Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has hailed the National Health Fund (NHF) as the cornerstone of healthcare financing in Jamaica.  He noted that over its 20-year history, the agency has provided critical and transformative services, which have significantly improved healthcare access and affordability in Jamaica.  “When the NHF came on the scene [it] provided an...

Critical-care services at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) and the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), should be improved following the recent approval of funds to purchase equipment for the institutions by the Cabinet. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who made the disclosure while speaking at the handover of beds for the Spanish Town Hospital and the...

All infrastructure development projects for schools will comply with the Disabilities Act, says Executive Director at the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey. “What that means for us is that there will be [provisions for] bathroom access, there's also access to the different floors if the schools have multiple floors. We have been doing that with our infrastructure work,” she...

The Government is well advanced in its efforts to establish a fully equipped operating theatre at Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, in making the disclosure following a tour of the facility on July 20, said the procurement process, though tedious and lengthy, is now at an advanced stage. “We...

The retired Jamaican overseas nurses are imparting crucial knowledge to the public health system, according to Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie. They are in the island as part of the CODE CARE programme, which is geared at clearing outstanding elective cases, due to the backlog caused by the COVID-19 crisis. “They are experienced nurses, they are very excited...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government has been moving aggressively to tackle the problem of mental health in schools. Responding to questions from educators at the Region Three Back to School Conference 2023, at the Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny, on July 25, Mrs. Williams said the Ministry is cognisant that mental health issues...

To effectively treat burn victims in the country, a fundraising initiative has been launched to revamp and expand the burn unit at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) into a fit-for-purpose facility. The initiative was launched by the State’s oil refinery, Petrojam Limited, at a ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Tuesday (July 25). Approximately $260...