Health
Dr Tufton challenges World Bank to do more
Posted: Friday, June 16, 2023 - 11:58
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“There needs to be a much more broad-based conversation around health and not just from a clinical perspective, but from an economic...
$50 million prosthetic investment for disability community
Posted: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 - 20:22
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The announcement was made by the Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, during his Sectoral presentation in Gordon House...
Old Harbour Health Centre to conduct free screening for cervical cancer
Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 10:26
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The free service will only be available at the health facility situated in Marlie Gardens, Old Harbour, on April 28, 2023 between the hours...
Respiratory illnesses on the rise
Posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - 10:18
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It said this increase is an indication that the “covid-19 pandemic continues” and that the “highly transmissible Omicron is the Covid-19...
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Gov't mental health chatline surpasses 2,000 sessions
Posted: Saturday, March 25, 2023 - 12:49
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The counsellors provide free, confidential and anonymous text-based mental health service targeting Jamaican youth aged 16-24.
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Health Ministry inks historic electronic health records agreement at Spanish Town Hospital
Posted: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - 13:58
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The system, which turns on the philosophy of ‘one patient, one record’, sees the transition to a paperless system for patient records and the...
24 ultrasound devices being deployed to improve maternal care
Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 - 21:11
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The portable devices will improve patient care and enable more effective diagnostics across the public health system.
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Dr Peter Nelson: The young Jamaican scientist creating waves
Posted: Monday, January 9, 2023 - 12:25
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His life’s work has focused on inventing diagnostic and analytical tools (sensors) from systems and compounds, with applications for both the...
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After losing son to asthma, businessman pledges over 500 nebulisers to treat patients
Posted: Friday, December 30, 2022 - 14:05
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Asthma is a long-term inflammatory lung disease, characterised by a narrowing of the respiratory tracts or airways, the passages carrying...
Jamaica CMO comments on increase in Covid-19 numbers
Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2022 - 17:11
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Below is the text:
"The Ministry of Health & Wellness, through its International Health Regulations Unit and the National...