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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (centre), engages in a light moment with Clinical Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray (left) and Hospiten Country Manager, Samuel Afonso Diaz, at a contract signing ceremony at the WRHA’s Regional Technical Office, in Montego Bay on Friday (September 16). Contracts were signed between the Ministry and four private healthcare providers in St. James to perform elective surgeries that have been delayed in the public health system due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (centre), engages in a light moment with Clinical Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray (left) and Hospiten Country Manager, Samuel Afonso Diaz, at a contract signing ceremony at the WRHA’s Regional Technical Office, in Montego Bay on Friday (September 16). Contracts were signed between the Ministry and four private healthcare providers in St. James to perform elective surgeries that have been delayed in the public health system due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

200 Patients in Western Jamaica to Receive Surgeries Under ‘CODE CARE’

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has signed contracts with four private health facilities in St. James to perform elective surgeries that have been delayed in the public health system due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic priorities. The contracts, totaling...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) engages in discussion with (from second left) United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Nick Perry; Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Jamaica’s Health Emergencies Advisor, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse; Acting Country Representative for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Alex Gainer, and PAHO/ World Health Organization (WHO), Representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Ian Stein. Occasion was the hand over of vehicles and equipment, valued at US$540,000, by the USAID and PAHO/WHO to further strengthen the country’s response to COVID-19. The presentation took place at the PAHO/ WHO country office in Jamaica, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, St. Andrew on September 16.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) engages in discussion with (from second left) United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Nick Perry; Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Jamaica’s Health Emergencies Advisor, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse; Acting Country Representative for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Alex Gainer, and PAHO/ World Health Organization (WHO), Representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Ian Stein. Occasion was the hand over of vehicles and equipment, valued at US$540,000, by the USAID and PAHO/WHO to further strengthen the country’s response to COVID-19. The presentation took place at the PAHO/ WHO country office in Jamaica, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, St. Andrew on September 16.

Jamaica Gets Vehicles and Equipment to Support COVID-19 Response
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Friday September 16, 2022
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks at one of three dialysis machines that were donated to the Spanish Town Hospital on Wednesday (September 14) by the Transport Authority and the National Health Fund. Others are, from left, Senior Medical Officer, Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright James; the institution’s Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Ellis; and Managing Director, Transport Authority, Willard Hylton.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), looks at one of three dialysis machines that were donated to the Spanish Town Hospital on Wednesday (September 14) by the Transport Authority and the National Health Fund. Others are, from left, Senior Medical Officer, Spanish Town Hospital, Dr. Jacqueline Wright James; the institution’s Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Ellis; and Managing Director, Transport Authority, Willard Hylton.

Transport Authority and NHF Donate Dialysis Machines to Spanish Town Hospital
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Thursday September 15, 2022

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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.
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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 at Emancipation Park in Kingston in recognition of Caribbean Wellness Day, included participation of representatives from Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados,...
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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.
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SRHA Teams Embark on Monkeypox Sensitisation Campaign

Teams from the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) have embarked on a major sensitisation drive, to raise public awareness about Monkeypox. The initiative, which began on Tuesday (September 13), forms part of an islandwide campaign to distribute educational material and engage persons in major cities and towns islandwide about the viral disease. To date, nine cases of Monkeypox have been...
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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.
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Jamaica Lauded for Strides in Combatting HIV/AIDS

Jamaica has been lauded for its work in combating HIV/AIDS by Regional Director of the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Dr. Richard N. Amenyah. Speaking at Health Connect Jamaica’s (HCJ) inaugural dinner and awards banquet at the AC Marriott Hotel in New Kingston recently, Dr. Amenyah noted the investments being made in providing quality care and support for patients...
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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.
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Public Transport Operators Encouraged to Take Care of Their Health

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging the island’s public transport operators to take care of their health and wellbeing. Speaking at the handover of three dialysis machines to the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on Wednesday (September 14), for the benefit of patients with renal failure, Minister Shaw pointed out that “operators in the public...
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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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