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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Rohan Richards.
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Rohan Richards.

Early Warning Drug Detection Network Being Established

By: Rosheika Grant, July 1, 2019
The Ministry of National Security is collaborating with the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), and other local stakeholders to establish an Early Warning System (EWS) on Drugs. The EWS...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses stakeholders at the opening of the new Radiology Department at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Montego Bay, on June 28. The state-of-the-art facility offers X-rays, computerised tomography (CT) scans, ultrasound services, among others. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in his address at the official opening ceremony on June 28, said that the new facility “is another in the building blocks of the overall restoration of the Cornwall Regional Hospital”. “And, if you look at the other new building that was constructed to deal with accident and emergency challenges, I am prepared to say that we have now, in western Jamaica, one of the best, and the most modern trauma centres, not just in Jamaica but certainly the Caribbean,” he said. Dr. Tufton noted that the two departments combined, “will ensure a smooth flow… in treating patients who come to these facilities and require emergency care”. “It means that these trauma-related cases… will get the absolutely best quality service... based on the doctors who are here and the nurses who are here, and now based on the facility and the infrastructure that are here,” he added. Meanwhile, Dr. Tufton noted that Cornwall Regional Hospital will once again be restored to its glory days “with the most modern of equipment and some of the most dedicated health workers one will ever see”.

New Radiology Department Opens at Cornwall Regional Hospital

By: Garwin Davis, July 1, 2019
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), converses with Director of Nursing Services at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, Jillian Mason Quarrie (centre), following the official launch of the Compassionate Care Programme at the institution on June 27. At right is the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Carlington McLennon.

Enhancing Public Health Service Delivery Key to Customer Satisfaction – Dr. Tufton

By: Serena Grant, June 30, 2019

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