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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), cuts the ribbon symbolising the official commissioning of the Fluoroscopy Unit at Bustamante Hospital for Children at Arthur Wint Drive, on September 8. Others (from right) are Chairman, Bustamante Hospital for Children Foundation, Kenneth Benjamin; Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Phillip Armstrong; and Senior Vice President, Information and Communication Technology, National Health Fund (NHF), Granville Gayle.
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), cuts the ribbon symbolising the official commissioning of the Fluoroscopy Unit at Bustamante Hospital for Children at Arthur Wint Drive, on September 8. Others (from right) are Chairman, Bustamante Hospital for Children Foundation, Kenneth Benjamin; Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Phillip Armstrong; and Senior Vice President, Information and Communication Technology, National Health Fund (NHF), Granville Gayle.

Improved Diagnostic Services at Children’s Hospital

Diagnostic services at the Bustamante Hospital for Children have been improved with the installation of a new $68.5-million fluoroscopy unit. The unit, which is the second of its kind in the public sector and the first for children, is also...
Director, Health Promotion and Education in the Ministry of Health, Miss Takese Foga, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 7.
Director, Health Promotion and Education in the Ministry of Health, Miss Takese Foga, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 7.

Health Ministry Stages Extravaganza Sept. 10
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)

Gov’t Establishes $50 Million Fund for Zika-Related Microcephaly
Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist, Dr. Sharon McLean-Salmon, explains the signs of childhood cancer during a JIS Think Tank on September 7.
Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist, Dr. Sharon McLean-Salmon, explains the signs of childhood cancer during a JIS Think Tank on September 7.

Parents Urged to Look for Symptoms of Cancer in Children
Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spencer, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spencer, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Parents Urged to Ensure that Children are Vaccinated

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (right) presents a laptop computer to Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) President, Janet Coore-Farr, during a ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 5. Sharing the moment is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. The Prime Minister handed over two laptops and four desktops to the NAJ.
Health & WellnessPrime Minister

PM Presents Computers to NAJ

The administrative functions of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) have been bolstered through the presentation of computers by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The two laptop and four desktop computers were accepted by NAJ President, Janet Coore-Farr, and members of the association, during a brief ceremony held at the Office of the Prime Minister last afternoon (September 5)....
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National Health Fund (NHF) Chairman, Christopher Zacca, addresses a JIS Think Tank held recently at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Health & Wellness

NHF to Develop National Health Insurance Scheme

The National Health Fund (NHF) has been tasked with the responsibility of developing a National Health Insurance Scheme to fund the public healthcare system. NHF Chairman, Christopher Zacca, made the disclosure at a recent JIS Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston. He said that the mandate was given by Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton....
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Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), Christopher Zacca, provides details about the increase in subsidy on drugs for children during a JIS Think Tank on August 31.
Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

NHF Increases Drug Subsidy for Children

The National Health Fund (NHF) will be increasing its subsidy on drugs, respiratory devices and diabetic supplies for children from zero to 18 years by 100 per cent effective September 1. The entity will be spending approximately $70 million per year to facilitate the increase. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (August 31), NHF Chairman, Christopher Zacca, said...
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Principal Medical Officer for Epidemiology in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr.
Health & Wellness

Ministry Appeals for Cooperation on Health and Lifestyle Survey

The Ministry of Health is appealing for persons to cooperate with interviewers, who will be in the field gathering data from September 1 to December 31, for the third Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey (JHLS III). The JHLS III is a community-based study of persons 15 years and older to determine current dietary intakes, lifestyle and behaviour patterns that have...
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Minister of State with responsibility for the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (second left), signs the Heads of Agreement for Public Sector Nurse Practitioners for the contract period 2015/2017, at the Finance and the Public Service Ministry in Kingston, on August 24. Participating in the signing (from left) are National Workers Union (NWU) Vice President, Arthur Grant; Heather Henry-McGrath and Ellotha Beckford Muschamp.
Finance & Public ServiceHealth & Wellness

Public-Sector Nurse Practitioners Sign Wage Agreement

Public-sector nurse practitioners are the latest group of healthcare professionals to sign the Heads of Agreement with the Government for the 2015/2017 contract period. At a ceremony held at the Finance and the Public Service Ministry in Kingston on August 24, the nurse practitioners signed the two-year wage agreement under which they will receive a four per cent salary increase...
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