Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry’s inaugural Jamaica Moves/Welcome to Kingston 5K Road Race, set for Sunday, July 8, is a fitting tribute to the capital city’s pivotal role in the country’s development. The event, which will comprise 5km races for persons who want to run or walk, as well as those using strollers and who...

A sum of $8.4 billion has been budgeted in the 2018/19 fiscal year to be spent on the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, made the disclosure during her contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 26. She informed that the Programme continues...

The Ministry of Health has partnered with race organisers, Running Events Jamaica, to stage the inaugural Jamaica Moves/Welcome to Kingston 5K road race in downtown Kingston on Sunday, July 8. The race, the first such being staged by the Ministry, is the concluding event of five in the 2018 Jamaica Moves Corporate Challenge, which got under way in April and...

For registered nurse, Saneika Williams, being a participant in the Jamaica-China Bilateral Cooperation Nurses Training Programme represents an opportunity to deepen her knowledge and to hone her skills to provide world class intensive care in Jamaica. “I think with our clinical experience and what we will learn (in China) will increase our performance and make us more rounded critical care...

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is seeking to increase the number of persons receiving training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Speaking at a recently held JIS ‘Think Tank’, Training Coordinator at the Heart Foundation, Alonzo Mothersill, noted that 3,280 persons participated in CPR training in 2017, an increase of 307 over the previous year. He said the Foundation is currently...

The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) is intensifying efforts to reduce substance abuse among young people, particularly children. Research Analyst at the NCDA, Uki Atkinson, told JIS News that while the overall trend in relation to drug use in Jamaica is showing a slight decrease over the last few years, “we are still concerned about the early introduction of...

The renaming of Bog Walk High School to the Enid Bennett High School has been endorsed by Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. At the renaming ceremony for the school on Tuesday (June 19), Dr. Tufton said the late Enid Bennett, who was a former Member of Parliament for...