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Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Heart Foundation Urges Jamaicans to Check Weight Regularly

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is urging Jamaicans to check their weight on a regular basis to determine whether they are overweight or obese. In an interview with JIS News, HFJ Executive Director, Deborah Chen, said that many persons...
Projects Manager with the Environmental Health Foundation (EHF), Faradaine Forbes-Edwards, addresses residents of upper Clarendon, at the Peckham Community Centre, in the parish.
Projects Manager with the Environmental Health Foundation (EHF), Faradaine Forbes-Edwards, addresses residents of upper Clarendon, at the Peckham Community Centre, in the parish.

Upper Clarendon to Benefit from Climate Change Adaptation Programme
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), participates in an exercise session at the Mandeville Greens in Manchester on Thursday (October 5) as part of the Jamaica Moves campaign. The event was organised by the Southern Regional Health Authority in collaboration with the Ministry. Media personality, Khadine “Miss Kitty” Hylton (left), led the enthusiastic audience of adults and children through lively exercise routines.
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), participates in an exercise session at the Mandeville Greens in Manchester on Thursday (October 5) as part of the Jamaica Moves campaign. The event was organised by the Southern Regional Health Authority in collaboration with the Ministry. Media personality, Khadine “Miss Kitty” Hylton (left), led the enthusiastic audience of adults and children through lively exercise routines.

Residents of Manchester Take Part in Jamaica Moves Campaign
Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Maureen Irons-Morgan, receives the Proclamation for World Mental Health Day from Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at King’s House.
Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Maureen Irons-Morgan, receives the Proclamation for World Mental Health Day from Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at King’s House.

Employers Urged to Provide Support for Persons with Mental Illness
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), converses with Acting Principal of the Ocho Rios High School, Leo DaCosta, during a visit to the St. Ann-based institution on October 6 to observe the administering of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to grade-seven girls.
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), converses with Acting Principal of the Ocho Rios High School, Leo DaCosta, during a visit to the St. Ann-based institution on October 6 to observe the administering of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to grade-seven girls.

“We Are Doing the Right Thing” – Dr. Tufton

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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), watches as Nurse Nicola Brooks administers the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to an Ocho Rios High School student. The Minister visited the school in St. Ann on Friday (October 6), where the vaccine was being given to grade -seven students.
Health & Wellness

Administering of HPV Vaccine Going Smoothly – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says administering of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to grade-seven girls in schools has been going well. “Reports and what I have seen would suggest that the process is going smoothly,” he said. He informed that the Ministry has stepped up its public education in the past weeks and “intends to do...
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Prime Minister Emphasises Importance Of Philanthropy

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the role of philanthropy in the Jamaican economy should not be taken for granted or underestimated. Addressing St. Ann business leaders and medical practitioners at the opening of the expanded operating theatre and  the renovated male surgical ward at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital on October 6, Mr. Holness said philanthropy is...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, on his arrival for the opening of the expanded operating theatre and the renovated male surgical ward at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, St. Ann, on October 6.
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Prime Minister Says Violence Against Children Must Be Strongly Condemned

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says violence against children does not represent the norm of Jamaican parenthood and should be condemned in the clearest language possible. Citing an incident which has been making the rounds on social media where a woman can be seen beating a young girl, purported to be her daughter, with a machete, Mr. Holness...
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