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Health & Wellness Ministry Issues Dengue Caution

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is advising Jamaicans to remain vigilant in the wake of an increase in Dengue cases. Data from the Ministry’s Surveillance Unit shows a 13% increase in cases of the mosquito-borne disease since the start...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) and Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Wayne Chen, highlight the Service Level Agreement and Medical Equipment Maintenance Policy, at a signing ceremony held on August 15 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Health Ministry Allocates $500 Million to Each RHA

Scores of students and residents of Manchester line up to take advantage of the medical and humanitarian mission held at the Bethany Primary School in the parish on Tuesday (August 15). The Rachel Dixon Memorial Fund, which has been giving back to communities such as Bethany, Devon and Hibernia in Manchester for the past 15 years, teamed up with the Jamaica Nurses Association of Florida, the Kiwanis Club of South Dade, Florida and the Dinthill Past Student Association to stage the mission.

PHOTOS: Rachel Dixon Medical Mission

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

Gov’t Awards $27 Billion in Contracts for Pharmaceuticals

Operator of the dental department at the NADS Family Health Care in St. Catherine, Dr. Simone Brady, at the community health fair, held at the Green Acres Commercial Business Complex in the parish, on August 13.

Persons in St. Catherine Benefit from Health Fair

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, interacts with patients in the revamped accident and emergency waiting area at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James, on Friday, August 11.

2 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Get Rid of Mosquito Breeding Sites

The Jamaican public is being urged to take proactive measures to mitigate the threat of dengue and other vector-borne diseases, by eradicating mosquito breeding sites and taking action to safeguard themselves and their households. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has made the call amidst a growing concern of a possible resurgence of dengue in the...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses patients seated in the accident and emergency waiting area at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Mt. Salem, St. James, on Friday, August 11.

2 years ago Health & Wellness

Cornwall Regional Hospital Transfers A&E Wait Area Back Indoors

Persons seeking treatment at the Cornwall Regional Hospital now have a more comfortable environment to wait as they access care. The Accident and Emergency (A&E) waiting area, which was repurposed to accommodate COVID-19 patients, has transitioned back to its original role, creating a more pleasant setting for patients and staff. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton,...

Consultant Psychiatrist, University Hospital of the West Indies, Senator Dr. Saphire Longmore addresses a graduation ceremony for the Problem Management Plus (PM+) held at the Summit in New Kingston on August 10. More than 100 PM+ providers received their certificates during the ceremony.

2 years ago Health & Wellness

100 Persons Trained to Support Mental Wellness in Communities

More than 100 Problem Management Plus (PM+) providers, who have been trained to deliver support to persons coping with adversity, received certificates at a graduation ceremony held at the Summit in New Kingston on August 10. Areas of training include basic helping skills, stress management techniques, and signs and symptoms of common mental health disorders. A mental wellness intervention of...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), listens as Medical Technologist at the Spanish Town Hospital, Venetia Oakley (left), outlines the features of new lab testing machine during a tour of the hospital grounds in St. Catherine on August 9. Looking on (at centre) is Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles.

2 years ago Health & Wellness

Ground-Breaking for Spanish Town Hospital Redevelopment Close

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the breaking of ground for the major redevelopment of the Spanish Town Hospital is “closer than ever”. “I anticipate that we will see ground-breaking for the main building within the next two months or so. We have gotten all the approvals from our multilateral partners that we are working with....

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), view a plaque unveiled at the Halse Hall Health Centre in Clarendon to commemorate the facility’s adoption by the United States (US)-based Atlanta-Jamaica Association (AJA). Dr. Tufton formally announced the arrangement, being facilitated under the Government’s Adopt-A-Clinic Initiative, during a ceremony at the centre on Friday (August 4). Others (from left) are Public Health Nurse, Clarendon Health Department, Karen Nelson-Senior; and AJA representative, Althea Fatuga. The Halse Hall Health Centre is located in Clarendon South eastern, for which Minister Charles is the Member of Parliament.

2 years ago Health & Wellness

Forty-Five of 100 Public Health Centres Already Adopted by Gov’t Stakeholder Partners

Stakeholder partners have so far adopted 45 of the 100 public health centres being targeted by the Government under this arrangement. The latest is the Halse Hall Health Centre in Clarendon, which has been adopted by the United States (US)-based Atlanta-Jamaica Association (AJA). The partnership, being facilitated under the Government’s Adopt-A-Clinic Initiative, was formally announced by Minister of Health and...

Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Wentworth Charles (centre), in discussion with Director of Nursing at the Spanish Town Hospital, Novellette Robinson (left) and Director of Nursing Services at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC) in St. Andrew, Beverley Senior Berry, during the recent handover of beds to the two hospitals, held at the BHC.

2 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Facilities in SERHA to Get Additional Nurses

Health facilities in the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), are to be given an additional 170 nurses, says Chairman of the Authority, Wentworth Charles. He said several issues affecting service delivery in the region are being worked on, and the nurses who are about to graduate from nursing schools will be deployed in short order. “We have commenced negotiations...

2 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Employees Recognised for Outstanding Performances During Fiscal Year 2022/23

Just over 100 staff members of the Ministry of Health and Wellness have been recognised for performing outstandingly under the Ministry’s Performance Management and Appraisal System (PMAS) for fiscal year 2022/23. During a recent function at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston to celebrate the members’ achievements, Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the occasion marked a cultural...