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

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...

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.

Men Encouraged to Look for Early Signs of Breast Cancer

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.

Public Health Inspectors Hailed as Vanguards

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

$30-Million Upgrade for Malvern Health Centre

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.

New HIV Care Facility Opens at KPH

3 years ago Health & Wellness

$1 Billion for Code Care Programme to Clear Backlog of Elective Surgeries

Just over $1 billion has been budgeted for the Code Care programme, which is aimed at clearing the backlog of elective surgeries in hospitals. Of the total, $80 million is to be spent on rehabilitating operating theatres in the public health system; $200 million for the private-public partnership; $223 million for equipment; $279 million for nursing missions, and $153 million...

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second left), speaks with Co-founder of Florida-based Mind Body and Soul Health Ministry, Hillary Morgan (left), at the closing ceremony for the Cataract Camp Mission to Jamaica, at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester on October 24. Sharing in the conversation (from third left) are Founding president and board member of Anekant Community Center, Dr. Nitin Shah; Consultant Ophthalmologist at Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr. Gavin Henry; and Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority, Wayne Chen.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Hundreds Get Free Cataract Surgeries at Mandeville Regional Hospital

Hundreds of residents of central Jamaica have benefited from free cataract surgeries, which were performed at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester between October 22 and 24. A total of 486 procedures were done by a team of doctors from the United States (US) as part of the sixth Cataract Camp Mission to Jamaica, which is organised by Florida-based diaspora...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), conversing with Head of Sales and Marketing, Restaurant Associates Limited, Sabrena McDonald Radcliffe (centre) and Director, Running Events, Alfred Francis, during the launch of the Burger King 5K and 4x1500m relay at Restaurant Associates’ training centre, Oakton Plaza, Half-Way Tree in St. Andrew on October 25.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Launch of Burger King 5K and Relay

Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), conversing with Head of Sales and Marketing, Restaurant Associates Limited, Sabrena McDonald Radcliffe (centre) and Director, Running Events, Alfred Francis, during the launch of the Burger King 5K and 4x1500m relay at Restaurant Associates’ training centre, Oakton Plaza, Half-Way Tree in St. Andrew on...

South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) Chairman, Wentworth Charles (right) and donor partner, Dr. Claude Benbow (second right), unveil a commemorative plaque for the adoption of the Rollington Town Health Centre in Kingston, during the adoption ceremony on October 21. Also participating (from left) are Member of Parliament for Kingston East and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell, and co-donor partner, Dr. Frank Denbow. The clinic has been adopted by the doctors along with the Guyana-Jamaica Friendship Association.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Rollington Town Health Centre Adopted

Rollington Town Health Centre in Kingston has been officially adopted under the Government’s Adopt-a-Clinic Programme. This brings the overall number to 39, with a total commitment of approximately J$166.3 million. Speaking at the adoption ceremony on October 21, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) Chairman, Wentworth Charles, thanked the donor partners – Dr. Claude Denbow, Dr. Frank Denbow, and the...

Chief Dental Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Irving McKenzie (second left), points to the theme for National Oral Health Month (October), at the recent media launch at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. Others (from left) are President of the Jamaica Association of Public Dental Surgeons, Dr. Vanessa Kiffin; Pastor of the Eastwood Park New Testament Church of God, the Reverend Jennifer Brown, and President of the Jamaica Dental Association, Dr. Ajani Blake.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Manage Their Oral Health

A call has been made for more persons to manage their oral health by regular visits to dental professionals. Making the call, Chief Dental Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Irving McKenzie, said bad oral health practices can lead to dementia and other illnesses, while doing what is right enhances the mental health and happiness of individuals....

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Lupus Symposium to Focus on Reproductive Health

Reproductive health is the focus for this year’s Lupus Symposium, which will take place on Sunday (Oct. 23) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus beginning at 9:30 am. The session will discuss effective pregnancy planning and management for women with the autoimmune disease. Keynote speaker will be clinical rheumatologist and Associate Professor at Duke University’s Faculty...

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica, Cuba to Renew Technical Cooperation Agreements

The Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Health & Wellness, has signed a letter of intent for a technical cooperation agreement with the Government of the Republic of Cuba for the continued provision of a medical brigade of health professionals to Jamaica. A similar letter was signed for the renewal of an agreement for the operation of an Ophthalmology...