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Parents Encouraged to Protect Children from Contracting Dengue Fever

Parents are being advised to observe the recommended safety measures put forward by the Ministry of Health to protect children from contracting dengue fever. Speaking with JIS News, Consultant Paediatrician/Paediatric Nephrologist at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Sandrica Young...

Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (2nd left), looks on as Chairman of Fontana Pharmacy, Kevin O’Brien Chang (left), points out features of the 'Best for Mommy and Baby' booklet at the project launch of the initiative at the Grand-A-View Restaurant and Event Place in Montego Bay, St. James, on January 27. Consultant Dermatologist, Richard Desnoes (2nd right); and Product Manager at Kirk Distributors Limited, Tashana Davis, also scan the reading material.

Women Urged to Take Care of Health Before and During Pregnancy

Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Deborah Chen, provides details about activities for Heart Month in February, during a recent JIS Think Tank.

Heart Month to Focus on Diabetes

Director of Health Promotion and Education in the Ministry of Health, Takese Foga.

Schools Embrace Jamaica Moves Initiative

Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (left), officially hands over a new infection control surveillance system to Chief Executive Officer at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Kevin Allen (second left), during a ceremony at the hospital’s Papine location on Wednesday (January 23). Sharing the moment are Head of Microbiology and Chair of the Infection Control Committee, Dr. Allison Nicholson (second right), and Medical Chief of Staff at UHWI, Dr. Carl Bruce.

UHWI Gets $31.7-Million Infection Control Surveillance System

Consultant Cardiologist at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Dr. Handel Emery, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, on January 23.

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Consultant Highlights Need for More Resources to Treat Cardiovascular Complications

Consultant Cardiologist at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Dr. Handel Emery, has highlighted the need for more resources to address cardiovascular complications, which account for the majority of diabetes-related deaths. Dr. Emery was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on January 23, against the background of the observation of Heart Month, under the theme ‘The Diabetic Heart: Are you at...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, inspects a water drum for mosquito larvae, during a recent vector control activity in Aldyar, Westmoreland.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

More Vector Control Workers for Trelawny

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says 10 additional workers will be employed at the Trelawny Health Department’s Vector Control Unit as the Ministry steps up efforts in destroying mosquito breeding sites in the parish. “We are expanding the temporary work staff. We will be moving from 40 to 50 Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme as...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacqueline Bisasor McKenzie, peruses a document while speaking with JIS News, today (January 18), at her New Kingston offices. The CMO emphasised that persons who experience symptoms of dengue fever must seek medical attention immediately.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Persons Must Seek Medical Attention Immediately After Experiencing Dengue Symptoms

The Ministry of Health is advising persons to seek medical attention immediately after experiencing symptoms of Dengue fever. Making the call, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacqueline Bisasor McKenzie, says once individuals are infected with the disease, they will encounter “warning signs” of persistent vomiting, abdominal pain, tiredness, signs of confusion, lethargy (weakness), and restlessness. “Those are signs of decreased perfusion...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, inspects a container for mosquito larvae.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

St. Ann Health Dept. to Get More Vector Control Workers

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the St. Ann Health Department will be getting an additional 50 temporary vector control workers, to assist in the destruction of mosquito-breeding sites in the parish. Speaking to journalists after a tour of the Exchange community in St. Ann, on January 16, the Minister pointed out that the workers would be...

Vector Control Coordinator at the St. Elizabeth Health Department, Michael Myles (left), and Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme vector control worker, Kedeisha Myers, check a water drum for mosquitoes.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

St. Elizabeth Health Dept. to Get More Workers to Destroy Mosquito Breeding Sites

Vector Control Coordinator at the St. Elizabeth Health Department, Michael Myles, says the Vector Control Unit will be getting an additional 34 temporary workers in an effort to destroy more mosquito breeding sites in the parish. Speaking with JIS News, Mr. Myles informed that the Unit now has 34 Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme and Ministry of Health...

Chairman, Sagicor Foundation, R. Danny Williams (left), has the attention of (from second left): President, Lupus Foundation, Dr. Desiree Tulloch-Reid; Chief Executive Officer, May Pen Hospital, St. Andrade Sinclair; Chairperson, Diabetes Association of Jamaica, Lurline Less; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Sagicor Group Jamaica, Christopher Zacca, during the launch of the Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run on January 9, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The May Pen Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica; and the Diabetes Association of Jamaica will benefit from the proceeds of the corporate run, which is scheduled for Sunday, February 17.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Institutions to Benefit from Sigma Run

Three health and children-related institutions will benefit from the proceeds of the 21st staging of the Sigma Corporate Run, which is scheduled for Sunday, February 17 in the Corporate Area, beginning at 7:30 a.m. The institutions are the May Pen Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica and the Diabetes Association of Jamaica. Speaking at the launch...

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Guidelines Set for the Sale of Beverages in Schools

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, has set out interim guidelines for the sale and serving of beverages in schools. This is aimed at addressing the prevalence of obesity among Jamaica’s school-age population, coupled with the intention to help students make healthier choices. School administrators are provided with a list of beverages...