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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks with double amputee and pineapple farmer from Clarendon, Andrew Nelson (right), following the sitting of the House of Representatives on May 3. Mr. Nelson is the first person with a disability to be measured to receive prostheses under the ‘A Prosthetic Partnership Programme for Persons with Disabilities in Jamaica’. The Ministry of Health and Wellness is partnering with the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) on the initiative, through which $50 million will be allocated to provide qualified persons with properly fitted prostheses, enabling them to return to optimal productivity and social participation.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks with double amputee and pineapple farmer from Clarendon, Andrew Nelson (right), following the sitting of the House of Representatives on May 3. Mr. Nelson is the first person with a disability to be measured to receive prostheses under the ‘A Prosthetic Partnership Programme for Persons with Disabilities in Jamaica’. The Ministry of Health and Wellness is partnering with the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) on the initiative, through which $50 million will be allocated to provide qualified persons with properly fitted prostheses, enabling them to return to optimal productivity and social participation.

PHOTOS: Farmer and Amputee, Andrew Nelson Engages with Ministers at Gordon House

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks with double amputee and pineapple farmer from Clarendon, Andrew Nelson (right), following the sitting of the House of...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on May 3.

Government Establishes More Than 2,000 Permanent Posts for Doctors

By: Latonya Linton, May 4, 2023
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaking during his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Wednesday (May 3).

Health Ministry Allocated $6.43B Capital Budget for 2023/24

By: Latonya Linton, May 4, 2023

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Chief Executive Officer, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Wilford “Billy” Heaven (second left) and Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen (third left), perform a symbolic ribbon-cutting exercise during Thursday’s (April 13) handover ceremony for a new echocardiogram (ECG) machine. The machine was donated to the HFJ by the CHASE Fund. Other participants are (from left) CHASE Fund Project Manager, Latoya Aquart-Foster and HFJ representatives – Senior Manager, Marketing and Business Development, Krystle Daley; Cardiovascular Technician, Carlisle Richards and Chief Administrative Officer, Saccherine Chin.
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Heart Foundation Gets ECG Machine

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has donated an echocardiogram (ECG) machine, valued $9 million, to the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ). The new equipment will strengthen...
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By: Rocheda Bartley, April 13, 2023