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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.

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....

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.

Cornwall Regional Hospital Transfers A&E Wait Area Back Indoors

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.

100 Persons Trained to Support Mental Wellness in Communities

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.

Ground-Breaking for Spanish Town Hospital Redevelopment Close

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.

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

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.

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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...

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

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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...

Revellers in Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew, on Emancipation Day 2022.

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Jamaicans Urged to Take Covid-19 Precautions During ‘Emancipendence’ Celebrations

Jamaicans are being encouraged to take the necessary precautions against COVID-19 as they participate in festivities to mark Emancipation and Independence. The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, recently announced that there has been an uptick in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and urged persons, especially the most vulnerable, “to employ infection-prevention-and-control mechanisms”. Speaking at...

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Parents Encouraged to Care for Their Mental Health

Parents are being implored to care for their mental health, even as they assist their children to manage their own. This encouragement was given by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, during a mental health and wellness parenting seminar, held recently at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort and Spa in St James. The Minister told...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right) and Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third right), with staff of the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth, at the handover of the $37 million digital retrofit system at the institution on Friday (July 28).

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Black River Hospital to be Upgraded

Plans are in place to upgrade the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth from a Type C facility, to a Type B. “We are upgrading the entity to a Type B hospital, and we are now in the process of looking at securing the designs of new additional facilities and architectural work, which will then lead to the build out,”...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) presents National Health Fund (NHF) Chief Executive Officer, Everton Anderson, with a plaque for long and outstanding service and leadership during the NHF’s 20th Anniversary Awards Gala on July 27 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

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NHF Hailed as Cornerstone of Health Financing

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...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (at podium), addresses the handover of beds to the Spanish Town Hospital and the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC), at the BHC on July 27.

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Critical-Care Services to be Improved at KPH and CRH

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...