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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).
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).

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

Health Ministry Hosting Online Prostate Cancer-Awareness Sessions
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Thursday September 8, 2022
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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Wednesday September 7, 2022
Director, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.
Director, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne.

PAHO to Acquire 100,000 Doses of Monkeypox Vaccines

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), makes a point while at the launch of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) 66th Health Research Conference, held at his New Kingston office on September 6. Listening (from left) are Director of Epidemiology and Internal Medicine at the Caribbean Institute for Health Research, Professor Trevor Ferguson; Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr, and Executive Director at CARPHA, Dr. Joy St. John.
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CARPHA Lauded for Focus on Digital Health Management

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has lauded the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for its 2022 research focus on digital health management. The regional health agency will host its 66th Health Research Conference in Jamaica from September 15 to 17, under the theme ‘COVID-19 and Digital Health: Transforming, Connecting, Informing Public Health’. Speaking at the...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 6.
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Jamaica to Receive Limited Supply of Monkey Pox Vaccines

Jamaica is set to receive a limited supply of monkeypox vaccines by the end of September. This acquisition is being facilitated through collaboration with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO). “We are advised that the manufacturers of the smallpox vaccine that has been shown to be effective in protecting persons from money pox has supplied limited amounts to the market...
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(FILE) Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
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Jamaica Records Two Additional Cases of Monkeypox

Jamaica has recorded two additional cases of monkey pox, bringing the total to nine. Both cases, which are locally transmitted, emanated from the parishes of St. Elizabeth and St. James. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during Tuesday’s (September 6) sitting of the House of Representatives. Monkeypox is a rare disease resulting from...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), listens as architect, Garfield Wood (second right), highlights features on the replica of the new main building to be constructed at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. Looking on (from left) are Acting Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative for Jamaica, Lorenzo Escondeur, and Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, Ambassador Marianne van Steen. They were attending a recent Open House and Exhibition ceremony for the rehabilitation of Public Health Facilities in St. Catherine, at the Open Bible Church in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.
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New Main Building to be Constructed at Spanish Town Hospital

A new main building is to be constructed at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. The new structure will include areas for outpatient services, endoscopy, intensive care, a pharmacy, a surgical suite, a laboratory, a staff lounge, and an underground parking lot, among other features, and will allow for more specialised medical procedures to be undertaken. The hospital’s Cardiology,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
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Minister Calls on Women to Encourage Men to Screen for Prostate Cancer

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has called on women to provide support and encouragement to men to do the necessary screening tests for prostate cancer. In his message to mark Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, which is being observed during September, Dr. Tufton highlighted the fear and apprehension that most men have about prostate cancer screening...
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