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High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui (left), in discussion with Dr. Narasimha Yekreddu at a recent medical camp hosted by the High Commission at the Constant Spring Library in Kingston. At right is a patient who visited the camp.
High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui (left), in discussion with Dr. Narasimha Yekreddu at a recent medical camp hosted by the High Commission at the Constant Spring Library in Kingston. At right is a patient who visited the camp.

Residents of Ocho Rios to Benefit from Free Medical Camp on Oct. 2

Residents of Ocho Rios in St. Ann will benefit from a free medical camp being organised by the High Commission of India in Jamaica, on Sunday, October 2. The camp is slated for the Ocho Rios Primary School, 47 Milford...
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), addresses a Student Consultation on the National School Nutrition Policy, at Caenwood Centre in Kingston, on Thursday, September 28. Also at the head table are Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maureen Dwyer (centre), and Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), addresses a Student Consultation on the National School Nutrition Policy, at Caenwood Centre in Kingston, on Thursday, September 28. Also at the head table are Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maureen Dwyer (centre), and Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

Students to Benefit from National Nutrition Policy
Assistant Director, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa.
Assistant Director, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa.

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa Da Silva of Brazil is PAHO’s New Director
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), participates in the 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference, which takes place from September 26-30 in Washington DC. Also participating in the conference is Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare for Guatemala, Hon. Francisco Coma Martin (left).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), participates in the 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference, which takes place from September 26-30 in Washington DC. Also participating in the conference is Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare for Guatemala, Hon. Francisco Coma Martin (left).

Minister Wants Greater Emphasis to be Placed on Mental Health in Region
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton, is joined by members of the public in a workout session during the recent launch of Caribbean Moves at Emancipation Park, St. Andrew.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton, is joined by members of the public in a workout session during the recent launch of Caribbean Moves at Emancipation Park, St. Andrew.

CARPHA Expanding Adaptation of Jamaica Moves Across Caribbean

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn
Health & Wellness

Ministry of Health Promotes Breastfeeding

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn says the practice of breastfeeding remains one of the critical components of good nutrition and child development. Addressing a National Breastfeeding Week event held at the Savanna-la-Mar Health Clinic in Westmoreland on September 20, Mrs. Cuthbert-Flynn said not only do infants take their first steps toward a...
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Manchester Central Member of Parliament, Rhoda Crawford (right, foreground); Director of Bauxite Lands, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Kemoy Lindsay (left, foreground), and Acting Parish Manager, Manchester Health Department, Carlton Nichols (left, background), tour the Broadleaf Health Centre in Manchester on Wednesday (September 21).
Health & Wellness

Broadleaf Clinic in Manchester to Benefit from $5 Million Refurbishing

Some $5 million has been allocated by the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) to carry out refurbishing work at the Broadleaf Health Centre in Manchester. Approximately 5000 residents of the community and surrounding areas are expected to benefit from the project, which is expected to start in October and end before Christmas. The improvement works will facilitate the reopening of the...
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Senior Director, Social Policy Planning and Research Division, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and Chair of the Steering Committee providing oversight for the Children and Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey (CHEWS-JA), Easton Williams.
Health & Wellness

Citizens Encouraged to Participate in Chews-Ja Survey

Citizens are being encouraged to participate in the Jamaica Children and Youth Health and Well-being Survey (CHEWS-JA), which is currently being conducted across the island. The survey, which began late August is expected to be completed by November 2022. It aims to collect information on the health, educational, and life experiences of young people ages 13-24 years. The CHEWS-JA is...
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Student Nurse, Kenesha Simms (centre), holds a package containing medical supplies donated to member institutions of the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), during a ceremony at Excelsior Community College in Kingston on Tuesday (September 20). She is joined by (from left) Director of Citizen Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Jamaica, Gerald Fontain; Executive Director, CCCJ, Dr. Donna Powell Wilson; Vice Principal of Academic Affairs and Institutional Advancement, Excelsior Community College, Zaria Malcolm Walker; and Donor and Partnership Officer, National Education Trust (NET), Simone Griffith. The items, inclusive of masks, sanitisers, thermometers, gloves, gowns, and relief beds, were donated by FHI 360 in partnership with Project C.U.R.E through the Advance Program.
Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Medical Supplies Donated to Community Colleges

Student Nurse, Kenesha Simms (centre), holds a package containing medical supplies donated to member institutions of the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), during a ceremony at Excelsior Community College in Kingston on Tuesday (September 20). She is joined by (from left) Director of Citizen Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Jamaica, Gerald Fontain; Executive Director, CCCJ,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gives a visual display of the sugar content in a bottle of sugar-sweetened beverage during a recent press briefing at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
EducationHealth & Wellness

Schools Urged to Comply with Restrictions on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is imploring school leaders to follow the Interim Guidelines for Beverages in Schools. The guidelines serve to reduce students’ exposure to and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, including fruit drinks, energy drinks and sweetened water. Effective January 1, 2019, the guidelines prohibited sugar-sweetened beverages with a total sugar concentration exceeding a...
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