Health & Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has described Jamaica as having a “sick population” due to an explosion in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) over the past decade.
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reminding the public that excessive heat stress is harmful to health and is potentially fatal.
![Chief Executive Officer, Everton Anderson [right], Camille Abrahams Anderson, pharmacy services director – SERHA Northwest [left], and Chief Pharmacist – BHC [center] proudly display the Certificate of Conformity from NCBJ in May 2023.](/images/joomlart/article/78f502461110c4d314eb36f70984df35.jpg)
The Drug Serv Pharmacy at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC) managed by the National Health Fund (NHF) is now ISO 9001:2015 certified, following a successful surveillance and scope expansion audit by the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ).
The National Health Fund opened its EduCare Grant Programme for the 2023/2024 period, on June 21, 2023.
As the island experiences increased rainfall, the Ministry of Health & Wellness is reminding members of the public to expect an increase in the breeding of mosquitoes, especially those that carry diseases such as the Aedes aegypti mosquito, carriers of the dengue virus.
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