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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)

Gov’t Moves Ahead with Plans to Build New A&E Unit at Percy Junor Hospital

The Government is proceeding with plans to build a new Accident and Emergency (A&E) unit at the Percy Junor Hospital in Spalding, north-east Manchester. Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, who is also the Member of Parliament,...
In this file photo, Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), leads a mini march outside Gordon House, downtown Kingston, in June 2016, to promote the Government’s ‘Jamaica Moves’ (#JaMoves) national campaign.
In this file photo, Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), leads a mini march outside Gordon House, downtown Kingston, in June 2016, to promote the Government’s ‘Jamaica Moves’ (#JaMoves) national campaign.

‘Jamaica Moves’ to Launch on April 7
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right); President, Guardian Life Limited, Eric Hosin (left); President, Guardian General Insurance Jamaica Limited, Karen Bhoorasingh (second left); President of the People’s National Party, Dr. Peter Phillips (centre) and Senior Lecturer and Head Anaesthetist, Intensive Care, University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Hyacinth Harding Goldson hold a symbolic cheque valued $15.5 million that will be used to benefit four hospitals across the island. Occasion was the official launch of the Guardian Group Foundation Keep it Alive 5K runs at the Guardian Life offices at 12 Trafalgar Road in Kingston, today (March 28). Others sharing in the moment (background left) are Chief Executive Officer, St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, Leo Garel; Senior Administrator, Cornwall Regional Hospital, Keriesha Bell Cummings; and Operations Manager at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Marcia Francis. The race dates for this year are Saturday, May 27 in Kingston and Saturday, June 3 in Montego Bay.
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right); President, Guardian Life Limited, Eric Hosin (left); President, Guardian General Insurance Jamaica Limited, Karen Bhoorasingh (second left); President of the People’s National Party, Dr. Peter Phillips (centre) and Senior Lecturer and Head Anaesthetist, Intensive Care, University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Hyacinth Harding Goldson hold a symbolic cheque valued $15.5 million that will be used to benefit four hospitals across the island. Occasion was the official launch of the Guardian Group Foundation Keep it Alive 5K runs at the Guardian Life offices at 12 Trafalgar Road in Kingston, today (March 28). Others sharing in the moment (background left) are Chief Executive Officer, St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, Leo Garel; Senior Administrator, Cornwall Regional Hospital, Keriesha Bell Cummings; and Operations Manager at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Marcia Francis. The race dates for this year are Saturday, May 27 in Kingston and Saturday, June 3 in Montego Bay.

Health Ministry Promotes Lifestyles that Focus on Preventative Care
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (right), is assisted in unveiling the Blood Donors Honour List by Jamaica’s Champion Blood Donor, Sonya Binns-Lawrence (2nd left), at the opening ceremony of World Blood Donor Day 2016. The event was held at Emancipation Park on June 14, 2016. The Honour List recognises blood donors who have given more than 50 units of blood. Also participating in the event are (from left) Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Noreen Jack; Director of the National Blood Transfusion Service, Dr. Veronica Taylor; and Director, National Laboratory Services, Dr. Angela Scott.
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (right), is assisted in unveiling the Blood Donors Honour List by Jamaica’s Champion Blood Donor, Sonya Binns-Lawrence (2nd left), at the opening ceremony of World Blood Donor Day 2016. The event was held at Emancipation Park on June 14, 2016. The Honour List recognises blood donors who have given more than 50 units of blood. Also participating in the event are (from left) Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Noreen Jack; Director of the National Blood Transfusion Service, Dr. Veronica Taylor; and Director, National Laboratory Services, Dr. Angela Scott.

Champion Blood Donor Believes in Giving Back
Medical Officer of Health for the Kingston and St. Andrew Health Services, Dr. Catherine Robinson (at head table), engages participants in a sensitisation session about Tuberculosis on World Tuberculosis Day (March 24), at the Edna Manley Health Centre on Grants Pen Road in St. Andrew
Medical Officer of Health for the Kingston and St. Andrew Health Services, Dr. Catherine Robinson (at head table), engages participants in a sensitisation session about Tuberculosis on World Tuberculosis Day (March 24), at the Edna Manley Health Centre on Grants Pen Road in St. Andrew

Community Members Attend Training Session on TB

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Student of the University of Technology (UTech) Dental programme, Chinel Lee, applying sealant to the teeth of grade-six Clan Carthy Primary School student, Joevielia Brown, at the launch of the Ministry of Health’s National Sealant Programme, held on March 21 at the School in Kingston. The programme aims to provide access to preventative oral and dental care for primary- and basic-school children.
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Health Ministry Launches Sealant Programme for Children

The Ministry of Health launched its National Sealant Programme on March 21, at the Clan Carthy Primary School in Kingston. The programme aims to provide access to preventative oral and dental care for primary- and basic-school children in need of these services. A clinical session facilitated by teams from the Ministry of Health and the University of Technology (UTech) was...
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Senior Medical Officer at the Kingston Public Hospital, Dr. Natalie Whylie, updates JIS News about the hospital’s thrust towards doing more minimally invasive surgeries
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KPH Aiming for More Minimally Invasive Surgeries

The Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) is moving towards reducing overcrowding and having less inpatient days by improving access to minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the facility, Dr. Natalie Whylie, explains that the country will benefit more when persons are able to recuperate faster as a result of MIS. “Surgical centres are moving away from inpatient services...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton. (FILE)
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Relocation of Services from Cornwall Regional to West Jamaica Conference Centre Advanced

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the relocation of outpatient services from the Cornwall Regional Hospital is being done as seamlessly as possible and without a lot of inconvenience to patients. Eleven critical medical services have already been relocated to the newly retrofitted facility at the Seventh Day Adventist’s Western Jamaica Conference Centre in Mount Salem, which...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, cuddles heart patient, little Sashanique ahead of her surgery, which is being done as part of a Chain of Hope-sponsored medical mission to the Bustamante Hospital for Children. Looking on (from left) are Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr Sharrone Forrester; Vice President of Quality, Edwards Lie Science, Mark Gayle; CEO, Chain of Hope, Emma Scanlan, and Director, Gift of Life Florida. Heidi Hess.
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Cardiac Centre at Children’s Hospital by Mid-2017

The cardiac centre at the Bustamante Hospital for Children is scheduled for completion by the middle of 2017. This was disclosed by Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, following a meeting with a Chain of Hope-funded medical mission team from the Congenital Heart Institute of Florida, which is in the island to perform cardiac surgeries.    “Despite several...
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Students enjoying the recently held Healthy Youth Positive Energy (HYPE) School Tour in the North-East Region.
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Hype School Tour Finale March 17

The Ministry of Health (MOH) is inviting high-school students from across the South East Region to participate in the grand finale of its Healthy Youth Positive Energy (HYPE) School Tour. The event takes place on Friday, March 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the front field of the University of Technology (UTech), and is targeting all high schools...
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Sports Medicine Specialist, Dr. Paul Wright, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on the importance of declaring illnesses on the Pre-participation Evaluation (PPE) screening test.
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Heart Foundation Warns Against Hiding Illnesses

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica is warning schools, parents and student athletes not to hide illnesses so that the student can participate in sports. Sports Medicine Specialist and Foundation volunteer, Dr. Paul Wright, told JIS News that the dangerous practice can land students in the hospital or worse. He was speaking against the background of student athletes dying of Sudden...
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