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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) listens to Senior Registered Nurse, Venese Henry-Williams (left), who specializes in neonatal care, during a tour of the Princess Margaret Hospital in Morant Bay, St. Thomas on June 16. Listening in at (centre) is Member of Parliament for East St. Thomas, Dr. Fenton Ferguson.

Public-Private Partnership for the Construction of Housing for Health Workers

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says a public/private partnership proposal, is being examined for the construction of accommodations for healthcare professionals at certain locations. Dr. Tufton explained that such an arrangement will require the injection of funds from...

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

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).

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)

NBTS Goes After Blood in Mandeville June 14

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Senator Longmore Suggests Education Campaign Targeting Expectant Mothers

Government Senator, Dr. Sapphire Longmore, is suggesting the roll out of a multi-media education campaign on holistic health care targeting expectant mothers as well as fathers. This campaign, she said, would help to reduce the incidences of adverse childhood experiences which contribute to health problems, including mental health issues, in later years. Dr. Longmore was opening the State of the...

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.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Work To Begin This Year for Upgrading Of Spanish Town Hospital

The Government is moving ahead with plans to rehabilitate the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. Speaking to JIS News during a tour of the hospital on Friday (June 9), Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, said the technical work for the project will be undertaken this year. He informed that the objective is to upgrade the institution from...

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.

9 years ago 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...

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).

9 years ago 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...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. (FILE)

9 years ago 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...

Minister of Justice, the Hon. Delroy Chuck.

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Caribbean Parliamentarians Urged to Scale Up Action Against HIV and AIDS

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is calling on the region’s parliamentarians to scale up action in the fight against HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean. He said that priority must be given to tackling stigma and discrimination against people living with AIDS, and removing legal and social barriers that drive the epidemic underground and limit access to prevention and...

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.

9 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

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...