PHOTO: Citizens Urged to Eliminate Mosquito Breeding Sites
Chief Public Health Inspector, St. Elizabeth Public Health Department, Nelesha Brown-Wint.
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Health Minister to chair PAHO Executive Council Meeting in Washington, DC
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....
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Citizens Urged to Eliminate Mosquito Breeding Sites
The St. Elizabeth Public Health Department is calling on citizens to assume a greater responsibility in eliminating mosquito breeding sites within their homes and surroundings. Chief Public Health Inspector, Nelesha Brown-Wint, has emphasised the need for proactive action to safeguard public health, noting that since the start of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season on June 1, there has been an...
Jamaica’s Second Teen Hub Opens in Morant Bay, St. Thomas
Children and adolescents in St. Thomas can now access a wide range of social, educational and health services in a safe and conducive space at the Teen Hub, which opened in the parish on Friday (June 9). The facility, established by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, is the second of its kind in Jamaica, following the launch of the...
68 Patients at Sir John Golding Rehab Centre to Receive Prosthetics
Approximately 68 patients at the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre, who have lost limbs due to a health condition or trauma, will be provided with prosthesis. They are among the first beneficiaries under the Government’s ‘New Life, New Limb’ programme, which Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, first announced in his Sectoral presentation in May. Under...
Residents of Clarendon Benefit from Health Screening
Scores of persons in Clarendon benefited from health screening under the Ministry of Health and Wellness ‘Know Your Numbers’ campaign, held at Stewart’s Hardware in May Pen, on June 7. Services offered included blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, body mass index, HIV, and Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) tests, Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) and pap smear. Patrons attending the all-day event...
Bridgeport High School Students Participate in Wellness Check-In Session
Students of Bridgeport High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, participated in a Wellness Check-In Session at the institution on Wednesday (June 7), which was designed to encourage positive practices during stressful situations. The session was led by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in collaboration with stakeholders from the Ministry of Education and Youth. These engagements...
Jamaicans Urged to Practise Healthier Lifestyles
With data indicating that the country’s life expectancy rate is declining, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging Jamaicans to practise healthier lifestyle choices to reduce illness and death. “People are pursuing lifestyle practices that are negatively affecting their health,” he said during Tuesday’s (June 6) opening ceremony for the $128-million state-of-the-art 128-slice computed tomography...