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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), listens as Executive Chairman of the LASCO Group of Companies, Lascelles Chin (left), provides details about the company’s low-sugar food drinks, which were launched during a press conference at the company’s Central Village plant in St. Catherine on Wednesday (March 14). Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), samples the drink.
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), listens as Executive Chairman of the LASCO Group of Companies, Lascelles Chin (left), provides details about the company’s low-sugar food drinks, which were launched during a press conference at the company’s Central Village plant in St. Catherine on Wednesday (March 14). Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), samples the drink.

Health Minister Welcomes Lasco’s Low-Sugar Food Drinks

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has lauded LASCO for joining the national campaign to promote healthy eating and lifestyle by introducing low-sugar food drinks. He said the move demonstrates “visionary social responsibility and forward-thinking”. “It demonstrates a...
Senior Lecturer in Anatomic Pathology and Consultant Pathologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Nadia Williams, addresses Colon Cancer Medical Symposium on March 11 at the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Hotel in St. James.
Senior Lecturer in Anatomic Pathology and Consultant Pathologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Nadia Williams, addresses Colon Cancer Medical Symposium on March 11 at the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Hotel in St. James.

Persons Encouraged to Get Screened for Colon Cancer
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fifth right), unveils the sign for the Eric & Dr. Hyacinth Hue Health Centre, which was officially handed over to the Tweedside community in Clarendon on February 23. Looking on (from left) are Jerez Hue, daughter of the donors; Dr. Hyacinth Hue; Eric Hue; Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon, Richard Azan; Custos of Clarendon, William Shagoury; Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Wayne Chen; André Hue, son of the donors; Parish Manager for Clarendon Health Services, Joseph Grant; and Regional Director of the SRHA, Michael Bent.
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fifth right), unveils the sign for the Eric & Dr. Hyacinth Hue Health Centre, which was officially handed over to the Tweedside community in Clarendon on February 23. Looking on (from left) are Jerez Hue, daughter of the donors; Dr. Hyacinth Hue; Eric Hue; Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon, Richard Azan; Custos of Clarendon, William Shagoury; Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Wayne Chen; André Hue, son of the donors; Parish Manager for Clarendon Health Services, Joseph Grant; and Regional Director of the SRHA, Michael Bent.

Hue Family Gives Back to Tweedside, Clarendon
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), converses with resident of Enfield, St. Mary, Venus Mendez (left), during a recent ceremony at the facility to mark its formal adoption by the Jamaica 55 Charities Group in the United Kingdom, under the Government’s Adopt-A-Clinic initiative. At right is another resident, Catherine Hylton.
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), converses with resident of Enfield, St. Mary, Venus Mendez (left), during a recent ceremony at the facility to mark its formal adoption by the Jamaica 55 Charities Group in the United Kingdom, under the Government’s Adopt-A-Clinic initiative. At right is another resident, Catherine Hylton.

St Mary Residents Welcome Adoption of Enfield Clinic
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, makes his contribution to a session of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held recently in Montego Bay.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, makes his contribution to a session of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held recently in Montego Bay.

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Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’.
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Consumers Encouraged to Look for Hidden Salt in Foods

More persons are now aware of the negative consequences of a diet consisting of high levels of salt and have taken steps to reduce the amount they add to their daily meals during cooking, and at the table. As the country observes March 12 to 18 as Salt Awareness Week, the Heart Foundation of Jamaica is appealing to persons to...
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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the launch of the National Obesity Prevention Public Opinion Survey at the Spanish Court Hotel in St. Andrew on March 7.
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Jamaicans Will Support Gov’t Action to Combat Obesity

Jamaicans will strongly support action on the part of Government to combat obesity, including imposing a tax on sugary drinks. This is according to the findings of a National Obesity Prevention Public Opinion Survey commissioned by the Heart Foundation of Jamaica and Vital Strategies, which was launched at the Spanish Court Hotel on March 7. “Based on the findings of...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (JIS File Photo).
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More Patients to be Relocated from Cornwall Regional Hospital

More patients are to be relocated from the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James as the Government works to complete a $2 billion restoration project at the facility. Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that facilities at the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny have been expanded to take in additional patients and discussions are being held with...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the launch of the Nursing Now global campaign on February 27 at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in St. Andrew.
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Nurses Charged to Play Greater Role in Promoting Public Health

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has charged the nation’s nurses to prepare to play a greater role in promoting and protecting public health. He noted that nurses, given the regular and frequent contact they have with people, are in a unique position to promote healthy lifestyles and advise persons against habits that can endanger their health. “The...
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