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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, gives the keynote address at a contract-signing ceremony for the renovation of the Malvern and New Market Health Centres in St. Elizabeth. The event was held on Thursday, November 3 on the grounds of the Malvern Health Centre.

Health Centres in St. Elizabeth to be Renovated and Expanded

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, on November 3, signed contracts valued at a combined cost of $37 million for renovation and expansion works to the Malvern and New Market Health Centres in St. Elizabeth. The...

CEO of the CHASE Fund, William “Billy” Heaven (left), pays keen attention to Head of the Orthopaedic Department, Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr. Steve Mullings (second left), as he points to features on the new C-Arm Machine, which was officially handed over to the hospital by the CHASE Fund on November 3. Also looking on are (from third left) Chairman of the CHASE Fund, Omar Frith and Senior Medical Officer of the hospital, Dr. Everton McIntosh.

Mandeville Hospital Gets C-Arm Machine

Breast cancer survivor Janice Johnson Campbell speaks about her journey at an awareness forum held recently at the Shiloh Apostolic Church in Stewart Town, St. Mary.

Breast Cancer Survivors Credit Early Detection, Strong Support System

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (fourth left), listens to Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright-James (third left), during a visit to the hospital, today (November 2). At right is Chief Executive Officer of the hospital, Jacqueline Ellis.

Parents Urged to be Extra Vigilant in Protecting Children from Respiratory Illnesses

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, provides an update on the coronavirus (COVID-19), in the House of Representatives on April 21.

Testing for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Presence in Jamaica to be Undertaken

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, responds to questions posed by journalists during today’s (Nov. 2) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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Government Has Full Confidence in Dr. Tufton – Information Minister

The Government has full confidence in Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton’s ability to manage his portfolio. This was stated by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, today (November 2). He defended the work of the Health...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a recent ceremony at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) in Kingston.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

KPH Poised for Major Overhaul

The 246-year-old Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) is poised for a major upgrade of infrastructure and equipment. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that the hospital, which is the largest multidisciplinary healthcare facility in Jamaica, has outgrown its capacity and “the time has come for KPH to be renewed in many ways”. “We are on a...

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

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Health Ministry Awaiting PAHO Report on Infection Cases at Victoria Jubilee Hospital

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is awaiting the final report from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on the discovery of a cluster of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in Kingston. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during the House of Representatives’ sitting on Tuesday (November 1). Klebsiella pneumoniae is a...

Manager, Jamaica Cancer Society, Daidrey DaSilva (right), and others display banner for the observation of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, in Stewart Town, St. Mary, recently. From left are Cancer survivor, Tricia Smith; Sandals Regional Public Relations Manager, Lyndsay Isaacs; Breast cancer survivor, Shelly-Ann Brown-Bailey; and Sandals Foundation Operations Director, Karen Zacca.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Men Encouraged to Look for Early Signs of Breast Cancer

While breast cancer is most often found in women, local health officials are warning that men are also susceptible to the disease. Health officials say even though the illness is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women, where it has alarmingly worsened from 56.8 to 66.9 per 100,000 women over the years, men, too, need to be cognisant of...

President of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Michael Myles, addresses the association’s 76th annual educational conference held at the Ocean Coral Spring Resort in Trelawny on October 25.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Public Health Inspectors Hailed as Vanguards

President of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Michael Myles, has hailed practitioners for their resilience and commitment in safeguarding environmental health in Jamaica, particularly during COVID-19. Speaking at the association’s 76th annual educational conference at the Ocean Coral Spring Resort in Trelawny on October 25, Mr. Myles described the professionals as “vanguards of public health” who continue...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining

3 years ago Health & Wellness

$30-Million Upgrade for Malvern Health Centre

Approximately $30 million will be spent to upgrade and renovate the Malvern Health Centre in St. Elizabeth. Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament, St. Elizabeth South Eastern, Hon. Franklin Witter, made the disclosure during his contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on October 26. He...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), looks on while United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry (second left), cuts the ribbon for the official handover of a new care facility at the Kingston Public Hospital on Tuesday (October 25), for the treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS. The facility, valued at more than J$9 million, was donated by the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Others participating in the ceremony (from left) are Country Director at the CDC Caribbean Office, Dr. Emily Kainne Dokubo, and Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

New HIV Care Facility Opens at KPH

The country’s efforts against HIV/AIDS have been boosted through the opening of a new care facility at the Kingston Public Hospital on Tuesday (October 25). Valued at more than J$9 million, the facility is a donation of three retrofitted 20-foot containers made possible by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the President’s Emergency Plan for...