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St. James Farm Queen 2016 Sofiya Clennon (3rd right), visits the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) booth at the St. James Business, Health and Opportunities Fair at the Montpelier Agricultural Showground on August 4. Others (from left) are JAS Secretary for St. James, Shanacay Yee; Nethel Scarlett and Clover Record.

Scores Turn out for Montpelier Business, Health Fair

Scores of residents turned out at the Montpelier Agricultural Showground on August 4 for the staging of a business, health and opportunities fair. Held under the theme ‘Local Economic Development: Building Communities…Improving Lives and Livelihood’, the event saw more than...

The Malvern and Myersville Health Centres in St. Elizabeth.

Pregnant Women, Others Advised to Seek Shelter Near Hospital

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (6th left) is joined by Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Executive Director, Clyde Harrison (6th right), in perusing configurations on two of the nine fogging machines that were donated to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) by the Ministry. The presentation was made at the St. James Health Centre in Montego Bay on July 29. Looking on are representatives of the WRHA and St. James Health Department.

Western Regional Health Authority Gets Fogging Machines

The Office of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), located at Twickenham Park, in St. Catherine.

RGD Taking Services to Independence Village

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), points out something of interest to Acting Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Winston De La Haye, during a recent tour of the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth.

Improvements Coming for Black River Hospital

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, offers words of comfort to a patient at the Black River Hospital, during a recent tour of the facility.

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Public-Private Partnership for Distribution of Prescription Drugs

The Ministry of Health is looking to partner with private pharmacies to distribute drugs to patients who use public health facilities. “We are now looking at including, under a public-private partnership arrangement, private pharmacies to administer public drugs to public patients,” said portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. He was addressing a press briefing following a tour of the...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton addresses Town Hall Meeting at the Sandy Bank Primary School in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, on July 21. He announced that Jamaica will shortly be participating in a number of clinical trials with a view to finding a vaccine to treat the Zika Virus.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Takes Part in Clinical Trials for Zikv

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica will shortly be participating in a number of clinical trials in the drive to find a vaccine to treat the Zika Virus (ZIKV). Addressing a Ministry of Health/Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) Parish Town Hall Meeting at the Sandy Bank Primary School in St. Elizabeth on July 21, the Minister...

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Capacity of Virology Lab Being Increased for Zikv Testing

The Ministry of Health is increasing the capacity of the virology lab at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) to facilitate Zika virus (ZIKV) testing. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said an additional PCR Machine dedicated to ZIKV testing has been ordered for the lab. “Additional staff has been deployed and others are being recruited to...

Director of Elections, Orette Fisher, addresses the Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on July 8.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

National ID System will Ensure Clean Voters’ List – EOJ

Director of Elections, Orette Fisher, says the implementation of a national registration system will ensure that the names of deceased persons do not appear on the voters’ list. This, he said, will protect the integrity of the electoral system and make it easier to determine the number of eligible voters in the country. Mr. Fisher was addressing the close of...

Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Wayne Chen, delivers an address on behalf of Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, at the opening of the Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Hyatt Ziva Resort in Rose Hall, St. James on July 7.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Civil Registration Critical to Public Health Planning – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has reiterated the need for countries in the Caribbean to strengthen their civil registration systems as a key part of good public health planning. “Countries need to have an accurate picture as to how many people are born and how many persons die each year. They also need to know the causes...

Manager of Population and Health Unit, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Toni-Shae Freckleton, makes her contribution to a panel discussion at the Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on July 7.

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PIOJ Official says Country Well on its Way to Achieving 2030 Goals

Manager of the Population and Health Unit at the Planning Institute of Jamaica, (PIOJ), Toni-Shae Freckleton, says Jamaica is well on its way in attaining several goals in the Vision 2030 development plan. Speaking at the inaugural Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on July 7, Mrs. Freckleton said some...

Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Deirdre English Gosse, addresses the Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on July 7.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

CEO of RGD Recommends Change to Bedside Registration

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Deirdre English Gosse, is recommending that the practice of bedside registration, where a mother is not required to show proof of identification before names are added to her child’s birth record, should be amended. Addressing the inaugural Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre...