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Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen, addresses Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on January 24.

Health Minister Commended for Setting up Food Industry Task Force

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica is commending Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, for setting up the National Food Industry Task Force (NFITF) in 2017. Executive Director of the Foundation, Mrs. Deborah Chen, told a Jamaica Information Service...

Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen (right), converses with (from left) Consultant Cardiologist, Dr. Andrene Chung; Director, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Injuries Prevention, Ministry of Health, Dr. Tamu Davidson; and Clinical Nutritionist, Caribbean Institute for Health Research, University of the West Indies, Dr. Suzanne Soares-Wynter, at the official launch of Heart Month, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on January 23.

Consumers Encouraged to Check Labels before Purchasing Food

Principal Medical Officer and National Epidemiologist, Ministry of Health, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr, addresses Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on January 23.

Health Ministry Calls on Jamaicans to Get Rid of Mosquito Breeding Sites

Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and Deputy Keeper of the Records, Deirdre English Gosse. (FILE)

RGD Conducting E-Registration of Births at Eight Hospitals

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)

Health Ministry to Start Administering Second HPV Dose April

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley, addresses stakeholders and business interests at the Falmouth cruise ship pier, Falmouth, on January 19.

8 years ago Health & WellnessTransport

Port Authority of Jamaica to Assist With Upgrade of Falmouth Hospital

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley, says the agency will be working closely with the Ministry of Health to upgrade the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny. Professor Shirley, who was speaking to business persons and local stakeholders at the Falmouth cruise-ship pier on January 19, said the goal is to “have a...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer (left), addresses the recent launch of a standard operating procedures (SOP) manual on human trafficking for healthcare workers. She is joined by Director, Organised Crime and Defence Unit in the Ministry of National Security, Captain Steve Bachelor.

8 years ago Health & WellnessJustice

Health Workers Can Help Fight Human Trafficking

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, is urging healthcare professionals to be vigilant when administering care, as they are well-positioned to identify and assist victims of human trafficking. She said it is incumbent on them, as front-line responders, to learn about the risk factors and clinical manifestations of human trafficking. “It is important for you to treat...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), holds a canister of sugar during discussion with Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen, about the nutritional content of sugar-sweetened beverages. Occasion was an obesity-prevention programme stakeholder meeting at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on January 16. The session was hosted by the HFJ under its Global Health Advocacy Project.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Make Healthier Food Choices

With Jamaica’s obesity rates increasing by one per cent each year, the Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging more Jamaicans to make healthier food choices. Speaking at an obesity-prevention programme stakeholder meeting at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on January 16, Dr. Tufton said proactive steps such as reducing the levels of sugar consumption...

Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Heart Foundation Targets 2,000 Participants for 5k Run

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is targeting 2,000 participants for the second staging of its ‘Heroes of the Heart’ 5K run. Scheduled to take place on January 21 at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew, the event involves collaboration with Running Events Limited and Jamaica Moves. Speaking with JIS News, Executive Director of the HFJ, Deborah Chen, said that the...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), displays a symbolic cheque that was handed to him by Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (right), at the signing of a grant agreement for the procurement of an ultrasound machine for the Spanish Town Hospital, at the New Kingston offices of the Health Ministry on January 15. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the St. Catherine-based hospital, Dwayne Francis; and Parish Manager of the St. Catherine Health Services, Beverley Needham.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Spanish Town Hospital to Be Upgraded

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says a pre-construction technical assessment is being undertaken at the Spanish Town Hospital as part of plans to upgrade the Type B facility to a Type A. “Upgrading from a (Type) B to an A means more services, more facilities, more beds and, as a consequence, being better able to respond to the...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (JIS File Photo).

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Obesity Can Erode Health and Economic Gains – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says obesity among adults in Jamaica is increasing by one per cent every year, contributing to illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension. He said if left unchecked, obesity and its consequences can retard and erode health and economic advances made over the last decade. It is for this reason, he noted, that...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Over 248,000 NHF Cardholders Accessed Benefits in 2017

More than 248,000 Jamaicans accessed benefits using their National Health Fund (NHF) cards at participating pharmacies across the island in 2017. Chief Executive Officer at the NHF, Everton Anderson, said that approximately 4.11 million claims were submitted in comparison to 4.10 million by over 239,000 individuals in 2016. “Arising from these claims, NHF spent just over $4.3 billion in subsidy...