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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), observes as Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre); and Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi, sign an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement that will facilitate the provision of approximately US$36.16 million (250 RMB Yuan) in grant support to construct the Western Children's Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James. The money is being provided by the Chinese Government. The signing took place at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in New Kingston on Thursday (October 18).

Jamaica Receives US$36 Million from China to Build Western Children’s Hospital

The Government has received approximately US$36.16 million (250 million RMB Yuan) from the Government of the People’s Republic of China to construct the Western Children’s Hospital in St. James and undertake other projects to be agreed on by both countries....

Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network (CarPIN), Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (October 16) on activities for International Lead Poisoning Week, which will be observed from October 22-26.

CarPIN Calls for Limit on Lead Paint in Jamaica

Jamaica’s Top Female Blood Donor, Sonya Binns Lawrence, donated for the 100th time on Heroes Day, Monday, October 15, at the Kencot Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Top Female Blood Donor Achieves A Century

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton 9right), converses with Educator/Teaching Specialist, Joan Davis Williams, at the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) 48th Island Conference, held at Royalton White Sands in Trelawny on Friday (October 12).

Nurses Called on to Become Advocates for Healthy Lifestyles

Nurses Camille McIntosh and Sophia Cameron, who will be awarded with the Badge of Honour for Gallantry on Heroes Day (October 15) during the National Honours and Awards Ceremony on the lawns of King’s House. Also to receive the award is Nurse Verlyn Faithie-Ann Douse.

Brave Nurses to Receive Badge of Honour for Gallantry October 15, 2018

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), observes while Director of Sales, Enterprise and IT Solutions at C and W Business, Carol Robertson (right), points out features of a Telemedicine system that was launched as a pilot at the Kitson Town Health Centre in St. Catherine on October 10. The system allows persons in remote areas to access medical specialists at the UHWI, in conjunction with Cable and Wireless Jamaica. Also pictured (from left) are Technical Director at the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Maureen Golding, and Medical Chief of Staff at the UHWI, Dr. Carl Bruce.

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Telemedicine Pilot Project

The Government has embarked on a Telemedicine pilot project for persons in remote areas to access medical specialists at the University Hospital of the West Indies, in conjunction with a major telecommunications provider. It is being done under the Telemedicine Proof of Concept (POC) project with Cable and Wireless Jamaica, with the aim of reducing the time to deliver patient...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), shares a light moment with (from left): Medical Chief of Staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Carl Bruce; Regional Technical Director at the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Maureen Golding; and Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, while in the dental room at the $69-million upgraded Kitson Town Health Centre in St. Catherine on October 10.

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Kitson Town Gets Upgraded Health Centre

Hundreds of residents in the St. Catherine community of Kitson Town and surrounding areas now have access to an upgraded health centre with added services. Expansion of services at the institution was done with funding provided by the National Health Fund (NHF), at a cost of $69 million, and includes curative services moving from three to five days per week,...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), conversing with Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen (centre) and Chair, Heart Foundation of Jamaica and Consultant Cardiologist, Dr. Andrene Chung, during the press launch of the third phase of the obesity-prevention campaign, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on October 11. The event was also used to recognise World Obesity Day.

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Health Minister Calls for Behaviour Change to Tackle Obesity

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says behaviour change is critical to reduce obesity levels and to improve lifestyle choices in the country. “Part of the challenge that we face in combatting the scourge of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is that we are not as consistent as we ought to be in trying to address, not just perception but...

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.

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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 and wellness from that dietary position. You are going to create that balance that is going to be necessary for...

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).

8 years ago Health & Wellness

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

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, says the processing of NHF cards at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, in Westmoreland, will have a quicker turnaround time soon. Addressing a Rotary Club of Savanna-la-Mar meeting at Hotel Commingle in Westmoreland on October 9, Mr. Anderson said that by the end of this year, it will...

Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

St. Elizabeth Infirmary to Get New Administrative Block

Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster, says that funds have been allocated to construct a new administrative block at the St. Elizabeth Infirmary. “We will be starting (the work) in short order. After that is completed, the grounds of the infirmary will be complete in terms of appearance and functionality,” he said in a recent interview with JIS News....

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).

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Childbearing Women Called on to Make Personal Health Management A Priority

With Jamaica making steady progress in the reduction of maternal and child mortality, there is a call for childbearing women to make personal health management a priority. According to Acting Director of Health Services, Planning and Integration at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spence, even though the public health system has been strengthened in recent years to offer critical...