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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second left), applaud following the unveiling of the sign launching the Caribbean Moves initiative at Emancipation Park in Kingston, on Wednesday (September 14). Sharing the moment are Executive Director, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Joy St. John (second right), and Vice President, Operations, Caribbean Development Bank, Isaac Solomon.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second left), applaud following the unveiling of the sign launching the Caribbean Moves initiative at Emancipation Park in Kingston, on Wednesday (September 14). Sharing the moment are Executive Director, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Joy St. John (second right), and Vice President, Operations, Caribbean Development Bank, Isaac Solomon.

Caribbean Moves Launched

Caribbean Moves, which is aimed at reducing the burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) across the region, was officially launched on Wednesday (September 14) by the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). The event, held...
Community Health Aide at the St. Elizabeth Health Department, Tracia Wright, hands out Monkeypox flyers in the town of Santa Cruz on Tuesday (September 13), as part of a sensitisation campaign.
Community Health Aide at the St. Elizabeth Health Department, Tracia Wright, hands out Monkeypox flyers in the town of Santa Cruz on Tuesday (September 13), as part of a sensitisation campaign.

SRHA Teams Embark on Monkeypox Sensitisation Campaign
Regional Director for the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Dr. Richard N. Amenyah (second left), and Director of Health Connect Jamaica (HCJ), Geoffrey Barrow (fifth right), share a moment with key stakeholders at the HCJ’s inaugural dinner and awards banquet held recently at the AC Marriott Hotel in New Kingston.
Regional Director for the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Dr. Richard N. Amenyah (second left), and Director of Health Connect Jamaica (HCJ), Geoffrey Barrow (fifth right), share a moment with key stakeholders at the HCJ’s inaugural dinner and awards banquet held recently at the AC Marriott Hotel in New Kingston.

Jamaica Lauded for Strides in Combatting HIV/AIDS
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks on as Senior Medical Officer, Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright James (left), highlights the features of one of three dialysis machines donated to the St. Catherine-based institution on Wednesday (September 14), by the Transport Authority and the National Health Fund (NHF). The hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Ellis (second right), and Transport Authority Managing Director, Willard Hylton, also observe.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks on as Senior Medical Officer, Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright James (left), highlights the features of one of three dialysis machines donated to the St. Catherine-based institution on Wednesday (September 14), by the Transport Authority and the National Health Fund (NHF). The hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Ellis (second right), and Transport Authority Managing Director, Willard Hylton, also observe.

Public Transport Operators Encouraged to Take Care of Their Health
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South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) Chairman, Wentworth Charles (third right), views one of the 10 refurbished hemodialysis machines valued over $28 million, that have bene donated to the Spanish Town Hospital by the Florida-based Renal Dynamics. Occasion was a ceremony at the hospital in St. Catherine, to hand over the machines on Monday (September 12). Others (from left) are the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Ellis; Director of Nursing, Novelette Robinson; Technical Services Manager, Renal Dynamics, Chris Davenport; Regional Director, SERHA, Errol Greene; Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright-James (partly hidden), and Acting Nursing Manager at the Dialysis Unit, Kaindece Barrett.
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Spanish Town Hospital Gets 10 Refurbished Hemodialysis Machines

The Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine has received 10 refurbished hemodialysis machines, valued over $28 million, from Florida-based entity - Renal Dynamics. Hemodialysis machines filter wastes, salts, and fluid from the blood when the kidneys are no longer healthy enough to adequately perform this function. Hemodialysis is one way to treat advanced kidney failure and can help persons carry...
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Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Risk Factor Programme Development Officer in the NCD and Injury Prevention Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Cathi-Ann Williams.
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Wear Blue on Sept. 23 to Raise Awareness About Prostate Cancer

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is inviting members of the public to actively participate in Prostate Cancer Awareness Month by wearing blue on Friday, September 23, which has been designated as Blue Day. Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Risk Factor Programme Development Officer in the NCD and Injury Prevention Unit at the Ministry, Dr. Cathi-Ann Williams, told JIS News that Blue...
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addresses the Jamaica COVID-19 Intra-Action Review Meeting, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in St. James, on Wednesday (September 7).
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Health Minister Highlights Critical Lessons from COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught a critical lesson, that personal responsibility for one’s own well-being is the most “impactful response” to health and wellness, says Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Addressing the opening ceremony of the Jamaica COVID-19 Intra-Action Review Meeting, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in St. James, on Wednesday (September 7),...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton.
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Health Ministry Hosting Online Prostate Cancer-Awareness Sessions

Companies with large cohorts of male employees are being invited to participate in several interactive online prostate cancer-awareness sessions, scheduled throughout September. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the call in his message to mark Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, being observed under the theme ‘The More You Know, You’ll Go’. “Through the various channels, we...
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