Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation

Jamaica, through the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Jamaica Moves Initiative is leading the global fight against non-communicable diseases, NCD’s. On this week’s Healthline we give you updates on Jamaica’s programme and get some views on it from Executive Director for the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. James Hospedales.

2018 was one of the hottest years on record, but with the recent temperature increases, it’s possible the worst is yet to come. This year, extremely high temperatures are being experienced with Jamaica recording its highest ever temperatures in the latter part of June.

On this week’s edition of Health Line we take a look at avoiding heat stress this summer.

June 16 to 22 is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Awareness Week, being spearheaded by the Heart Foundation of Jamaica. This year’s theme is Every Second Counts: CPR saves lives. We’re discussing CPR on this week’s Healthline.

The Health and Wellness Ministry will be implementing a National Salt Reduction Programme as part of ongoing measures to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs). On this week’s Healthline we explore the link between NCDs and salt.

On this week’s Healthline, we’re discussing how the inclusion of Lupus on the National Health Fund (NHF) card is providing some relief for persons with the condition.