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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the opening of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) 66th Health Research Conference on Thursday (September 15) at the AC Marriot Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the opening of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) 66th Health Research Conference on Thursday (September 15) at the AC Marriot Hotel in New Kingston.

Dr. Tufton Calls for Strengthening of Regional Public Health Research

By: Garfield L. Angus, September 19, 2022
Health researchers are being urged to use the experience of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to recommit to studies aimed at strengthening public health delivery across the region. Minister of Health...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (centre), engages in a light moment with Clinical Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray (left) and Hospiten Country Manager, Samuel Afonso Diaz, at a contract signing ceremony at the WRHA’s Regional Technical Office, in Montego Bay on Friday (September 16). Contracts were signed between the Ministry and four private healthcare providers in St. James to perform elective surgeries that have been delayed in the public health system due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).

200 Patients in Western Jamaica to Receive Surgeries Under ‘CODE CARE’

By: Nickieta Sterling, September 18, 2022
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) engages in discussion with (from second left) United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Nick Perry; Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Jamaica’s Health Emergencies Advisor, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse; Acting Country Representative for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Alex Gainer, and PAHO/ World Health Organization (WHO), Representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Ian Stein. Occasion was the hand over of vehicles and equipment, valued at US$540,000, by the USAID and PAHO/WHO to further strengthen the country’s response to COVID-19. The presentation took place at the PAHO/ WHO country office in Jamaica, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, St. Andrew on September 16.

Jamaica Gets Vehicles and Equipment to Support COVID-19 Response

By: Chris Patterson, September 18, 2022

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second left), applaud following the unveiling of the sign launching the Caribbean Moves initiative at Emancipation Park in Kingston, on Wednesday (September 14). Sharing the moment are Executive Director, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Joy St. John (second right), and Vice President, Operations, Caribbean Development Bank, Isaac Solomon.
Health & Wellness

Caribbean Moves Launched

Caribbean Moves, which is aimed at reducing the burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) across the region, was officially launched on Wednesday (September 14) by the Ministry of Health and Wellness...
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By: Chanel Spence, September 16, 2022