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(FILE) The three newly retrofitted ambulances that were officially handed over to the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) on June 13.

Jamaica to Receive 38 New Vehicles from Japan

An arrangement has been finalised for Jamaica to receive five new ambulances and 33 pickups from Japan. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, made the announcement during the ‘Good Morning, Minister’ programme on...

Chief Executive Officer for the Black River Hospital, Diana Brown-Miller (left) accepts a donation of medical supplies and equipment from Parottee Enrichment Project (PEP) Executive Board Member, Marilyn Bennett, during a handover ceremony on August 17. The organisation donated approximately US$6,000 worth of equipment and supplies to the facility.

PEP Donates Medical Equipment and Supplies Valued US$6,000 to Black River Hospital

Director, Enabling Environment and Human Rights Unit at the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Karlene Temple Anderson, addresses a JIS Think Tank on the NFPB’s Champions for Change Campaign, on August 22.

NFPB Embarks on Campaign to Reduce Discrimination Against Persons Living with HIV

Chief Executive Officer of the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth, Diana Brown-Miller, gives remarks during a handover ceremony held at the hospital on August 17. The hospital received a donation of equipment from the Hummingbirds Association.

Equipment Donated to Black River Hospital

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

Ministries Collaborating to Resolve Social Cases at Public Hospitals

Members of the Jamaica Nurses Association of Florida pose in front of the truckload of medical supplies donated to Percy Junor Hospital on Tuesday, August 16. They are (from left) Shirley White-Dawkins, Oswald Dixon, Joan Howard; Acting CEO, Percy Junor Hospital, Sharon Hibbert Hemmings; Dr. Ann Marie Allen of Baptist Health Hospital; Vice President, Jamaica Nurses Association of Florida, Dr. Beverlyn Allen; Walcott Allen and Karl Bailey.

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Percy Junor Hospital Gets Medical Supplies and Equipment

Medical supplies and equipment worth US$80,000.00 were handed over to the Percy Junor Hospital, in Clarendon, on August 16. This was done by Dr. Beverlyn Allen, Vice President of the Jamaica Nurses Association of Florida and a team comprising members of the Kiwanis Club of Kendall, South Dade, Rachel Dixon Memorial Fund, in collaboration with Dinthill Past Students’ Association. “Every...

Senior Manager, Health Services, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Monique Willis, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston, on Wednesday (August 16).

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Heart Foundation Celebrates CPR Week from August 21-25

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) celebrates Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Week 2023 from August 21 to 25, under the theme ‘When Seconds Count, Count on CPR’. Persons are being invited to participate in several activities to be hosted by the HFJ, which aim to heighten public awareness about the life-saving technique. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’...

HIV and AIDS Officer with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr. Denise Chevannes (left), along with (from second left) UNFPA Representative and Director of the Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean, Elizabeth Talbert; Executive Director of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Dr. Lovelette Byfield, and former Training Officer with the NFPB, Ann-Marie Johnson, view demonstration item for the intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD), donated by the UNFPA, at a ceremony held on August 16, at the NFPB offices on Sylvan Avenue, in St. Andrew.

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Jamaica Gets Donation of IUCDs from UNFPA

Jamaica has received a donation of intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs), from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), to boost the work of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB). The IUCD is a highly effective method that affords women of childbearing age the opportunity to delay and space their pregnancies, thereby avoiding unwanted and mistimed births. Speaking at the handover ceremony...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right, seated), and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left, seated) affix their signatures to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will facilitate implementation of the $50 million ‘New Limb, New Life’ Initiative, during Wednesday’s (August 16) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Observing (from left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan; Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks; Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden.

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MOU Signed to Implement $50M ‘New Limb, New Life’ Initiative

The Ministries of Health and Wellness and Labour and Social Security have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement the ‘New Limb, New Life’ Initiative. The $50-million initiative aims to provide patients losing limbs due to a health condition or trauma with prosthesis. The signatories were Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton and Labour and Social...

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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 of the year. The figure, it notes, is above those reported in the 2021 and 2022 epidemiological year. While the...

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.

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Health Ministry Allocates $500 Million to Each RHA

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has allocated $500 million to each of the four Regional Health Authorities (RHAs), for infrastructure improvement and equipment replacement. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who made the disclosure on August 15, at a Service Level Agreement and Medical Equipment Maintenance Policy signing ceremony, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston,...

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.

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PHOTOS: Rachel Dixon Medical Mission

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...