Dr Christopher Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton

JAMAICA | EBOLA Response Plan Activated to Increase Awareness

KINGSTON, Jamaica July 24, 2019 - The Ebola Virus Disease Response Plan, implemented in 2015, is being activated to increase awareness and educate stakeholders.

July 25, 2019
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Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks at the Meadowrest Memorial Gardens’ Annual Appreciation and Celebration of Funeral Directors event, held on Tuesday (April 9), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Seated at the head table (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, Meadowrest Memorial Gardens, Ingrid Chambers; General Secretary, Meadowrest Memorial Gardens, Robert Stephens; Chairman, United Church Mission Enterprise Funeral Services, Stefan Wright and Councillor, St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, Claude Hamilton.

JAMAICA | New Regulations Coming for Funeral Homes

KINGSTON, April 10, 2019 - Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has reiterated that new regulations will soon be enacted to officially establish rules under which funeral homes in Jamaica should operate.

April 10, 2019
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Portfolio Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, as he addressed the House of Representatives

JAMAICA | Island placed on Influenza Alert

KINGSTON, February 14, 2019 - The Ministry of Health has placed Jamaica on influenza alert in light of the significant increase in the number of cases of fever and respiratory illnesses reported across the island.

February 14, 2019
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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.

December 6, 2018
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Minister of Health, Dr Christopher Tufton (centre) converses with Lions Club of Kingston member, Desmond Brown (left); and first vice-president, Robert Lawrence, during the club's luncheon held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday.

JAMAICA | Comprehensive tobacco legislation coming in 2019, says Tufton

KINGSTON, Jamaica, November 8, 2018: Minister of Health, Dr Christopher Tufton, says comprehensive tobacco legislation is coming next year and will, among other things, restrict tobacco companies from advertising in certain settings.

November 8, 2018
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the House of Representatives.

JAMAICA | Health Ministry Developing Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy

KINGSTON, October 25, 2018 - The Ministry of Health is pursuing the development of a Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy, which will create a framework for identifying effective strategies to reduce maternal mortality rates.

October 26, 2018
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Embattled Health Minister Dr. Chrtistopher Tufton flanked by Acting Prime Minister and MP for Notth West St. James Dr Horace Chang (right) snd the MP for Central St. James Heroy Clarke at a press conference at the Cornwall Regional Hospital following a tour of the facility yesterday.

JAMAICA | Health Minister Rubbish call for Public Enquiry into CRH evacuation decision

MONTEGO BAY, April 19, 2018 — Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has described Opposition Leader Dr. Peter Phillips' call for a public inquiry into government's decision to ignore a recommendation from the Ministry of Health's technical team to evacuate the Cornwall Regional Hospital as a witch hunt.

April 20, 2018
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JAMAICA | Delay in Evacuating Main Building at Cornwall Regional Hospital

KINGSTON, April 9, 2017 - The removal of patients from the main building at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James is expected to be completed today.

April 7, 2018
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