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(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

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government is making strides in advancing its infrastructural readiness to cope with the challenges of the health profile of the population. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of...
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.
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.

CHASE Fund Helps Good Samaritan Inn to Purchase X-Ray Machine
Acting Director, Non-Communicable Diseases and Injury Prevention, Ministry of Health, Dr. Beverley Wright, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Acting Director, Non-Communicable Diseases and Injury Prevention, Ministry of Health, Dr. Beverley Wright, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.

‘Ready, Set, Sweat’ on World Hypertension Day
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.
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.

Health Minister Says Stakeholders Need to Redouble Efforts for MDGs
Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley Jones, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley Jones, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Summer Vector Eradication Drive Begins June

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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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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.
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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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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)
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No Cases of Yellow Fever in Jamaica

The Ministry of Health wishes to advise the public that there are no cases of yellow fever in Jamaica. Yellow Fever is a Class 1 notifiable disease, which means it is to be reported to the Ministry of Health within 24 hours on suspicion by a healthcare professional. The Ministry has not received any such report. To prevent the importation...
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Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spence.
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St. Ann’s Bay Hospital to Get Two High Dependency Units

Ground will be broken on Thursday (May 17) for the construction of two High Dependency Units (HDU) at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, St. Ann. The project comes under the European Union (EU)-funded Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC). As part of PROMAC, nine HDUs will be established in five hospitals across the island in a...
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Chief Executive Officer at the Linstead Hospital, Mrs. Camile Wallen Panton.
Health & Wellness

Physiotherapy Treatment Now Available at Linstead Hospital

Patients of the Linstead Hospital in St. Catherine requiring physiotherapy treatment no longer need to travel to the Spanish Town Hospital to access the service. There has been a limited introduction of the service, being delivered by a physiotherapist assigned to the Spanish Town Hospital. In an interview with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer at the Linstead Hospital, Camile Wallen...
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A section of McNeil Lands in Bayroad, Westmoreland, inundated with water following heavy rainfall on May 6.
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Residents of Westmoreland Urged to Treat Drinking Water

Residents of Westmoreland, who were recently affected by the heavy rains are being urged by the Health Department to take the necessary precautions to ensure their water is safe. Speaking to JIS News, Health and Promotion Officer for Westmoreland, Mr. Gerald Miller, said individuals, especially those who access water via springs, rivers, ponds and community tanks, should exercise care before...
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Health & Wellness

Jamaica to Observe Mosquito Awareness Week from May 14-20

The Ministry of Health will be observing Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week (CMAW) from May 14-20, 2018, under the theme ‘Small bite, big threat, Fight the bite, destroy mosquito breeding sites’. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Director of Environmental Health at the Ministry, Everton Baker, said the week is geared at raising awareness among the school community about taking...
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