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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, delivers the keynote address during the recent Hearth Month 2025 media launch at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, delivers the keynote address during the recent Hearth Month 2025 media launch at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.

Stronger Advocacy for Nutrition and Heart Health

By: Britney Stevens, February 7, 2025
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to combatting heart disease and promoting healthier lifestyles through stronger advocacy in nutrition. Speaking at...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, presents a cheque, valued US$5,218, to Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Black River, Councillor Richard Solomon, for the St. Elizabeth infirmary during a brief handover ceremony at the Ministry’s office in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (February 5). The funds were raised by Jamaicans living in the Washington DC (District of Columbia), Maryland and Virginia (DMV) area in the United States, during a church service to commemorate the island’s 62nd Independence Anniversary.

Foreign Affairs Ministry Hands Over Diaspora Donation to St. Elizabeth Infirmary

By: Donique Weston, February 6, 2025
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third right), launches the Electronic Health Records (EHR) System, at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon in January 2024. Others pictured (from left) are Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Wayne Chen; Parish Manager for Clarendon Health Services, Joseph Grant; Chief Executive Officer at the hospital, Eugena Clarke-James; Programme Manager for the Health Systems Strengthening Programme (HSSP), Orett Clarke; and Regional Technical Director at the SRHA, Dr. Vitillius Holder.

Greater Access to Healthcare for Clarendon Residents

By: Barbara Ellington, February 5, 2025

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