Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right) and Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson (second left), display signed copies of the agreement for the National Drug Prevalence Study. The signing ceremony was held recently at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. They are flanked by Head of the Department of Government and Deputy Director, Centre for Leadership and Governance, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Dr. Lloyd Waller (left) and Executive Director, National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker. The Centre for Leadership and Governance will undertake the study with an emphasis on alcohol misuse.
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) and Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, sign an agreement for the National Drug Prevalence Study, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. The Ministry, through its agency, the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), inked an agreement with the Centre for Leadership and Governance at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, to undertake the study with an emphasis on alcohol misuse. The harmful use of alcohol is a known risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancers and heart and liver diseases, which account for seven of 10 deaths in Jamaica annually.
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Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the recent signing ceremony for the National Drug Prevalence study, held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. The Ministry through its agency, the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) signed an agreement with the Centre for Leadership and Governance at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona to commence the study with an emphasis on alcohol misuse.
