HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has announced a sweeping accountability crackdown across Jamaica’s public health system, and has warned that regional health authorities, boards, and public agencies will face sanctions for financial mismanagement, procurement breaches, and chronic reporting failures.

Making his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Tufton outlined a new accountability framework which he said is aimed at tightening oversight across the health sector following months of public scrutiny surrounding governance issues at several State-run institutions, particularly the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI).

According to Tufton, the framework will target long-standing weaknesses in procurement, financial reporting, internal auditing, and governance oversight.