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Temporary Closure of Ginger Hill and Fyffes Pen Health Centres for Renovation and Expansion

The Ginger Hill and Fyffes Pen Health Centres in St. Elizabeth will be temporarily closed for renovation and expansion works, for a period of four months. The services for both health centres will be relocated January 8, 2024. Residents who...
A nurse administers a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to a member of the public.
A nurse administers a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to a member of the public.

Pfizer Vaccine Now Available in Country
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, cuts the ribbon to open the newly refurbished waiting area at the Mandeville Regional Hospital on Thursday (December 14). Looking on (in the foreground) is Nurse Janett Bonner-Waugh. Others in the background (from left) are Matron Sadie Allen; Head of the Opthalmology Department, Dr. Gavin Henry; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the hospital, Alwyn Miller; Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Everton McIntosh; and Regional Director for the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, cuts the ribbon to open the newly refurbished waiting area at the Mandeville Regional Hospital on Thursday (December 14). Looking on (in the foreground) is Nurse Janett Bonner-Waugh. Others in the background (from left) are Matron Sadie Allen; Head of the Opthalmology Department, Dr. Gavin Henry; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the hospital, Alwyn Miller; Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Everton McIntosh; and Regional Director for the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent.

Electronic Health Records System to Roll Out at May Pen Hospital in January
Minister of Education and Youth and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth right), attends Thursday’s (December 14) renaming ceremony for August Town/Hermitage Health Centre in the constituency. The facility’s name has been officially changed to the Kenneth Standard Health Centre, in honour of the late Jamaican medical doctor who was a cornerstone of public health development locally and regionally and made tremendous contributions to community medicine throughout the Caribbean. Also attending are (from left) Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies Mona Campus, Professor Densil Williams; Executive Director, Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre, Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer; family members of the honouree – Dr. Marlon Lloyd Goldson, Christopher Lloyd Goldson, and Dr. Aileen Standard-Goldson; and Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.
Minister of Education and Youth and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth right), attends Thursday’s (December 14) renaming ceremony for August Town/Hermitage Health Centre in the constituency. The facility’s name has been officially changed to the Kenneth Standard Health Centre, in honour of the late Jamaican medical doctor who was a cornerstone of public health development locally and regionally and made tremendous contributions to community medicine throughout the Caribbean. Also attending are (from left) Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies Mona Campus, Professor Densil Williams; Executive Director, Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre, Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer; family members of the honouree – Dr. Marlon Lloyd Goldson, Christopher Lloyd Goldson, and Dr. Aileen Standard-Goldson; and Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

PHOTOS: Minister Williams Attends Kenneth Standard Health Centre Renaming Ceremony
Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis, addresses the audience at the annual Elderly Treat and Health Fair on December 13 at Gordon House. Approximately 100 elderly persons who reside at Mark Lane and surrounding communities, downtown Kingston, received care packages containing food items and toiletries. The annual event returned this year after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis, addresses the audience at the annual Elderly Treat and Health Fair on December 13 at Gordon House. Approximately 100 elderly persons who reside at Mark Lane and surrounding communities, downtown Kingston, received care packages containing food items and toiletries. The annual event returned this year after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PHOTOS: Gordon House Treats the Elderly

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Radiographer at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC), Andreanna Thompson (right), points out features of equipment handed over by the Culture, Health, Arts, Science and Education (CHASE) Fund, during a ceremony at the hospital in St. Andrew on Tuesday (December 12). Looking on (from left) are Chairman of the BHC, Kenneth Benjamin; Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven; and Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles.
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Bustamante Hospital Gets C-Arm and Laparoscopy Machines Valued at $46 Million

The Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC) is now equipped with two critical pieces of equipment to enhance the precision of surgical procedures, while facilitating training for residents in paediatric surgery. The C-Arm and laparoscopy machines, donated by the Culture, Health, Arts, Science and Education (CHASE) Fund at a cost of $46 million, were handed over by the entity’s Chief Executive...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks during Thursday’s (December 7) launch of the Compassionate Care Programme at the Percy Junor Hospital in Manchester.
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Percy Junor Hospital to Be Extensively Expanded

The Percy Junor Hospital in Manchester is slated to be extensively expanded, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has announced. This is in keeping with the Government’s thrust to expand and refurbish public health facilities islandwide. “There is a plan drawn up that will require further study and assessment, which will see a new outpatient department,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fifth right); Ambassador of the People
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PHOTOS: Donation of Medical Equipment by the People’s Republic of China

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fifth right); Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang (sixth right); Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (fourth right), and other stakeholders share a photo opportunity, following the donation of medical equipment and supplies by...
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Senior citizen from Linstead, Utol Warrel (left), looks on while Health Records Clerk, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Heather Francis (right), completes the registration process, during the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ ‘Know Your Numbers’ campaign event held recently in the St. Catherine community. At centre, Methods Development Executive at the Ministry, Travis Clarke, enters data in a computer. The Know Your Numbers campaign aims to encourage yearly health screening to reduce illness among the population. Services offered included blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and body mass index (BMI) checks; HIV and Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) tests; Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) and pap smear. Patrons attending the all-day event also received dental checks.
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PHOTOS: Linstead Residents Benefit from Health Screening

Senior citizen from Linstead, Utol Warrel (left), looks on while Health Records Clerk, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Heather Francis (right), completes the registration process, during the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ ‘Know Your Numbers’ campaign event held recently in the St. Catherine community. At centre, Methods Development Executive at the Ministry, Travis Clarke, enters data in a computer....
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the media launch of the Mindfulness JA Adolescent Mental Health Conference at the Liguanea Club, New Kingston, on December 4.  Listening (at right) is Chief Project Lead, Mindfulness Jamaica,  and Chevening Alumni, Najuequa Barnes. The conference aims to provide mental health sensitisation and training to parents and children, to empower them to identify and address mental health challenges.
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PHOTOS: Media Launch of Adolescent Mental Health Conference

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the media launch of the Mindfulness JA Adolescent Mental Health Conference at the Liguanea Club, New Kingston, on December 4.  Listening (at right) is Chief Project Lead, Mindfulness Jamaica,  and Chevening Alumni, Najuequa Barnes. The conference aims to provide mental health sensitisation and training to parents and children, to...
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