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Senior Medical Officer for the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr. Everton McIntosh (left), receives a pulse oximeter from Dr. Nitin Shah, Mission Leader for the Mind Body and Soul Health Ministry, at the hospital on June 20.

Residents In SRHA Receive Free Cataract Surgeries

By: Barbara Ellington, June 21, 2023

Some 577 residents within the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), received free cataract surgeries between June 17 and 20 at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester. The surgeries were facilitated...

Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse, Michael Tucker, addresses a World No Tobacco Day Youth Forum at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on World No Tobacco Day, Wednesday, May 31.

NCDA Head Highlights Impact of Tobacco Use

By: Peta- Gay Hodges, June 19, 2023

Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore, addressing the sitting of the Senate on June 16.

Senator Calls for Mobile Units to Address Mental Health Needs

By: CHRIS PATTERSON, June 19, 2023

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By: Garfield L. Angus, June 16, 2023
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Health & Wellness 3 years ago Citizens Urged to Eliminate Mosquito Breeding Sites
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, delivers the main address at the official opening of the St. Thomas Teen Hub at the Morant Bay Bus Park on June 9.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica’s Second Teen Hub Opens in Morant Bay, St. Thomas

Children and adolescents in St. Thomas can now access a wide range of social, educational and health services in a safe and conducive space at the Teen Hub, which opened...

By: MICKELLA ANDERSON, June 12, 2023

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) and Senior Medical Officer, Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre, Dr. Rory Dixon, observe as beneficiary under the Ministry’s ‘New Life, New Limb’ programme Juliet Smith tests an artificial leg at the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre in St. Andrew on June 8. Approximately 68 patients at the facility, who have lost limbs will be provided with prosthesis.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

68 Patients at Sir John Golding Rehab Centre to Receive Prosthetics

Approximately 68 patients at the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre, who have lost limbs due to a health condition or trauma, will be provided with prosthesis. They are among the...

By: CHRIS PATTERSON, June 9, 2023

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), visits a dental site during the Ministry’s ‘Know Your Numbers’ campaign, held at Stewart’s Hardware in May Pen, Clarendon, on June 7.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Residents of Clarendon Benefit from Health Screening

Scores of persons in Clarendon benefited from health screening under the Ministry of Health and Wellness ‘Know Your Numbers’ campaign, held at Stewart’s Hardware in May Pen, on June 7....

By: Garfield L. Angus, June 8, 2023

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), speak with students of Bridgeport High School in Portmore, St. Catherine – Nathan McKenzie (left) and Anisa Hinds, while sitting on a Wellness Bench donated by the Health Ministry on Wednesday (June 7). The occasion was a Wellness Check-In Session hosted at the institution by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Youth.

3 years ago EducationHealth & Wellness

Bridgeport High School Students Participate in Wellness Check-In Session

Students of Bridgeport High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, participated in a Wellness Check-In Session at the institution on Wednesday (June 7), which was designed to encourage positive practices during...

By: Chanel Spence, June 8, 2023

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the official opening of the 128-slice CT scan suite at the University Hospital of the West Indies in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (June 6).

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Practise Healthier Lifestyles

With data indicating that the country’s life expectancy rate is declining, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging Jamaicans to practise healthier lifestyle choices to...

By: Chris Patterson, June 7, 2023

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second left), who is the former State Minister of Health and Wellness, joins Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie (second right) and Director of the Standards and Regulations Division in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Cynthia Lewis Graham (right), in displaying the symbolic International Organization for Standardisation (ISO) 9001:2015 Certificate, which was handed over to the Ministry of Health during a recent ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Making the presentation is Manager of the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ, Navenia Wellington Ford.
The Standards and Regulation Division (SRD) of the Ministry of Health and Wellness having earned ISO certification marks a shift in its level of operational efficiency and the quality of its service delivery to the public.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: Ministry of Health’s Standards and Regulations Division ISO Certified

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second left), who is the former State Minister of Health and Wellness, joins Chief Medical Officer, Dr....

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), engages in a stress-relief exercise with students of Denham Town High School in Kingston on Tuesday (June 6) as part of the Ministry’s School Mental Health Literacy Programme. Joining in the activity is Guidance Counsellor of the school, Dawn Scott-Turner (third left).

3 years ago EducationHealth & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Conducts ‘Wellness Check-In’ at Denham Town High School

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, visited with students at Denham Town High School on Tuesday (June 6), where he offered positive tips and advice to...

By: Garfield L. Angus, June 7, 2023

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), plants a Poor Man’s Orchid sapling, during the National Health Fund (NHF) Tree-Planting Initiative launch ceremony at the Drug Serv Greater Portmore Health Centre in St. Catherine, on June 6. Assisting (from left) are NHF Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Everton Anderson and Conservator of Forests and Forestry Department CEO, Ainsley Henry. The NHF is coordinating the planting of 20,000 trees islandwide as part of celebrations marking its 20th anniversary, under the theme ‘Reigniting the Health Financing Agenda’. This initiative is part of the NHF’s Corporate Social Responsibility to promote environmental sustainability and underscores its commitment to a greener future for succeeding generations.

3 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHealth & Wellness

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Participates in NHF’s 20th Anniversary Tree-Planting Initiative

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), plants a Poor Man’s Orchid sapling, during the National Health Fund (NHF)...

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NCDA Head Highlights Impact of Tobacco Use

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Jamaica’s Second Teen Hub Opens in Morant Bay, St. Thomas

68 Patients at Sir John Golding Rehab Centre to Receive Prosthetics

Residents of Clarendon Benefit from Health Screening

Bridgeport High School Students Participate in Wellness Check-In Session

Jamaicans Urged to Practise Healthier Lifestyles

PHOTOS: Ministry of Health’s Standards and Regulations Division ISO Certified

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PHOTOS: Minister Samuda Participates in NHF’s 20th Anniversary Tree-Planting Initiative

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