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Prevention Manager of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) in the western region, Clifton Morris, addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office.
Prevention Manager of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) in the western region, Clifton Morris, addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office.

Health Risks to be Highlighted on World No Tobacco Day

Prevention Manager of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) in the western region, Clifton Morris, says that on World No Tobacco Day, May 31, the focus will be on highlighting the many health risks associated with cigarette smoking. Speaking...
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), speaking at the launch of the second annual Nathan Ebanks Foundation Family Expo and Special Needs Resource Fair, recently, at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation in Kingston. Looking on is Founder/President of the Nathan Ebanks Foundation, Christine Staple-Ebanks.
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), speaking at the launch of the second annual Nathan Ebanks Foundation Family Expo and Special Needs Resource Fair, recently, at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation in Kingston. Looking on is Founder/President of the Nathan Ebanks Foundation, Christine Staple-Ebanks.

Nathan Ebanks Foundation Expo on May 26
Volunteers working at the Cumberland Road Health Centre, 114 Brunswick Avenue, Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Labour Day (May 23). Renovation work was carried out at the health centre, one of two national projects.
Volunteers working at the Cumberland Road Health Centre, 114 Brunswick Avenue, Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Labour Day (May 23). Renovation work was carried out at the health centre, one of two national projects.

More Corporate Entities Urged to Adopt St. Catherine Clinics
Chief Executive Officer of the NHF, Everton Anderson.
Chief Executive Officer of the NHF, Everton Anderson.

NHF Provides $2.5 Million for Labour Day Work at Cumberland Road Health Centre
(FILE) Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), breaks ground at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital on May 17 for the construction of Neonatal and Maternal High Dependency Units (HDUs). Also taking part (from left) are Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry; Head, European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska; Ambassador of Belgium, His Excellency Guy Sevrin; Ambassador of France, His Excellency Jean-Michel Despax and Head of M & M Jamaica Limited, Don Mullings. The project, which is being funded by the European Union, will cost $230 million.
(FILE) Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), breaks ground at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital on May 17 for the construction of Neonatal and Maternal High Dependency Units (HDUs). Also taking part (from left) are Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry; Head, European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska; Ambassador of Belgium, His Excellency Guy Sevrin; Ambassador of France, His Excellency Jean-Michel Despax and Head of M & M Jamaica Limited, Don Mullings. The project, which is being funded by the European Union, will cost $230 million.

Minister Says Government Making Strides to Deal with Health Challenges

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Public reminded to destroy mosquito breeding sites

The Ministry of Health is urging continued public vigilance in dealing with mosquito breeding sites. Only last year, a new Aedes mosquito – the Aedes albopictus – was confirmed on the island. It has similar competency as the Aedes aegypti and, as such, is able to transmit the dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses. It is found breeding in the same habitat as the aegypti: in water-holding containers,...
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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), observes a demonstration on the use of a new dental X-ray machine acquired by the Good Samaritan Inn drop-in centre at Geffrard Place in Kingston, with help from the CHASE Fund. The machine was handed over on May 16. Others (from left) are Patron of the Good Samaritan 5K Health Walk/Run, Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris; Manager of the Good Samaritan Inn, Vermont Murray; volunteer dentist at the centre, Dr. Yvonne Stultz and Chairman of the Good Samaritan Inn and President of the East Jamaica Conference (EJC) of Seventh-day Adventists, Dr. Eric Nathan.
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CHASE Fund Helps Good Samaritan Inn to Purchase X-Ray Machine

The Culture, Health, Arts, Science and Education (CHASE) Fund has partnered with the Good Samaritan Inn drop-in centre for the homeless, to acquire an X-ray machine for the institution’s dental clinic. The state-of-the-art wall-mounted X-ray unit offers radiographic images with contrast and high definition. Some $350,000 was provided by the CHASE Fund, with other support from sponsors and participants in...
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Acting Director, Non-Communicable Diseases and Injury Prevention, Ministry of Health, Dr. Beverley Wright, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Health & Wellness

‘Ready, Set, Sweat’ on World Hypertension Day

The Ministry of Health will be staging a ‘Ready, Set, Sweat’ event at Turtle River Park, St. Ann, on Thursday (May 17) to mark World Hypertension Day under the theme ‘Know your numbers’. Acting Director, Non-Communicable Diseases and Injury Prevention in the Ministry, Dr. Beverley Wright, told JIS News that Ready, Set, Sweat is part of the Jamaica Moves road...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), examines items included in some of the 150 fully equipped midwifery bags provided under the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), at a handover ceremony held at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) on Oxford Road in St. Andrew on May 15. Others (from left) are Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska; Coordinator for PROMAC, Dr. Simone Spence, and Deputy Director General at the PIOJ, Barbara Scott.
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Health Minister Says Stakeholders Need to Redouble Efforts for MDGs

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says stakeholders need to redouble their efforts for Jamaica to attain the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Minister said the targets are “realistic” and that the country has made progress and continues to achieve success, adding that greater efforts will “ensure that we meet those targets that we have...
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Minister of Health Dr. Christopher Tufton with a group of healthcare professionals following Tuesday’s handover of fully equipped midwifery bags at the offices of the Planning Institute of Jamaica.
Health & Wellness

PROMAC Delivers Shot in the Arm for Maternal, Child Health

The delivery of health care to mothers in Jamaica has been given a shot in the arm, thanks to the provision of 150 fully equipped midwifery bags to the island’s regional health authorities. The bags – stocked with equipment for the delivery of newborns and postnatal checks – were acquired and are being distributed under the Programme for the Reduction...
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