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Port Morant Primary and Junior High students and winners of the Ministry of Health Zika Jingle competition Shaneika Bleeching (left) and Amoya Wong. Their jingle is currently being aired on local radio stations.

Jingle Winners Happy to Help Fight Zika Virus

Students of Port Morant Primary and Junior High School, winners of the Health Ministry’s Jingle Competition, are happy to make their contribution to the fight against the Zika Virus. The jingle, which can be heard on local radio stations, was...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre) observes as Chief Executive Officer of Chain of Hope United Kingdom (UK), Emma Scanlan (right) signs a copy of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a US$10 million Jamaica Children Heart Centre at the Bustamante Hospital for Children during a ceremony at the hospital’s location in St. Andrew, on June 21. Chain of Hope UK, which is a charitable organisation, is among several public and private partners supporting the establishment of the cardiac centre. Also pictured is Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Philip Armstrong.

Heart Centre for Children’s Hospital

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), along with (from left) Chairman of the Board of Hardware and Lumber Ltd., Mr. Erwin Burton; Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Donna Duran; and General Manager of AgroGrace, Mrs. Olive Downer-Walsh, at a briefing at the company’s Spanish Town Road offices on Tuesday, June 21. They are observing products being carried by the company which are used in vector control management.

Health Minister Endorses Products to Control Mosquitoes

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (left), is in discussion with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Deputy Keeper of Records, Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Deirdre English Gosse, at a briefing session for the inaugural Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingstonon June 21. The conference will be held at the Montego Bay Conference Centre, St. James, from July 6-8.

Gov’t Committed to Civil Registration and Identification Policies

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), makes a presentation to St. Ann Parish Dental Surgeon, Dr. Wendy Chuck Francis. Occasion was the St. Ann Health Department’s Staff Recognition Award Ceremony at the Sandcastles Resort, St. Ann, on June 17.

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10 years ago Health & WellnessNational Security and Peace

Police Stations Receive First Aid Kits

Five police stations in the Corporate Area have received first aid kits aimed at equipping police vehicles with the requisite tools to offer care to victims at accident scenes. The police stations are: Matilda’s Corner, Papine, August Town, Gordon Town and Grants Pen. The 15 emergency response trauma bags were handed over to Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams, by...

President of the Jamaica Association of Medical Technicians (JAEMT), Garth Richards (centre), addresses the launch of the association at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) on June 20. Others (from left) are Parish Coordinator, Basil Ferguson; Assistant Executive Secretary, Dami Niue Sudden and Parish Coordinator, Natassja Jones.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (JAEMT) Launched

President of the Jamaica Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (JAEMT), Garth Richards, says the association is aiming to develop and establish a formal Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system in Jamaica. Mr. Richards noted that the organisation also plans, as one of its main objectives, “to educate and sensitise the public” about the importance of having a functional EMS as well...

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Praises St. Ann Health Department

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the St. Ann Health Department is an example of an organization which prides itself on results, rather than one that succumbs to challenges. He was speaking at the St. Ann Health Department Staff Recognition Awards Ceremony held at the Sandcastles Resort, Ocho Rios, on June 17. Some 22 staff members were...

Minister of Health Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a St. Ann Health Department staff recognition function at the Sandcastles Resort, in Ocho Rios, St. Ann on June 17.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

St. Ann’s Bay Hospital Gets Multi-million Dollar Facelift

Minister of Health Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton says that some $300 million has been spent on upgrading facilities at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital. The Minister made the disclosure during a tour of the facility on Friday, June 17. He stated that the upgrading was done through a mixture of public and private sector partnerships. Dr. Tufton noted...

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Public Invited to Join CPR Training June 18

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica is inviting members of the public to join the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) mass training session on Saturday (June 18), at 28 Beechwood Avenue, in Kingston. The training session, scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., forms part of the Foundation’s CPR Awareness Week from June 12-18. The week is being observed under the theme ‘Don’t Drop...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Supports Fight Against Unhealthy Eating

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government will continue to work with agencies, such as the Jamaica Association of Professionals in Nutrition and Dietetics (JAPINAD), to implement programmes to tackle unhealthy eating in the country. He pointed out that some partnerships had already begun, citing the collaboration between his Ministry and the Ministry of Education on...

Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica Dr. Hugh Wong addresses a JIS Think Tank on the importance of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

10 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Jamaicans Urged to Learn CPR

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica is appealing for more Jamaicans to get trained in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Director of Cardiac Care at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Dr. Hugh Wong, said that knowledge of CPR can save lives. He was speaking at a JIS Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday (June 14). Dr. Wong noted...