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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Cristopher Tufton, addresses healthcare workers and other stakeholders at the Adopt-a-Clinic ceremony at the Grange Hill Health Centre in Westmoreland, on October 7.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Cristopher Tufton, addresses healthcare workers and other stakeholders at the Adopt-a-Clinic ceremony at the Grange Hill Health Centre in Westmoreland, on October 7.

Minister Highlights Support from Private Sector and Diaspora to Improve Primary Healthcare

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government has been on a mission to leverage philanthropic support from the private sector and diaspora to improve the nation’s primary healthcare system. The Minister, who was speaking...
Three of six senior officials at the Ministry of Health and Wellness who have been commissioned to serve as Justices of the Peace (JPs) display their appointment seals at a recent commissioning ceremony held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. They are (from left) Director of Communication in the Ministry, Stephen Davidson; Regional Technical Director at the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Sandra Chambers, and Scientific Officer at the Ministry, Livingston Burnett.
Three of six senior officials at the Ministry of Health and Wellness who have been commissioned to serve as Justices of the Peace (JPs) display their appointment seals at a recent commissioning ceremony held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. They are (from left) Director of Communication in the Ministry, Stephen Davidson; Regional Technical Director at the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Sandra Chambers, and Scientific Officer at the Ministry, Livingston Burnett.

Health Ministry Officials to Serve as JPs
Fogging is among activities being undertaken in Kingston and St. Andrew to contain the spread of dengue.
Fogging is among activities being undertaken in Kingston and St. Andrew to contain the spread of dengue.

PHOTO: Vector-Control Activities in Kingston and St. Andrew
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), converses with the Ministry’s Chief Technical Director, Dwight Wilson (second right), and residents of Falmouth, Trelawny, where drain cleaning will be carried out to contain the spread of dengue, during a visit on Friday (October 6).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), converses with the Ministry’s Chief Technical Director, Dwight Wilson (second right), and residents of Falmouth, Trelawny, where drain cleaning will be carried out to contain the spread of dengue, during a visit on Friday (October 6).

Gov’t Allocates $6m for Emergency Drain Cleaning in Falmouth
Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson (left), and President of the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica (LFJ), Dr. Desiree Tulloch-Reid (right), at the launch of Lupus Awareness Month, held on October 4 at the LFJ Learning and Help Centre in New Kingston.
Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson (left), and President of the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica (LFJ), Dr. Desiree Tulloch-Reid (right), at the launch of Lupus Awareness Month, held on October 4 at the LFJ Learning and Help Centre in New Kingston.

NHF Provides Subsidies for Persons Living with Lupus

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Fogging to eliminate mosquitoes.
Health & Wellness

Portland Implements Integrated Vector Management to Contain Dengue

The Portland Health Department has adopted an integrated vector management approach in the fight against dengue fever in the parish. Portland is among the parishes with the highest rates of infection. Medical Officer of Health for the parish, Dr. Sharon Lewis, told JIS News that the strategy involves public education and sensitisation, fogging and larvicidal activities. Teams from the Health...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes a point during Wednesday’s (October 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Encouraged to Welcome Fog Workers in Their Communities

With the country facing an outbreak of dengue fever and the Ministry of Health and Wellness ramping up fogging activities islandwide, Jamaicans are being urged to welcome fog workers in their communities as they do their jobs. Speaking during Wednesday’s (October 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said there have been instances...
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Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, speaks during Wednesday’s (October 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Health & Wellness

Persons Cautioned Against Rushing to Emergency Departments with Mild Dengue Symptoms

To help combat overcrowding at the island’s public health facilities, persons are being cautioned against rushing to emergency departments with only mild symptoms of dengue fever. On September 23, a dengue outbreak was declared in Jamaica. According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Health and Wellness, there are 1,117 presumed, suspected and confirmed local cases. Speaking during Wednesday’s...
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Infected mosquito biting skin.
Health & WellnessLocal Government

$331 Million Provided for Dengue Mitigation

A sum of $331 million has been allocated to support mitigation works across the island as the Government ramps up efforts to contain the dengue outbreak. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 3). He said that $96 million will go to the municipal...
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Pest control operator fogging to eliminate mosquitos.
Health & Wellness

Dengue Outbreak Mitigation Plan Activated

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has initiated its Dengue Outbreak Mitigation Plan, which involves search-and-destroy operations, clinical management, workforce management, surveillance, and public education. “The aim of the plan is to reduce the impact of the dengue outbreak on the population,” said Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. “Already, approximately 500 temporary vector-control workers have been engaged and...
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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham (right), engages with Daniel Montaque during a dengue-prevention public education campaign in Little London in the parish on Friday (September 29)
Health & Wellness

Dengue Public Education Campaign Under Way in Westmoreland

The Westmoreland Health Department is embarking on a comprehensive public education campaign aimed at raising awareness and preventing any further cases of dengue fever in the parish. A team led by Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, and Parish Health Promotion and Education Office, Gerald Miller, visited Little London on Friday (September 29), where members engaged residents...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Chris Tufton, addresses the 60th Directing Council of Pan American Health Organization PAHO, held recently at the organisation’s headquarters in Washington DC.
Health & Wellness

Hundreds of Physician Posts in Health Sector

Hundreds of new physician posts will be created in the health sector this year as the Government puts measures in place to strengthen healthcare delivery. Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that at the primary level, in excess of 100 new posts will be implemented and more than 600 at the secondary level. “We are moving...
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