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Several health practitioners were awarded for outstanding work in their respective fields at the Non-Communicable Disease & Injury Prevention Annual Review & Conference, held at the Ocean Eden Bay Resort, Trelawny, on June 27.
Several health practitioners were awarded for outstanding work in their respective fields at the Non-Communicable Disease & Injury Prevention Annual Review & Conference, held at the Ocean Eden Bay Resort, Trelawny, on June 27.

Government Remains Committed to Tackling NCDs

By: GARWIN DAVIS, June 28, 2023
The Government, through several health-related initiatives, remains committed to tackling the rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and promoting injury prevention throughout the country. This was stated by Minister of...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, speaks at the Annotto Bay Health Centre in St. Mary on June 23, where a Know Your Numbers event was held and the centre officially adopted by Surgix Jamaica Limited.

Ministry Wants Jamaicans to Improve Health Behaviours

By: Garfield L. Angus, June 27, 2023
(FILE) Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton,

Health Minister to chair PAHO Executive Council Meeting in Washington, DC

By: Ministry of Health and Wellness, June 26, 2023

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Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie (third left), cuts the ribbon for the official commissioning of a mobile collection unit at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) on Slipe Road in Kingston on June 14. Others pictured (from left) are Blood Donor Organiser at the NBTS, Igol Allen; Attorney-at-Law, and voluntary blood donor, Khadine “Miss Kitty” Hylton; Acting Director at the NBTS, Dr. Marlene Tapper, and driver of the mobile unit, Patrick Foster.
Health & Wellness

NBTS Expands Collection Programme

In a bid to boost the supply of blood, the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is strengthening its collection sites and expanding the programme to educational institutions. Delivering the keynote...
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By: Garfield L. Angus, June 16, 2023