HSSP IN THE NEWS
41 Community Health Aides Certified to Provide Foot Care to Diabetic Patients under HSSP
Forty-one Community Health Aides (CHAs) from St Ann, St Catherine, and Clarendon have officially received certification in specialised foot care following the successful completion of a three-month training programme under the Health Systems Strengthening Programme (HSSP). The Foot Care Assistant Level 1 training concluded in December, and enhanced the capacity of the CHAs to deliver […]
72.6 Million Dollar Design Contract Signed for Upgrades at Four Healthcare Facilities in Clarendon and St. Ann
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has signed a contract valued at JM $72.6 million with Form Architects Limited for the provision of design and technical services for the upgrade of four key health facilities across Clarendon and St. Ann. The facilities to benefit under this engagement are May Pen West (Denbigh) Health Centre and […]
Construction now moving apace at Spanish Town Hospital
via Jamaica Observer BY BILLEANE WILLIAMS Observer writer [email protected] HEALTH Minister Dr Christopher Tufton was advised by contractors Wednesday that the sheer walls of the ground floor of the Spanish Town Hospital will be done over the weekend. Tufton was on a tour of the construction sites at Spanish Town Hospital and St Jago Park […]
Here’s what e-Care, our Electronic Health Records (EHR) system can do for you
The Electronic Health Records (EHR) System, dubbed e-Care, is Jamaica’s pioneering digital healthcare management system. This system is designed to capture and store patient and facility records, and facilitate the sharing of these records among healthcare providers in the public health system, for more seamless and collaborative delivery of care. Implemented by the Health Systems […]
MOHW breaks ground for expansion of Greater Portmore Health Centre under HSSP
Approximately 10 billion now invested in St Catherine health facilities under HSSP Portmore, St Catherine – The Ministry of Health & Wellness, through the Health Systems Strengthening Programme (HSSP), today signed contracts and broke ground for the expansion of the Greater Portmore Health Centre in St Catherine, culminating a series of groundbreakings for construction […]
The May Pen Hospital is among the first public health facilities set to benefit from the introductio [...]
The Ministry of Health & Wellness on Tuesday (Feb. 28) hosted the official signing ceremony for [...]
The Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service have acknowle [...]
As part of efforts to reduce Jamaica’s burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the Ministry of H [...]
The Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine is among three of the island’s health facilities that are [...]
The Ministry of Health and Wellness on Tuesday launched its US$50-million Health Systems Strengtheni [...]