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Members of the St. James Senior Citizens’ Association participate in a race during the Western Regional Health Authority’s (WRHA) Senior Wellness Session, which was held at the St. John’s Methodist Church Action Centre in Montego Bay recently.

Western Regional Health Authority Stages Wellness Session For Senior Citizens

By: Serena Grant, December 15, 2019

Participants in the Western Regional Health Authority’s (WRHA) recent wellness session for senior citizens, have lauded the administration for staging the event. The session, which focused on healthy aging, was...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at a Dengue Town Hall Meeting, held at the Negril Community Centre in Westmoreland on Thursday, December 12.

Suspected Dengue Cases Must Seek Early Treatment – Health Minister

By: Okoye Henry, December 15, 2019

Councillors participating in the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation in Falmouth, on Thursday, December 12. The meeting was addressed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie

Health and Local Government Ministries to Meet to Ramp up Action Against Dengue

By: Okoye Henry, December 15, 2019

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Senior Medical Officer of Health and Head of Surgery at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, Dr. Tanya Hamilton-Johnson, speaking at the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) ‘Dialogue for Development Series’ at the St. John’s Anglican Church in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, recently.

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Ageing Population Increasing Demand For Health Services

Senior Medical Officer and Head of Surgery at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, Dr. Tanya Hamilton-Johnson, has pointed to the need for expansion of public health services to meet the...

By: Nickieta Sterling, December 12, 2019

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addressing a town hall at the Zorn Moravian Church in Christiana, Manchester, on December 9.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Calls For Increased Vigilance Against Dengue

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is calling for increased vigilance in combatting the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits dengue. He was addressing a town hall at...

By: Barbara Ellington, December 12, 2019

Optometrist, Stephanie Yee (left), examines the eyes of patient, Daphne Bernard, at the Don Daly Medical Mission in Flanker, St. James, on Tuesday (December 10). Simultaneous clinics were held in Negril and Ketto in Westmoreland.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Hundreds In Western Jamaica Receive Free Health Services

Hundreds of residents of western parishes turned out to access free health services on Tuesday (December 10) during the annual Don Daly Medical Mission. A team of 85 medical professionals...

By: Okoye Henry, December 11, 2019

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton and Medical Officer of Health at the Stony Hill Health Centre, Dr. Clivia Baird-Chin, tour the newly renovated and expanded Stony Hill Health Centre, at the reopening ceremony, on December 6. At left (background), is Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Announces Renewal Programme

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, on Friday (December 6), announced a renewal programme for the country’s health centres, which will see the injection of 100...

By: Tanesha Mundle, December 9, 2019

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to reopen the Stony Hill Health Centre, St. Andrew, on December 6. Sharing the moment (from left) are: Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn; Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson; Chairman of the Southeast Regional Health Authority, Wentworth Charles; Medical Officer of Health at the Stony Hill Health Centre, Dr. Clivia Baird-Chin; and Acting Director of Pharmacy Services at the NHF, Ainsley Jones.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Renovated Stony Hill Health Centre Reopens

The Stony Hill Health Centre, in St. Andrew, which was recently renovated, expanded and equipped at a cost of $80 million, was officially reopened on Friday (December 6). The Type...

By: Tanesha Mundle, December 9, 2019

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the launch of the Research for Wellness Fund, held at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on December 5.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Encourages Researchers To Utilise Fund

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is encouraging researchers to utilise the $50-million Research Fund to find solutions for challenges in public health. Speaking at the...

By: Garfield L. Angus, December 9, 2019

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), addressing the quarterly press briefing on Thursday (December 5), at the Ministry's Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew. He is flanked by Minister without Portfolio, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right); and Permanent Secretary, Dermon Spence.

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Gov’t To Provide Healthier Meals For Students

Students will be provided with healthier meal options under the National School Feeding Programme come September next year. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, said that...

By: AAinsworth Morris, December 6, 2019

The Toyota pickup trucks, which were offically handed over to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) to support the region’s vector-control programme, at the Cornwall Regional Hospital’s Stores at Freeport, Montego Bay, on Wednesday (December 4).

6 years ago Health & Wellness

WRHA Gets Vehicles To Boost Vector Control, Mental Healthcare

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has acquired 12 new vehicles at a cost of $80.1 million to enhance vector control and the delivery of mental healthcare services across the...

By: Nickieta Sterling, December 5, 2019

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Health and Local Government Ministries to Meet to Ramp up Action Against Dengue

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Ageing Population Increasing Demand For Health Services

Dr. Tufton Calls For Increased Vigilance Against Dengue

Hundreds In Western Jamaica Receive Free Health Services

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Health Minister Encourages Researchers To Utilise Fund

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