Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is imploring Jamaicans to start taking responsibility for their own health as a first line of defence against illness. “Jamaicans have to come to terms – and we have to keep making that point – that your personal health requires, in the first instance, you taking responsibility for taking care of yourself....

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has lauded the management of the Black River Hospital for what he says is the group’s vision and unwavering efforts in enabling the establishment of the Black River Hospital Foundation (BRHF). Addressing the launch in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (December 7), Dr. Tufton said the management committee went above and beyond their...

The newly renovated Balaclava Health Centre in St. Elizabeth was officially reopened on Thursday (December 7), with expanded space and amenities to better serve the more than 15,000 persons who reside in the community and outlying districts. The rehabilitation of the facility was undertaken with a capital injection of $14 million from the Culture, Health, Arts, Science and Education (CHASE)...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the establishment of private wings at some of the island’s public hospitals could serve to fill the gaps or offset costs associated with the provision of universal access to healthcare. Speaking at the official launch of the Black River Hospital Foundation (BRHF) in St. Elizabeth on December 7, Dr. Tufton said...

The Ministry of Health is warning members of the public of the negative impact on health caused by the excessive use or misuse of antibiotics. Antibiotic/antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the result of the abuse of antibiotics. AMR occurs when bacteria change and become resistant to the antibiotics used to treat the infections they cause. AMR is caused by a number...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has welcomed a report that highlights the significant costs associated with treating trauma-related cases in the public health system. The Cost of Care report, which was launched on Wednesday (December 6) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) regional headquarters in Mona, St. Andrew, shows that the direct and indirect medical cost...

Senior Medical Officer at the National Chest Hospital, Dr. Terry Baker, is urging persons who have been exposed to cigarette smoke over an extended period to look out for signs of lung cancer. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Dr. Baker, who is a pulmonologist and internist, pointed out that the disease may present itself in myriad ways, and...