New Health Centre Opens In Adelphi, St. James

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton (second left), cuts the ribbon to mark the official opening of the J$50 million Adelphi Health Centre in St. James on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Also at the opening (at left) are Medical Officer of the St. James Public Health Services, Dr. Tanique Bailey Small; Regional Director for Western Regional Health Authority; St. Andrade Sinclair; Head of the European Union in Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas, Dr. Erja Askola; Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for St. James East Central, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; Parish Manager of the St. James Health Services, Lennox Wallace, and District Public Health Nurse, Lisa Benjamin Hunter.
October 18, 2024
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, officially opened the new $50-million Adelphi Health Centre in St. James, on October 17.

The new 4,262 square-foot building was funded under the Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP), implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and funded by the European Union (EU).

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Jamaica Information Service

Tufton pushes waiting in comfort

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton, speaking at the handing over ceremony for the newly constructed Adelphi Health Centre in St. James.
October 22, 2024
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As Health and Wellness Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton pushes ahead with efforts to ensure that Jamaicans are not overly uncomfortable while in line to access health care at State-run facilities, he is mulling adding air conditioning to the waiting area at Adelphi Health Centre in St James.

Construction of the Adelphi Health Centre was funded through the European Union’s Poverty Reduction Programme; the implementation agency was the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF).

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Jamaica Observer
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