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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

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the breaking of ground for the major redevelopment of the Spanish Town Hospital is “closer than ever”. “I anticipate that we will see ground-breaking for the main building within the...

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.

Health Facilities in SERHA to Get Additional Nurses

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

Health Ministry Employees Recognised for Outstanding Performances During Fiscal Year 2022/23

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

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

3 years ago Health & Wellness

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.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

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.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

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...

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

3 years ago Health & Wellness

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 to the different floors if the schools have multiple floors. We have been doing that with our infrastructure work,” she...

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.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Process Advanced for Fully Equipped Operating Theatre at Noel Holmes Hospital

The Government is well advanced in its efforts to establish a fully equipped operating theatre at Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, in making the disclosure following a tour of the facility on July 20, said the procurement process, though tedious and lengthy, is now at an advanced stage. “We...

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.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

CMO Lauds Retired Jamaican Overseas Nurses

The retired Jamaican overseas nurses are imparting crucial knowledge to the public health system, according to Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie. They are in the island as part of the CODE CARE programme, which is geared at clearing outstanding elective cases, due to the backlog caused by the COVID-19 crisis. “They are experienced nurses, they are very excited...