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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Elaine Foster Allen (2nd left), shares pleasantries with (from left) Chairman, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Simon Roberts; Chief Executive Officer, JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley; and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, during a cocktail reception to officially mark Jamaica’s formal commitment to Quality Assurance for the Health Sector towards Accreditation Initiative at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday, September 20.

National Health Accreditation Policy to be Developed

The Ministry of Health will be developing a national policy that outlines the country’s road map towards the accreditation of facilities within the sector. The initiative, titled a ‘National Policy on Health Sector Quality Assurance’, will form part of the...

Urologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies, and Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Belinda Morrison, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Spotlight on Prostate Cancer

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre) meeting with members of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North, led by President, Glenroy Williams (3rd left), at his New Kingston offices, recently.

Health Minister Calls on Service Clubs to Support the Sector

Miss Shana Miller, a parent of an NHF beneficiary, talks to JIS News about her relief on hearing about the increase in subsidy on drugs for children 0 to 18 years.

Mother Commends NHF for Doubling Subsidy on Drugs for Children

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton. (FILE)

Health Minister Requests UHWI to Work on Telemedicine Platform

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), looks on as Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Coordinator with the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA)), Dr. Tamara Henry (right), points out health information on display at the 4th National Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Workshop held on September 9, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Looking on is Dr. Tamika Henry, who is also attached to NERHA.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Leaders Urged to Keep up NCD Fight

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging leaders in the health sector to remain persistent in the fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Jamaica. He noted that seven out of every 10 deaths in Jamaica are related to some form of NCD, and as such, there should be no let-up in the campaign against the conditions, which...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), is being shown a piece of equipment in the newly established state-of-the-art isolation room at the University Hospital of the West Indies’ (UHWI) Paediatric Oncology Department by Paediatric Oncologist, Dr. Michelle Reese Mills (centre). Occasion was the official handover of the project dubbed ‘Sean’s Gift’ by the Rotary Club of Kingston on Friday (September 9). At left is Acting Chief Executive Officer, UHWI, Kevin Allen.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Isolation Room for Paediatric Cancer Patients Opens at UHWI

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has welcomed the establishment of a state-of- the-art isolation room at the Paediatric Oncology Department, University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). The project, dubbed ‘Sean’s Gift’, was undertaken by the Rotary Club of Kingston at a cost of $8 million. It involved the conversion of existing space into a much-needed unit...

10 years ago CommunityHealth & WellnessLocal Government

Citizens Urged to Help in Zika Fight

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has called on all citizens to join in the fight against the spread of the Zika virus, by ridding their surroundings of breeding sites for mosquitoes. He noted that while the Government is committed to combating the disease, “it is in our interest that we observe all the notices and...

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.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

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 expected to reduce the processing time for X-rays from 90 to 15 minutes. A fluoroscopy unit consists of a specialised...

Director, Health Promotion and Education in the Ministry of Health, Miss Takese Foga, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 7.

10 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Health Ministry Stages Extravaganza Sept. 10

The Ministry of Health will be observing Caribbean Wellness Day on Saturday, September 10 with a Health Extravaganza in Half-Way Tree square. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 7, Director of Health Promotion and Education in the Ministry, Miss Takese Foga, said the Ministry would be partnering with numerous stakeholders to stage the day’s events. “We will be...

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Gov’t Establishes $50 Million Fund for Zika-Related Microcephaly

The Government has earmarked $50 million to establish a fund to provide support for families of babies born with Zika-related microcephaly. In an interview with JIS News, Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton said that the fund will be used to support interventions to assist families to cope with the condition. “This will involve preparedness of high-risk clinics...

Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist, Dr. Sharon McLean-Salmon, explains the signs of childhood cancer during a JIS Think Tank on September 7.

10 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think TankYouth

Parents Urged to Look for Symptoms of Cancer in Children

Parents and guardians are being urged to pay close attention to small children in order to identify any abnormality, which could be a sign of childhood cancer. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (September 7), Paediatric Haematologist/Oncologist at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Sharon McLean-Salmon, explained that childhood cancers are most commonly seen among the three to...