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Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.
Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

PM instructs Ministry of Health to take action to reduce effects of Zika Virus on Jamaicans

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has instructed the Ministry of Health to take a proactive approach to reduce the threat of the Zika Virus and its possible impact on Jamaican citizens. The announcement was made by Minister of Health, Hon....
The Aedes Aegypti Mosquito which transmits Zika virus.
The Aedes Aegypti Mosquito which transmits Zika virus.

Government Treating Threat of ZIKA Virus with National Urgency
Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (left), addresses today’s (Jan. 20) Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. Others (from second left) are: Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kevin Harvey; and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock Ducasse.
Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (left), addresses today’s (Jan. 20) Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. Others (from second left) are: Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kevin Harvey; and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock Ducasse.

GOV’T Upgrading UWI Lab to Test for Zikv
Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (centre), having a light exchange with (from left) Mayor of Kingston, Senator, Dr. Angela Brown Burke and General Manager, Caribbean Cement Company, Alejandro Vares, prior to the launch of a partnership among the Ministry of Health, Caribbean Cement Company Limited and the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at the Spanish Court Hotel, in New Kingston, today (Jan. 19). The initiative will see Caribbean Cement providing $2 to employ 100 persons to carry out vector control activities in identified areas across Kingston and St. Andrew. The Ministry of Health will train the individuals, while the KSAC will supervise them.
Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (centre), having a light exchange with (from left) Mayor of Kingston, Senator, Dr. Angela Brown Burke and General Manager, Caribbean Cement Company, Alejandro Vares, prior to the launch of a partnership among the Ministry of Health, Caribbean Cement Company Limited and the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), at the Spanish Court Hotel, in New Kingston, today (Jan. 19). The initiative will see Caribbean Cement providing $2 to employ 100 persons to carry out vector control activities in identified areas across Kingston and St. Andrew. The Ministry of Health will train the individuals, while the KSAC will supervise them.

Health Ministry to Intensify Vector Control Programmes
The Zika virus is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
The Zika virus is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Ministry of Health is Advising Women to Delay Pregnancy in Light of Zika Virus Links to Birth Defects

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Smoking is Still Prohibited in Public Places – Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health is reminding persons that smoking is still prohibited in specified public spaces under the Public Health (Tobacco Control) Regulations, 2013. The Ministry notes that an individual recently appeared in court for breaches of the Regulations and was fined $2,000 for the offence. The Regulations prohibit smoking in specified public places including all enclosed public places, enclosed...
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Increased Vector Control Activities in St. Elizabeth

Health officials in St. Elizabeth are being proactive in ensuring that citizens of the parish play their part in reducing mosquito breeding grounds. Chief Public Health Inspector for St. Elizabeth, Beverton Pryce, says there was only one reported case of dengue fever for the month of December 2015 and no reported or suspected case of the Zika Virus (ZikV) so...
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Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (2nd left), shakes hands with Chairman of the Issa Trust Foundation, Paul Issa (2nd right), during a ceremony for the handing over of pharmaceutical and medical items by the Foundation to the health sector. The ceremony was held on Friday, January 15 at the Kingston Public Hospital, downtown Kingston. Others (from left) are: Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kevin Harvey; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Issa Trust Foundation, Diane Pollard.
Health & Wellness

ISSA Foundation Donates US $2 Million Worth of Supplies to Health Sector

Pharmaceutical and medical supplies valued at approximately US$2 million have been donated to the public health sector by the Issa Trust Foundation. The list of items includes intravenous fluid, antibiotics, medication, disposable gloves and gowns, casting tape, irrigation syringes (without needles), adult and child fingertip pulse oximeters, and table top autoclaves. Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley, who received the...
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Minister of Health, Hon Horace Dalley (2nd right) discusses some of the items donated by Issa Trust Foundation and Direct Relief with Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kevin Harvey (right), Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (centre), Chairman of the Issa Trust Foundation, Paul Issa (left) and CEO of the Issa Trust Foundation, Dianne Pollard (2nd left) during the handing over of US$2 million worth of pharmaceuticals held at the Kingston Public Hospital on Friday, January 15, 2016.
Health & Wellness

Ministry of Health Receives Donation of US$2 Million Worth of Pharmaceuticals

The Ministry of Health on Friday (January 15, 2015) received a donation of pharmaceuticals valued at US$2 million from the Issa Trust Foundation and Direct Relief. The items which will be distributed across public health facilities island-wide were officially handed over at a ceremony held at the Kingston Public Hospital. Speaking at the event, Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley...
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Board Chairman of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Theresa Campbell (centre); and Chief Technical Director, Office of the Prime Minister, Alison McLean (right), cut the ribbon to officially open a new centre for adolescent mothers on the grounds of the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon on Wednesday (Jan. 13). Looking on is Manager, Mandeville Centre of the WCJF, Deon Brown.
Health & Wellness

Centre for Adolescent Mothers Opens in Clarendon

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) yesterday (January 13) opened a new facility on the grounds of the May Pen Hospital, to cater for adolescent mothers in the parish of Clarendon. Built at a cost of over $4 million, through support from various partners, the centre has a nursery, classroom, restroom, washroom and multi-purpose room. There is also space...
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Health & Wellness

Education Ministry Hosts Zikv Sensitisation Sessions

The Ministry of Education will be hosting a series of Zika Virus (ZIKV) sensitisation sessions across its regional offices from January 12 to 18. A bulletin issued by the Ministry today (Jan. 11), said that the sensitisation meetings form part of initiatives being undertaken by the Government to ensure greater awareness of ZIKV. All primary schools are urged to select...
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