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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton and former Head Boy of Manchester High School (left), receives an award from Clover Hunter-Moodie, a member of the Planning Committee for the school’s Class of 1987 30th Anniversary Reunion Dinner and Dance, held at the Golf View Hotel on Saturday, July 8. Minister Tufton was one of five outstanding past students who were honoured by their colleagues. The others were Attorney-at-Law and Solicitor General, Nicole Foster-Pusey; Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Christine Hendricks; Consultant Neurosurgeon and Medical Chief of Staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Carl Bruce, and Founder, President and CEO of PCN-Kids, Garth Abiola.

Jamaicans Urged to Include Physical Exercise in Daily Regime

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is encouraging all Jamaicans to include physical exercise in their daily regime. “Exercise for even 30 minutes a day and ensure that you eat right, but you must also enjoy your surroundings,...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De la Haye.

Ministry of Health Urges Caution Against Pink Eye

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), is greeted by Director of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Epidemiology Unit, Professor Marshall Tulloch-Reid (4th left), at a forum organised by the Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR), today (July 6), at the UWI Mona Campus, in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are Co-Investigator at the Unit, Professor Rainford Wilks; Advisor on Health System and Services at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Hedwig Goede, and retired UWI Professor, Alan Jackson.

Health Minister wants Dialogue on Ways to Curb Obesity

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), cuts the ribbon to officially reopen the Hagley Park Health Centre at 118 Hagley Park Road in St. Andrew on July 4. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund, Everton Anderson; Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority, Maureen Golding; and former Prime Minister/Member of Parliament for the area, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

Community Members Pleased with Reopening of Hagley Park Health Centre

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda.

Revised Sugar Packaging and Labelling Standards in Effect

9 years ago Health & Wellness

WRHA Gets New Administrative Offices

Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis, says the Western Regional Health Authority’s (WRHA) newly opened administrative offices, should significantly boost the delivery of services to its clients. Addressing the official opening ceremony on July 14 at the Fairview Shopping Complex in the City, Mayor Davis said the new facilities will allow the Authority to modernize most of its functions, in...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), is presented with a gift bag by Director of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Natural Products Institute and Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Science and Technology, Dr. Rupika Delgoda, during Thursday’s (June 29) launch of a new medical publication titled – ‘Pharmacognosy: Fundamentals, Application and Strategy’, at the institution. The book provides comprehensive details on the branch of science dealing with the development of medicinal drugs and nutraceuticals derived from plants. The publication is a collaboration between Dr. Delgoda and Lecturer in the UWI’s Faculty of Medical Sciences, Dr. Simone Badal.

9 years ago Health & WellnessTechnology

More Decisive Action Needed for Further Research in Medical Marijuana

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says more decisive stakeholder action is needed in determining the direction being taken as it relates to further research and development of Jamaica’s medical marijuana industry. This, he emphasises, is imperative in ensuring that the country does not lose out on the opportunity to capitalise on the potential benefits to...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), is in discussion with Head of the Department of Medicine, Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Rosemarie Wright Pascoe (centre), at Friday’s (June 30) opening of a three-day internal medicine review conference at the UWI. Looking on is Second Vice President of the Association of Consultant Physicians of Jamaica (ACPJ) and Conference Coordinator, Dr. Mike Mills.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Gov’t Looking to Upgrade St. Joseph’s Hospital

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says a technical assessment is to be undertaken of the St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Andrew with a view to transforming the facility into a centre of excellence. He said the assessment will be done during the 2017/18 financial year. Dr. Tufton informed that land space is available to facilitate the upgrading of...

Residents of the Russia community in Westmoreland participate in the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) health, wellness and information fair. The fairs are part of several social intervention initiatives being undertaken by JSIF, under the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), aimed at promoting public safety and transformation in 18 underserved communities across the island.

9 years ago CommunityHealth & Wellness

More Communities to Benefit from JSIF Health and Wellness Fairs

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will be taking its series of health, wellness and information fairs to communities in St. James, St. Ann and the Corporate Area over the next two months. The events, which got underway in June 2016, are part of several social intervention initiatives under the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), which is being funded through...

Health Minister, Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to officially commission into service a vertical wheelchair lift installed at the Jamaican Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID). The commissioning ceremony was held on June 22 at the association’s headquarters at 7 Golding Avenue, St. Andrew. Others (from left) are Distinguished President for the Kiwanis Club of Constant Spring, Deborah Manning; Sales Manager for Hyundai, Carlos Geourzoung; and State Minister for Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Fayval Williams.

9 years ago CommunityHealth & Wellness

Intellectual Disabilities Association Commissions Wheelchair Lift

The Jamaican Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID) has commissioned into service a vertical wheelchair lift, which was recently installed to facilitate ease of access for persons with mobility challenges. The lift, purchased at cost of $8 million, will transport persons who use wheelchairs, prosthesis and adaptive aids such as crutches, canes, and walkers. Students of the Randolph Lopez School of...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), looks at the features of the Doctor on Call application, being shown to him by Physician and Head of the School of Public Health and Health Technology of the University of Technology, Professor Winston Davidson. Occasion was the launch of the app on June 21 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

9 years ago Health & WellnessTechnology

Doctor on Call Brings Health Services to Smartphones and Computers

Jamaicans can now access reliable healthcare at a distance using the latest in information and communications technology (ICT). This is through the Doctor on Call application (app), which allows patients to consult with their doctors and obtain diagnosis through videoconferencing. The app was launched by Physician and Head of the School of Health and Health Technology of the University of...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (at podium), addresses a Sudden Cardiac Arrest Workshop, hosted by the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on June 21.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Supports Prescreening of Student Athletes

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says he is in full support of efforts to encourage the prescreening of student athletes in sports. Addressing a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Workshop, hosted by the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 21, Dr. Tufton indicated that the involvement of critical stakeholders would...