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State Minister Says Persons Must Still Protect Themselves Against COVID-19

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, is reminding that persons are still being impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19), and caution and vaccination are crucial. The State Minister said since the virus was discovered...

Research and Development Manager, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Gleasia Reid Smith.

CPFSA Hosts Second Workshop on Bullying December 12

Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie.

Jamaicans Urged to Protect Themselves Against Dengue Fever

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), at the media launch of the liquid medical oxygen (LOX) expansion project at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston, on December 8. The Kingston Public and Annotto Bay Hospitals will benefit from the undertaking. Sharing the occasion (from left) are Chairman, Southeast Regional Health Authority, Wentworth Charles; Director, Maintenance and Operations, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Marlon Jones; Country Representative, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Alex Gainer; Senior Programme Officer, Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC), Sue-Ann Wallace Brown and Senior Medical Officer, Kingston Public Hospital, Dr. Natalie Whylie.

Patients in Hospitals to Benefit from Oxygen Project

From left: Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell; Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara; Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; and Deputy Representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Vincente Teran, display a vaccine cold storage box, which is among Cold Chain Equipment (CCE) and supplies, valued at US$1.2 million, donated by the Government of Japan to Jamaica. The handover ceremony took place at the National Chest Hospital in St. Andrew on Tuesday (December 6).

Jamaica Gets Vaccine Cold Chain Equipment Valued at US$1.2 Million from Japan

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a recognition ceremony for US Nurses attached to the Government’s ‘CODE CARE’ programme, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in St. James, on Tuesday, December 6.

3 years ago Health & WellnessWorks / Construction

Work Progressing Well on Western Children and Adolescent Hospital

Construction is progressing well on the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. “I think we're close to the second floor now and it's going up day by day. I'm very encouraged that it is going to be a really nice institution, based on what we...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is flanked by a batch of US nurses at a recognition ceremony at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in St. James on Tuesday, December 6. From left are Yvonne Goulbourne, Feruza Esanova, Claudette Coleman, Arlene Dyer-Salkey, Shannon Greenberg and Fredrecker Adams. The team of nurses
worked alongside local surgeons at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea , Hanover, under the Government’s ‘CODE CARE’ programme, to clear up a backlog of elective surgeries.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Backlog of Elective Surgeries Being Reduced

Jamaica’s backlog of elective surgeries was recently reduced by 20, thanks to a batch of nurses from the United States who worked alongside local surgeons at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, under Government’s ‘CODE CARE’ programme. The 12-month special initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, aims at clearing the backlog of elective surgeries in the...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (second right); State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (centre) and Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica, Baejin Lim (left) observe as Senior Medical Officer at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson (third left) points out features on an anaesthetic machine. Occasion was the handover of medical supplies and equipment donated by the Government of the Republic of Korea at the Ministry of Health and Wellness in Kingston on Tuesday (December 6). Looking on (from left) are Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry, Patricia Ingram-Martin; Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Simone Spence and Regional Technical Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Sandra Chambers.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Gets Medical Supplies from Republic of Korea

Medical equipment and supplies valued at some US$1 million were on Tuesday (December 6) handed over to the Government of Jamaica. The donation, a gift from the Government of the Republic of Korea, includes bedside stethoscopes, operating theatre tables, anaesthetic machines, electrosurgical units, diathermy pencils and incubators. They were presented at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Health and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) presents Jamaican businesswoman/philanthropist, Beverly Nichols (second left), with a token during the ceremony for the reopening of the Chapelton Community Hospital on December 6. Looking on are, from left, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, who is also Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central; and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Chapelton Community Hospital Reopens After Extensive Renovations

Thousands of residents of Chapelton and surrounding areas in Clarendon are benefitting from improved access to health services following the renovation of the Chapelton Community Hospital at a cost of $309 million. The project was undertaken through funding by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund; Jamaican businesswoman/philanthropist, Beverly Nichols; and the National Health Fund (NHF). It included...

Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara (right), and Rector of St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Crossroads, Archdeacon Patrick Cunningham, unveil a plaque to dedicate a rehabilitated community hall/enrichment centre, which was officially handed over to the St. Andrew South community on December 2. The work was undertaken through Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Project (GGP) at a cost of approximately $13 million.

3 years ago Foreign AffairsHealth & Wellness

PHOTOS: Japanese Government Hands over Rehabilitated Community Hall

Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara (right), and Rector of St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Crossroads, Archdeacon Patrick Cunningham, unveil a plaque to dedicate a rehabilitated community hall/enrichment centre, which was officially handed over to the St. Andrew South community on December 2. The work was undertaken through Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Project (GGP)...

Principal Director, Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Division in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Oral Shaw (second right), shares in conversation with (from left) Senior Deputy Governor, Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Dr. Wayne Robinson; Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks; Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris; and Coordinator, National Financial Inclusion, BOJ, Melanie Williams. Occasion was a hybrid webinar on financial inclusion at the BOJ offices, downtown Kingston, on December 1.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

MSME and Entrepreneurship Policy Review Will Provide Greater Financial Inclusion for Disabled Persons

The Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (MSME) and Entrepreneurship Policy, which is up for review in 2023, will provide an opportunity for improvements to ensure greater financial inclusion, particularly for persons with disabilities. The Policy, prepared by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, was last updated in 2018. It creates a framework that offers coordinated, coherent and targeted support...

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Gov’t Committed to Tackling HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma

The Government is committed to combatting discrimination and stigma, which reduces access to care for people living with HIV and AIDS. State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, in her message to mark World AIDS Day on December 1, noted that healthcare settings can sometimes prove challenging for people living with the virus. She...