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Revellers in Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew, on Emancipation Day 2022.

Jamaicans Urged to Take Covid-19 Precautions During ‘Emancipendence’ Celebrations

By: Gayle Alveranga, August 2, 2023

Jamaicans are being encouraged to take the necessary precautions against COVID-19 as they participate in festivities to mark Emancipation and Independence. The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon....

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

Parents Encouraged to Care for Their Mental Health

By: Serena Grant, August 2, 2023

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right) and Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third right), with staff of the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth, at the handover of the $37 million digital retrofit system at the institution on Friday (July 28).

Black River Hospital to be Upgraded

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks with Clinical Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray, during a tour of the Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover, Lucea, on July 20.

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Process Advanced for Fully Equipped Operating Theatre at Noel Holmes Hospital

The Government is well advanced in its efforts to establish a fully equipped operating theatre at Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon...

By: Nickieta Sterling, July 27, 2023

Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Patricia Ingram Martin (left, back row), and Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie (fourth left, back row), with staff at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) and retired Jamaican overseas nurses who are working on the CODE CARE programme, during a recent visit to the KPH, in Kingston.

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CMO Lauds Retired Jamaican Overseas Nurses

The retired Jamaican overseas nurses are imparting crucial knowledge to the public health system, according to Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie. They are in the island as part...

By: Garfield L. Angus, July 27, 2023

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

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Government Tackling Mental Health Issues in Schools

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government has been moving aggressively to tackle the problem of mental health in schools. Responding to questions from educators at...

By: Garwin Davis, July 27, 2023

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) looks on as Consultant Plastic Surgeon, University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Rajeev Venugopal (right), shows him something on a laptop, at the launch ceremony for the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) Burn Care Facility fundraising initiative, hosted by Petrojam Limited at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on Tuesday (July 25). Also observing are (from left) Manager, Human Resource Development and Administration, Petrojam Limited, Colin Barnett and incoming General Manager, Petrojam Limited, Telroy Morgan.

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Fundraising Initiative Launched to Expand UHWI Burn Unit

To effectively treat burn victims in the country, a fundraising initiative has been launched to revamp and expand the burn unit at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI)...

By: Chanel Spence, July 27, 2023

Nurse of the Year 2023, Shantal Remekie (left) and Nursing Student of the Year 2023, Bobbie-Ann Collins, display their trophies during the recent staging of the Nurse and Nursing Student of the Year Awards Ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The LASCO Chin Foundation and the Nurses Association of Jamaica partnered in the undertaking.

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PHOTOS: 2023 Nurse and Nursing Student

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (second left), addresses patients at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, during a tour of the facility on July 20. He is joined (from left) by the hospital’s Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Roan Grant; Director of Nursing Services at the facility, Gracia Davis-Brown and Parish Manager, Hanover Public Health Services, Aldwayne Beckford.

2 years ago Health & Wellness

Call Centre to Handle Public Health Queries

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, has announced plans to employ the services of a call centre dedicated to handling complaints and queries from the public...

By: Nickieta Sterling, July 25, 2023

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Four Specialist Clinics at Noel Holmes Hospital

Four specialist clinics will be added to the list of services being offered at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover. These are medical, pediatric, surgical and urology. At a media...

By: Natalia Dixon, July 23, 2023

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, responds to a question during the recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

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Additional Beds for Spanish Town and Bustamante Hospitals

More than US$200,000 has been spent to provide additional beds for patients at two hospitals managed by the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA). These are the Spanish Town Hospital...

By: Chris Patterson, July 21, 2023

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Process Advanced for Fully Equipped Operating Theatre at Noel Holmes Hospital

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Government Tackling Mental Health Issues in Schools

Fundraising Initiative Launched to Expand UHWI Burn Unit

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