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Persons donate blood inside the ballroom of the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester, on World Blood Donor Day, June 14.
Persons donate blood inside the ballroom of the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester, on World Blood Donor Day, June 14.

NBTS Collects 28,271 Units of Blood

Acting Director of Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Beverley Wright, says 28,271 units of blood were collected by the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) in 2016, some 6,229 units short of the target of 35,000....
Senior Manager, Health Administration at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Nola Phillpotts-Brown, highlights activities for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Week at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (June 13). The week will be observed from June 18 to 24 under the theme ‘Prepare, Respond, Revive’.
Senior Manager, Health Administration at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Nola Phillpotts-Brown, highlights activities for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Week at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (June 13). The week will be observed from June 18 to 24 under the theme ‘Prepare, Respond, Revive’.

HEART Foundation of Jamaica Marks CPR Week June 18-24
Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Dr. Hugh Wong, highlights the importance of Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training, during a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (June 13).
Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Dr. Hugh Wong, highlights the importance of Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training, during a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (June 13).

Jamaicans Urged to Learn CPR
Director of the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Dr. Veronica Taylor (left), presents a token of appreciation for the Mandeville Regional Hospital to Dr. Donna-Marie Gray-Henry, at a ceremony held to mark World Blood Donor Day 2016 at Emancipation Park on June 14, 2016. Dr. Gray-Henry and the hospital were recognized for efforts made to improve the blood stock of the NBTS. (File)
Director of the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Dr. Veronica Taylor (left), presents a token of appreciation for the Mandeville Regional Hospital to Dr. Donna-Marie Gray-Henry, at a ceremony held to mark World Blood Donor Day 2016 at Emancipation Park on June 14, 2016. Dr. Gray-Henry and the hospital were recognized for efforts made to improve the blood stock of the NBTS. (File)

NBTS Goes After Blood in Mandeville June 14
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton (right), listens intently to Director of Nursing Services at the Spanish Town Hospital, Sherleen Marshal Davis, as she explains how babies are cared for in the nursery. Occasion was a tour of the hospital in St. Catherine on June 9.
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton (right), listens intently to Director of Nursing Services at the Spanish Town Hospital, Sherleen Marshal Davis, as she explains how babies are cared for in the nursery. Occasion was a tour of the hospital in St. Catherine on June 9.

Work To Begin This Year for Upgrading Of Spanish Town Hospital

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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton (left), greets patients at the upgraded Drug Serv Pharmacy in Greater Portmore, St. Catherine, which was officially opened on Friday (June 9). The improvement work was undertaken at a cost of $42 million.
Health & Wellness

Private Pharmacies Fill Over 17, 000 Prescriptions for Public Patients

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, says that over 17, 000 prescriptions have been filled to date under the Public Sector Pharmacy Partner Pilot Programme. The initiative, launched last December, involves partnership with private pharmacies for the dispensing of drugs to public patients. Dr. Tufton said the programme has significantly reduced waiting time for patients. “The response has been...
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Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley-Jones (standing left), engages stakeholders at a consultation on the development of a message guide for Zika Communication at the Ministry in Kingston on Thursday (June 9).
Health & Wellness

Ministry Of Health Developing Zika Communication Guide

The Ministry of Health is partnering with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the development of a message guide for Zika communication. Medical Entomologist in the Ministry, Sherine Huntley-Jones, told JIS News that the objective is to influence behavior change within the population and propel persons to take action to combat the disease. She pointed out that...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. (FILE)
Health & Wellness

$1.3 Billion Approved for Repairs at Cornwall Regional Hospital

Cabinet has approved an additional $1.3 billion to continue work on the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) recovery project during the 2017/18 fiscal year. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the disclosure at Wednesday’s (June 7) post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House. He said that preliminary projections are for another $189-million allocation to the project in...
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Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica and Jamaica Coalition on Tobacco Control Board Member, Deborah Chen (left) addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on the effects of tobacco addiction on low-income households. The forum was held at the JIS Head Office in Kingston on Wednesday, May 31, which was observed as World No Tobacco Day. Also pictured is Director, Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries Prevention, Ministry of Health, Dr. Tamu Davidson-Sadler.
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Coalition for Tobacco Control Concerned About Smokers in Low-Income Category

The Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control (JCTC) is concerned about the debilitating effects of tobacco on persons from low-income households using it. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday, May 31, which was observed as World No Tobacco Day, JCTC Board member, Deborah Chen, explained that the majority of Jamaican tobacco users are from the lower socio-economic group. According...
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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), conversing with University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of the Mona Campus in St. Andrew, Professor Archibald McDonald, during the launch of the Mosquito Control and Research Unit at the UWI.
Health & Wellness

Stakeholders Welcome Partnership on Vector Management Programme

Stakeholders have welcomed the Government’s timely decision to leverage the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) research capabilities to boost Jamaica’s integrated vector management programme aimed at curtailing the prevalence of mosquitoes and minimising the onset and re-emergence of diseases such as dengue fever; malaria; the Zika virus; and the Mayaro virus, which was recently detected in Haiti. The UWI’s...
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Health & Wellness

Health Ministry On Mission To Reduce Obesity

The Ministry of Health is leading a multisectoral approach to reduce the number of persons suffering from obesity. Under the National Strategic and Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Jamaica 2013 to 2018, the Ministry and its partners are implementing innovative measures to address this condition. Known as a ‘silent killer’, obesity is a...
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