The country’s public healthcare workers have been hailed as vanguards “who… continue to blaze a trail of service excellence to Jamaicans from all walks of life, even in a challenging environment”. These sentiments were expressed by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in his message to mark Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month throughout July. The Minister’s message...

The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) has launched an Anti-Vaping Campaign to help tackle the pervasive issue of e-cigarette use among high-school students in St. Ann. The launch took place on Tuesday (June 27) at the St. Ann Parish Library in St. Ann’s Bay. Ferncourt High School is set to become the testing ground for the pioneering initiative, aimed...

The Government, through several health-related initiatives, remains committed to tackling the rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and promoting injury prevention throughout the country. This was stated by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in a video presentation at the Non-Communicable Disease & Injury Prevention Annual Review & Conference, at the Ocean Eden Bay Resort, Trelawny,...

A call has been made for organisations and individuals to partner with the Ministry of Health and Wellness in getting the population to improve their health behaviours. Making the call, portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said too many people are ending up at the accident and emergency departments of hospitals when the illnesses could have been prevented by...

Jamaica’s Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, MP, who is currently serving as President of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Executive Council will preside over a four-day meeting of the Executive Council in Washington DC. The meeting will be attended by representatives from Member States of PAHO. The 172nd Session will be held June 26-30,...

Some 577 residents within the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), received free cataract surgeries between June 17 and 20 at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester. The surgeries were facilitated by Dr. Hilary Morgan, a Florida-based Jamaican who heads the entity – Mind Body and Soul (MBS) Health Ministry – which has organised the surgeries for the last seven years....

Seventy-one per cent of the deaths of Jamaicans from cancer of the trachea, bronchus or lungs are attributable to smoking. This was disclosed by Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker, as he addressed a recent World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Youth Forum on the dangers of tobacco use. WNTD was observed on Wednesday, May...