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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Michelle Sterling-Mills, addresses the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar, on February 9.
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Michelle Sterling-Mills, addresses the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar, on February 9.

Persons Urged to Screen for Cancer

Persons are being encouraged to screen for cancer, to ensure there is early detection, by Medical Officer of Health in Westmoreland, Dr. Michelle Sterling-Mills. “Cancers remain a significant cause of ill health and death and are now affecting younger persons....
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), participates in the Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run today (February 12). The Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run is a unique road-running event designed to inspire fun, fitness and camaraderie among Jamaica’s business and fitness communities. Since the start of the charity road race in 1999, over $500 million has been donated to numerous beneficiaries with a focus on health, child related and educational initiatives.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), participates in the Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run today (February 12). The Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run is a unique road-running event designed to inspire fun, fitness and camaraderie among Jamaica’s business and fitness communities. Since the start of the charity road race in 1999, over $500 million has been donated to numerous beneficiaries with a focus on health, child related and educational initiatives.

PHOTOS: PM Participates in Sigma Run
The newly erected entrance at the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth, which was constructed at a cost of approximately $20 million by the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) under its Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP).
The newly erected entrance at the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth, which was constructed at a cost of approximately $20 million by the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) under its Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP).

Black River Hospital Gets New Entrance
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Acting Country Representative, Vicente Teran (second right), observe as Chief Education Officer (Acting), Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe (centre), interacts with students from Maverley Primary and Infant School, at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s launch of a media campaign to support Phase 1 of the School Nutrition Policy, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston on Thursday (February 9). The students (from left) are Prince McLeish, Kishanna Williams, Dejaun Russell and Jovier Stennette. In the background (from left) are: President, Paediatric Association of Jamaica, Dr. Natalie McNeil Beecher; State Minister, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn and Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Acting Country Representative, Vicente Teran (second right), observe as Chief Education Officer (Acting), Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe (centre), interacts with students from Maverley Primary and Infant School, at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s launch of a media campaign to support Phase 1 of the School Nutrition Policy, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston on Thursday (February 9). The students (from left) are Prince McLeish, Kishanna Williams, Dejaun Russell and Jovier Stennette. In the background (from left) are: President, Paediatric Association of Jamaica, Dr. Natalie McNeil Beecher; State Minister, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn and Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen.

Heart Foundation Launches Media Campaign to Support School Nutrition Policy
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), in discussion with Consultant Nephrologist at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, Dr. Roger Smith (centre), while visiting the facility’s dialysis unit on Wednesday (February 8) to examine 10 new dialysis machines and furniture, which the institution received recently under a $30-million investment. Looking on is the hospital’s Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Jacqueline Wright-James.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), in discussion with Consultant Nephrologist at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine, Dr. Roger Smith (centre), while visiting the facility’s dialysis unit on Wednesday (February 8) to examine 10 new dialysis machines and furniture, which the institution received recently under a $30-million investment. Looking on is the hospital’s Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Jacqueline Wright-James.

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), presents a signed contract to Assistant Manager at Fleet Diagnostic Laboratory, Neesha Graham (second right), during the launch of the National Health Fund (NHF) Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Test facility on February 4, at the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), on Lady Musgrave Road in St. Andrew. Looking on are (from left) Chairman of the JCS, Earl Jarrett; Acting Chairman of the NHF, Shane Dalling and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Everton Anderson.
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NHF Launches Prostate Cancer Screening Benefit

More men can now access prostate cancer screening at a reduced cost through a subsidy being provided by the National Health Fund (NHF) under its Individual Benefits Programme. On February 4, during the observance of World Cancer Day, the NHF launched the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test benefit, which is aimed at encouraging more men to get the life-saving test....
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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham.
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Westmoreland Residents Urged to Get Flu Vaccine

Residents of Westmoreland, particularly the elderly and those with underlying health conditions, are being urged to consider getting the flu vaccine as the parish continues to see cases of respiratory illnesses. Medical Officer of Health for the parish, Dr. Marcia Graham, in making the call said that while there are fewer cases of COVID-19 in the parish, there are positive...
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Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen (right) speaks about activities for Heart Month 2023, during a JIS Think Tank on February 2. Also participating in the forum is Medical Epidemiologist in the Non-communicable Diseases and Injuries Prevention Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Julia Rowe-Porter. Heart Month is being observed in February under the theme: ‘Do Your Part, Check Your Heart’.
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HFJ Ramps Up Screenings for Heart Month

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) will be carrying out heart screenings across the island as the entity ramps up its campaign to save lives. The screenings are part of activities in observance of Heart Month in February under the theme: ‘Do Your Part, Check Your Heart’. The month was officially launched on January 31 at The Terra Nova All-Suite...
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Immediate Past President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Jamaica, Dr. Ernestine Watson.
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Jamaicans Urged Not to Buy Prescription Drugs from Non-Registered Sources

The Pharmaceutical Society of Jamaica (PSJ) is appealing to Jamaicans not to source prescription drugs from questionable, non-registered sources. In an interview with JIS News, PSJ Immediate Past President, Dr. Ernestine Watson, explained that the PSJ is concerned about the sale of counterfeit drugs, which is a major issue in Jamaica, and that the organisation takes the matter very seriously....
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), looks on while Head of a gynaecological team on a medical mission that came to the island, Dr. Monique Jones (left), speaks at a reception for the group, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, recently. Also pictured is Jamaican-born United States (US) based critical care nurse, Dr. Sandra Lindsay.
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Increase In Overseas Health Missions Expected

Jamaica should see an increase of overseas health missions on the island, through the efforts of the revamped Health for Life and Wellness Foundation in the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says an appeal he made last year while in New York, United States (US), for health professionals to return and provide needed...
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Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Simone Spence (centre), is in conversation with Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen, and President of the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ), Dr. Brian James, at the launch of Heart Month on Tuesday (January 31), at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston.
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Know Your Numbers for Heart Health

Jamaicans are being urged to get regular heart checks and to know their health numbers to avoid the risk factors for stroke and heart disease. Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Simone Spence, made the call as she addressed the launch of Heart Month on Tuesday (January 31), at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston. “Every adult should know his/her health...
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Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)
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New Director of PAHO Sworn In

Director-designate of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., was sworn into office on Tuesday (January 31), during a ceremony in the United States (US) capital, Washington DC. He succeeds Dr. Carissa Etienne, under whose tenure he served as Assistant Director, and will commence his five-year term on Wednesday (February 1). Dr. Etienne, a native...
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