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Medical Chief of Staff and Consultant Neurosurgeon at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Carl Bruce, addresses the recent handover of 18 machines valued at $25 million, by the CHASE Fund and the Masonic Homes to the hospital, at the institution in St. Andrew.
Medical Chief of Staff and Consultant Neurosurgeon at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Carl Bruce, addresses the recent handover of 18 machines valued at $25 million, by the CHASE Fund and the Masonic Homes to the hospital, at the institution in St. Andrew.

UHWI Has Competitive Edge in Operations

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has a “competitive edge” in its operations with the latest technology, according to Medical Chief of Staff and Consultant Neurosurgeon, Dr. Carl Bruce. Dr. Bruce said the 18 Philips IntelliSpace monitors, donated...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), presents a snuggle nest to mother, Janice Spence, at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on Wednesday (April 5). Occasion was the handover of maternal care supplies to 40 mothers at the facility under the Ministry’s Right Start initiative.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), presents a snuggle nest to mother, Janice Spence, at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on Wednesday (April 5). Occasion was the handover of maternal care supplies to 40 mothers at the facility under the Ministry’s Right Start initiative.

Mothers at Spanish Town Hospital Get the ‘Right Start’
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

Parents Urged to Allow Young Girls to Take HPV Vaccine
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), tours the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St. James, on Saturday (April 1) to view the progress of the facility’s rehabilitation project. Among the persons accompanying him are (from left) Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte; CRH Project Manager, Vivian Gordon; and St James Central Member of Parliament, Heroy Clarke.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), tours the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St. James, on Saturday (April 1) to view the progress of the facility’s rehabilitation project. Among the persons accompanying him are (from left) Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte; CRH Project Manager, Vivian Gordon; and St James Central Member of Parliament, Heroy Clarke.

Gov’t Recommits to Increasing Cornwall Regional Hospital Rehabilitation Budget to $14.1 Billion
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), presents maternal care supplies to Rhianna Davis during a handover ceremony at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, downtown Kingston, on March 29. The items include snuggle nests as well as diapers and skincare and hygiene products. The presentation falls under the Start Right initiative, targeted at vulnerable mothers and their newborns, and involves collaboration among the Ministry, the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), and the Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans at Home (JAHJAH) Foundation. A total of 60 mothers at the facility benefited from the support.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), presents maternal care supplies to Rhianna Davis during a handover ceremony at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, downtown Kingston, on March 29. The items include snuggle nests as well as diapers and skincare and hygiene products. The presentation falls under the Start Right initiative, targeted at vulnerable mothers and their newborns, and involves collaboration among the Ministry, the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), and the Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans at Home (JAHJAH) Foundation. A total of 60 mothers at the facility benefited from the support.

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), holds one of the 18 patient monitors donated to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) by the CHASE Fund and Masonic Homes Limited. The handover ceremony was held on Tuesday (March 21), at the hospital in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven; Chairman of the hospital, Wayne Chai Chong and Chairman of Masonic Homes, Donald Reynolds.
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Over 120,000 Persons Receive Free Diagnostic Services

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