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Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey.
Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey.

All School Development Projects Will Include Disability Access – NET

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...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks with Clinical Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray, during a tour of the Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover, Lucea, on July 20.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks with Clinical Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray, during a tour of the Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover, Lucea, on July 20.

Process Advanced for Fully Equipped Operating Theatre at Noel Holmes Hospital
Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Patricia Ingram Martin (left, back row), and Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie (fourth left, back row), with staff at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) and retired Jamaican overseas nurses who are working on the CODE CARE programme, during a recent visit to the KPH, in Kingston.
Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Patricia Ingram Martin (left, back row), and Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie (fourth left, back row), with staff at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) and retired Jamaican overseas nurses who are working on the CODE CARE programme, during a recent visit to the KPH, in Kingston.

CMO Lauds Retired Jamaican Overseas Nurses
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

Government Tackling Mental Health Issues in Schools
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) looks on as Consultant Plastic Surgeon, University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Rajeev Venugopal (right), shows him something on a laptop, at the launch ceremony for the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) Burn Care Facility fundraising initiative, hosted by Petrojam Limited at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on Tuesday (July 25). Also observing are (from left) Manager, Human Resource Development and Administration, Petrojam Limited, Colin Barnett and incoming General Manager, Petrojam Limited, Telroy Morgan.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) looks on as Consultant Plastic Surgeon, University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Rajeev Venugopal (right), shows him something on a laptop, at the launch ceremony for the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) Burn Care Facility fundraising initiative, hosted by Petrojam Limited at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on Tuesday (July 25). Also observing are (from left) Manager, Human Resource Development and Administration, Petrojam Limited, Colin Barnett and incoming General Manager, Petrojam Limited, Telroy Morgan.

Fundraising Initiative Launched to Expand UHWI Burn Unit

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (second left), addresses patients at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, during a tour of the facility on July 20. He is joined (from left) by the hospital’s Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Roan Grant; Director of Nursing Services at the facility, Gracia Davis-Brown and Parish Manager, Hanover Public Health Services, Aldwayne Beckford.
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Call Centre to Handle Public Health Queries

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, has announced plans to employ the services of a call centre dedicated to handling complaints and queries from the public about the public health sector. In making the disclosure at a news briefing at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, on July 20, Dr. Tufton, said the call centre,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks with Clinical Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray, during a tour of the Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover, Lucea on Thursday (July 20).
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Four Specialist Clinics at Noel Holmes Hospital

Four specialist clinics will be added to the list of services being offered at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover.  These are medical, pediatric, surgical and urology.  At a media briefing following a tour of the hospital on Thursday (July 20), Clinical Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray, said the specialist clinics will deliver a...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, responds to a question during the recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
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Additional Beds for Spanish Town and Bustamante Hospitals

More than US$200,000 has been spent to provide additional beds for patients at two hospitals managed by the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA).  These are the Spanish Town Hospital and the Bustamante Hospital for Children.  This was disclosed by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, during the recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, provides an update on developments in the health sector during the Wednesday (July 19) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
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Victoria Jubilee Hospital to Get Ventilators

Funding has been allocated for the purchase of ventilators for the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure at the post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew on Wednesday (July 19). “The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) has allocated some $48 million for the ventilators... and...
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Director of Nursing Services at Bustamante Hospital for Children, Beverley Senior Berry (front, second right), receives a symbolic presentation of gift baskets and other products from National Baking Company Brand Manager, Marsha-Lee Stewart (front, second left), at the hospital on Wednesday (July 19). The presentation was in celebration of National Nurses’ Week and Healthcare Workers’ Appreciation Month. Sharing in the moment are National Baking Company Brand Manager, Crystal Blackwood (left); Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dwayne Francis (centre) and Nurse Michelle Finnikin-Campbell (right), while nursing staff share the moment in the background.
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Bustamante Hospital Nursing Staff Feted

The nursing staff at the Bustamante Hospital for Children were on Wednesday (July 19) feted by the National Baking Company Foundation for their hard work and dedication. In celebration of National Nurses’ Week and Healthcare Workers’ Appreciation Month, some 380 packages containing a variety of food products were distributed to nurse managers, specialist nurses, registered nurses and in-service education officers...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (right), engages with prenatal patient, Octavia White, during a tour of the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, on Thursday (July 20). Sharing in the moment is Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the hospital, Roan Grant (left).  
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Noel Holmes Hospital on a Path to Becoming Baby-Friendly Certified

Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, is making significant strides towards becoming an internationally certified Baby Friendly Hospital (BFH). The announcement was made by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, who toured the Type C facility on Thursday (July 20) with a team of senior medical officials from the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA). A BFH...
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