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses a post-United Nations High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) press conference held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday (October 8). At left is Head, Health Promotion & Protection Division, Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spence.

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World Leaders Commit to Tackling NCDs

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says world leaders who participated in the third United Nations (UN) High-level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have committed to taking steps to tackle the issue. “The NCD crisis is real and a danger to all of us. The statistics suggest that close to four billion of the seven-billion population of the...

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More HOPE Workers for Westmoreland Vector Control Programme

Vector Control Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Ryan Morris, says the Aedes Aegypti mosquito population in the parish should decrease with the help of the second cohort of 25 Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme vector control workers. Mr. Morris informed JIS News that the mosquito population had increased with the recent heavy rains, and the HOPE programme...

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.

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Jamaica Moves Programme in Six Schools in Westmoreland

Health, Promotions and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, says the Jamaica Moves Programme has been implemented in six pilot schools in Westmoreland. The six institutions are: Petersfield High School; Petersfield Primary and Infant School; Mt Airy Primary and Infant School; Blauwearie Primary School; Unity Primary School; and Little London Primary. “We have been working with them...

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Compassionate Care Programme Launched At Falmouth Public General Hospital

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton says a cultural change in service delivery within Jamaica’s health facilities is on the horizon, with the launch of the Compassionate Care Programme. He stated that practitioners in public health will spark a cultural shift in service delivery, which will in turn enhance the healing process of patients who visit the facilities....

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third left) cuts the ribbon to officially open the new housing facility at the St. Catherine Infirmary in Spanish Town on October 5. Assisting from left are: Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Portmore Mayor, Leon Thomas; Senior Vice President of Customer Services at the Jamaica Public Service Company, Ramsay McDonald; Chairperson of the Poor Relief Department, Keisha Lewis; and Spanish Town Mayor, Councillor Norman Scott.

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Training For Staff of Infirmaries

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says a programme of training for those employed to infirmaries will be instituted across the island. The initiative is being undertaken as part of measures to heighten the skill levels of those employed in the facilities. “Once we have done that training, we are going to be undertaking an evaluation of...

Blood being drawn from a patient at the St. Ann

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St. Ann’s Bay Health Centre Expands Phlebotomy Services

The North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) has expanded phlebotomy services at the St. Ann’s Bay Health Centre. The additional services include complete blood count (CBC), liver function, and glucose tests. NERHA Regional Medical Technologist, Dorrett Martin told JIS News that the changes have been implemented to improve service delivery and efficiency. “The main reasons for the changes are to...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a recent meeting with nutritionists and dieticians from hospitals and health departments across the island, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.

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Nutritionists and Dieticians Urged to Become Healthy Eating Advocates

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has called on nutritionists and dieticians in the public health service to become advocates for healthy eating, as a critical component in addressing the problem of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Jamaica. “You are charged and challenged with providing the technical advice linked to better consumption habits, diet and balance and you have...