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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Sancia Bennett Templer. (FILE)
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Sancia Bennett Templer. (FILE)

Health Ministry Moving Towards Electronic Storage of Patients’ Records

The Ministry of Health will be moving towards the electronic storage of patients’ health records this year. This was disclosed by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett Templer, at the recent launch of the trafficking in persons Standard Operating...
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), views mosquito larvae under a microscope during a tour of the Mosquito Control and Research Unit (MCRU) Insectary at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus, which was officially opened on Tuesday (January 9). Others (from left) are: Chargé d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Jamaica, Eric Khant; Chief Medical Officer in the Health Ministry, Dr. Winston De La Haye; UWI Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Mona campus Principal, Professor Archibald McDonald; and MCRU Head, Dr. Marcia Mundle.
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), views mosquito larvae under a microscope during a tour of the Mosquito Control and Research Unit (MCRU) Insectary at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus, which was officially opened on Tuesday (January 9). Others (from left) are: Chargé d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Jamaica, Eric Khant; Chief Medical Officer in the Health Ministry, Dr. Winston De La Haye; UWI Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Mona campus Principal, Professor Archibald McDonald; and MCRU Head, Dr. Marcia Mundle.

Mosquito Control Programme Strengthened
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Sancia Bennett Templer (left), addresses the launch of a manual with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for health officials to deal with victims of human trafficking at the Ministry of Justice, Constant Spring Road in St. Andrew on January 8. Others (from second left ) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carole Palmer, and Director, Organised Crime and Defence Unit in the Ministry of National Security, Captain Steve Bachelor.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Sancia Bennett Templer (left), addresses the launch of a manual with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for health officials to deal with victims of human trafficking at the Ministry of Justice, Constant Spring Road in St. Andrew on January 8. Others (from second left ) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carole Palmer, and Director, Organised Crime and Defence Unit in the Ministry of National Security, Captain Steve Bachelor.

Training for Healthcare Workers to Deal with Human-Trafficking Victims
Regional Director for the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Maureen Golding hands over keys for an ambulance to Chairman of the Princess Margaret Hospital, Michael McLeod, during a ceremony on January 3 at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston. At right is Chief Executive Officer for the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Anthony Wood.
Regional Director for the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Maureen Golding hands over keys for an ambulance to Chairman of the Princess Margaret Hospital, Michael McLeod, during a ceremony on January 3 at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston. At right is Chief Executive Officer for the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Anthony Wood.

Princess Margaret Hospital Gets Ambulance
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), is presented with a copy of the Cost of Care and Data Mapping Project Report by Chairperson of the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), Dr. Elizabeth Ward, following the document’s launch at the University of the West Indies (UWI) regional headquarters in Mona, St. Andrew. The document was prepared by the VPA in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, University Hospital of the West Indies, Mona GeoInformatics Institute, JN Foundation and the UWI. Sharing the moment (from third left) are: Consultant Anaesthetist, UHWI, Dr. Jason Toppin; Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI, Professor Trevor McCartney; and Director, Mona GeoInformatics Institute, Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee, Jr.
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), is presented with a copy of the Cost of Care and Data Mapping Project Report by Chairperson of the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), Dr. Elizabeth Ward, following the document’s launch at the University of the West Indies (UWI) regional headquarters in Mona, St. Andrew. The document was prepared by the VPA in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, University Hospital of the West Indies, Mona GeoInformatics Institute, JN Foundation and the UWI. Sharing the moment (from third left) are: Consultant Anaesthetist, UHWI, Dr. Jason Toppin; Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI, Professor Trevor McCartney; and Director, Mona GeoInformatics Institute, Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee, Jr.

Professor Calls for Trauma Units in Hospitals

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Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Agency-Drug Testing Laboratory (CARPHA-DTL), Dr C. James Hospedales (second right) displays the certificate of accreditation presented by Chairman of the Accreditation Council of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Simon Roberts (centre), during a ceremony held recently at CARPHA’S Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are former Head of Department at CARPHA, Dr. Lucette Cargill; Technical Officer for Accreditation, CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), Stephen Farquharson; and Acting Head of CARPHA, Sonia Thomas Gordon.
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CARPHA Certified as First Pharmaceutical Lab in Jamaica

The Caribbean Public Health Agency-Drug Testing Laboratory in Jamaica (CARPHA-DTL) has been certified by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), as the first pharmaceutical laboratory in the island. Accreditation of CARPHA for laboratory testing and calibration techniques is in compliance with the ISO 17025 standard, and marks a significant endorsement of the agency’s capabilities to test the quality of...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)
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Health Ministry Joins Call for Safety on the Roads

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is reiterating calls for persons to take care on the roads as they travel across the country to visit with family and friends during the festive season. Speaking with JIS News Dr. Tufton noted that “we have seen too many road traffic crashes, and this has significantly disrupted the lives of families...
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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)
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Chapelton Hospital Being Repaired

The Chapelton Community Hospital in Clarendon is undergoing repairs, which should be completed in another six months. Residents of the communities served by the hospital were given an opportunity to voice their concerns about the partial closure of the facility at a town hall meeting held at Clarendon College on December 19. Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; and...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left); and Vice President, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Dennis Cohen (left), present the Public Sector Corporate Governance (PSCG) Award for the 2016/17 financial year to Director, National Health Fund, Cecile Watson (second right); and Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund, Everton Anderson.
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NHF Is Overall Winner of PSCG Award

The National Health Fund (NHF) is the overall winner of the Public Sector Corporate Governance (PSCG) Awards for the 2016/17 financial year. The Awards seek to incentivise public bodies that demonstrate exemplary service and compliance to the Public Bodies Management and Accountability Act (PBMAA) and the Corporate Governance Framework for Public Bodies (CGF) during the financial year. The aim is...
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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), tests a multi-station exercise bar (left), which was among US$5,000 worth of outdoor gym equipment donated to Emancipation Park by the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited. President of the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) Board of Supervision, Li Sen (second right), officially handed over the items on Wednesday (December 13), during a ceremony at the park. Looking on (from second left) are Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central, Alando Terrelonge; Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; and National Women’s Physique Champion 2010-2017 and Vault Fitness Personal Instructor, Davina Barrett.
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CHEC Donates Gym Equipment to Emancipation Park

China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited has donated outdoor gym equipment valued at US$5,000 to expand the exercise and fitness offerings at Emancipation Park. The items include two decline abdominal machines, two multi-station parallel bars, two pull-up bar stations, two abdominal dips, two squat stations, two elliptical machines and two hip extension machines. Speaking at the official handover ceremony on...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a ceremony for the reopening of the renovated Balaclava Health Centre in St. Elizabeth on Thursday, December 7.
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Take Responsibility for Your Health – Dr. Tufton

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....
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