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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).
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).

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...
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.
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.

NHF Hailed as Cornerstone of Health Financing
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.
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.

Critical-Care Services to be Improved at KPH and CRH
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
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

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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.
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...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
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Government Tackling Mental Health Issues in Schools

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government has been moving aggressively to tackle the problem of mental health in schools. Responding to questions from educators at the Region Three Back to School Conference 2023, at the Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny, on July 25, Mrs. Williams said the Ministry is cognisant that mental health issues...
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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.
Health & WellnessInvestment

Fundraising Initiative Launched to Expand UHWI Burn Unit

To effectively treat burn victims in the country, a fundraising initiative has been launched to revamp and expand the burn unit at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) into a fit-for-purpose facility. The initiative was launched by the State’s oil refinery, Petrojam Limited, at a ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Tuesday (July 25). Approximately $260...
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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.
Health & Wellness

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).
Health & Wellness

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.
Health & Wellness

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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