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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a Parent Sensitisation and Consultation Session on health and wellness at Glenmuir High School in Clarendon on August 28. To his right is Permanent Secretary in the Education Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard.

Minister Takes Health and Wellness Message to Parents and Schools

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is continuing his quest to make Jamaicans less likely to develop chronic lifestyle diseases by partnering with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to take his health and wellness message to schools...

Parish Health, Promotion and Education Officer at the St. James Public Health Services, Julian Grandison Mullings.

Children’s Health and Wellness Must be Priority

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (at podium) emphasises a point during a post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House on Wednesday (August 29). At left is Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Naomi Francis; and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (seated right).

Cabinet Approves Contract for the Construction of Building to House Cross Roads Tax Office

Communications Specialist at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dorothy Campbell, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’. (FILE)

CAC Reminds Parents of Safety and Health Measures for School Children

Former Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De La Haye (left), administers polio drops to young Mickayla Edwards, during the official launch of the 14th Vaccination Week in the Americas at the Emancipation Park in New Kingston in April 2017. Others observing the procedure (from right) are Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne; and Mickayla’s mother, Carla Peart.

Parents and Guardians Reminded of Vaccination for Children

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Contract for Private Security Services at Bellevue Hospital

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract to Modern Investigation and Security Limited in the sum of J$126.91 million for the provision of private security services over a period of three years at the Bellevue Hospital. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the announcement at a post-Cabinet press briefing held on August 29...

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Collaboration Needed to Promote Health and Wellness in Schools – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says a collaborative effort is needed from all stakeholders to promote health and wellness in Jamaican schools. Addressing a Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Parent Sensitisation Session at Montego Bay High School on August 23, the Minister said this is necessary to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs), as the nation’s children are...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and Executive Chairman of the Guardsman Group, Kenneth Benjamin (2nd right), shake hands to symbolise the formal handover of a solar energy system to the Bustamante Hospital for Children during a ceremony at the hospital in Kingston on Monday (August 20). Also pictured (from second left) are: Managing Director of the Guardsman Group, Vinay Walia; and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Karlene Taylor McKenzie. The system, which has already been installed, was donated by the Guardsman Group to power the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Children’s Hospital to Save Millions of Dollars

The Bustamante Hospital for Children, in Kingston, is expected to save $28 million in energy costs over the next 20 years, through the installation of a solar energy system. The system, which was donated by the Guardsman Group to power the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU), is a pilot project facilitated by Future Energy Corporation. This donation was made possible...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Type One Health Centre at Moravia, in Clarendon, on Friday, August 17. Others (from left) are: Senior Field Advisor, Food For The Poor Jamaica, Delane Bailey-Herd; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture & Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw; Donor, Denise Di Biase; Retired Registered Midwife, Elaine Robinson; Clarendon Parish Manager, Southern Regional Health Authority, Joseph Grant; Land Manager for the Moravian Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Anthony Tomlinson; Deputy Chairman, Southern Regional Health Authority, Michael Stern; and Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon, Richard Azan.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

New Health Centre Opens in Moravia, Clarendon

A new Type One Health Centre opened in Moravia, Clarendon, on August 17, replacing the clinic that operated from the home of a community member. The centre was constructed by Food For The Poor (FFTP) with funds donated by Chicago resident, Mrs. Denise Di Biase, and on land donated by the Moravian Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Assistance...

Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Councillor Delroy Williams. (File)

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Audiovisual System for Ward Theatre

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation has signed a contract with Caribbean Technology Solutions to provide the audiovisual system at the Ward Theatre. Speaking at today’s (August 14) sitting of the Corporation, Mayor of Kingston, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams, said renovation work continues on the 106 year-old building located in downtown Kingston. “The funding for that is from the...

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Researchers to Present Findings at National Conference in November

Research in critical areas of health, which have the potential to inform Government policy, will be showcased at the 2018 National Health Research Conference from November 22 to 23. The two-day event will take place at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Director of the Epidemiological Research and Data Analysis Unit (ERDAU) at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Andriene Grant,...

Chairman of the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) Rehabilitation Oversight Committee, Professor Archibald McDonald (right), in conversation with Committee member, Professor Ishebkumba Kahwa, at a press briefing held today (August 2) at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Health. The Chairman provided an update on the work of the group, and on the rehabilitation works at the hospital.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Minimal Disruption in Patient Care in the West

The care of patients continues with minimal disruption at health facilities in western Jamaica, as rehabilitation work progresses on the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), in Montego Bay, St. James. According to Chairman of the CRH Rehabilitation Oversight Committee, Professor Archibald McDonald, primary healthcare in the area where the hospital serves has seen an increase of 6.5 per cent since February,...