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Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton (right), emphasises a point during his statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday December 4.

JAMAICA | Cabinet Approves Interim Guidelines for Beverages in Schools

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 6, 2018 - Cabinet has approved the Interim Guidelines for beverages in schools, which will not only help to improve the dietary intake of children but also set the stage to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which account for 78 per cent of Jamaicans who die each year.
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, making his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 5. At left is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.

JAMAICA | Ministry of Health Establishes Medicinal Cannabis Unit

KINGSTON, JUNE 7, 2018 - The Ministry of Health has established a Medicinal Cannabis Unit (MCU) as part of measures to facilitate the medical marijuana industry’s development in Jamaica. So says Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton in a Ministry Paper tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
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CSMSJ students pose for the camera after receiving their White Coats. From L- R Kevin Williams, Peita Gaye Whyte,Nicholas Henry, Malcom Henry, Ivanah Thomas, Kamille Griffiths, Arianna Black.

JAMAICA | Health Centres seeing significant patient increase

KINGSTON,  February 25, 2018 - There has been a forty one per cent (41%) increase in the number of patients attending the island's  health centres, with an approximate twenty per cent (20%) of these visits occurring as a result of their extended hours.
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Minister of Health Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), cuts the ribbon to open the newly refurbished Nannyville Health Centre in South East St. Andrew Wednesday (February 11). Sharing the moment (from 2nd left) are: State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining and Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Hon. Julian Robinson; Board Chairman for the South East Regional Health Authority, Dr. Andrei Cooke; and Deputy Mayor of Kingston and Councillor for the Vineyard Town Division, Andrew Swaby.

Gov’t Invests $620 Million in Refurbishing Health Centres

The Government has spent more than $620 million to improve the infrastructure of health centres across the island over the period 2012 to 2014. To date, upgrading and expansion works have been completed on 128 facilities, while nine are in the process of being renovated.
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