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Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De la Haye.

Jamaicans Taking Zika Seriously – De La Haye

Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Winston De La Haye, says communities are heeding the Zika Virus (ZikV) prevention tips and advisories and are cleaning their surroundings, including removing containers that can store water. He made the comment yesterday (Feb....

Minister of Education, Hon Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), looks on as Dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Health Professions, Dr. Harold P. Jones (left), presents a signed memorandum of understanding to President and Chief Executive Officer of Bioprist Holdings Incorporation, Dr . Guna Muppuri, for the establishment of a UAB campus at the Bioprist Knowledge Park (BKP) campus in Lucea, Hanover. The signing took place on Friday (February 19), at the BKP.

Health Training Institution To Be Established In Lucea

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey (second left) discusses how a mosquito fogging machine is operated with (from third right) Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De La Haye, and Executive Director, Food for the Poor (FFP) Jamaica, David Mair. Looking on is Director, Environmental Health in the Ministry, Everton Baker. Occasion was a presentation ceremony for medication and mosquito fogging machines valued at $5.7 million at the FFP offices in St. Catherine. The FFP donated 6,000 bottles of paracetamol tablets and 19 portable mosquito foggers to the Ministry.

Paracetamols and Fogging Machines valued at $5.7M Donated to the Health Ministry

Health Ministry Gets Fogging Machines From Food For The Poor

Ministry Of Health to Lead Clean-Up Exercise in St. Catherine Communities on Saturday

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Ministry of Health Heightens Alert for Dengue

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Winston De La Haye is alerting the public to a higher than usual number of cases of dengue being detected by the Ministry of Health at this time. As at the week ending February 20, 2016, there were 23 cases of dengue diagnosed resulting from our increased active surveillance for the zika virus (ZIKV). Dengue...

Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, feeds baby Jahiem Bailey, who underwent emergency life-saving heart surgery at the Harley Street Clinic in London.

10 years ago Foreign AffairsHealth & Wellness

Jamaican Baby Receives Life-Saving Heart Surgery in London

The joy which first-time father, Hoshane Bailey, experienced following the birth of his son, Jaheim, on November 1, 2015, was short-lived after learning that the child had a heart problem requiring immediate surgery for him to live. Jaheim was diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA), a condition characterized by abnormal blood circulation. “We were (initially) told that he...

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Persons Urged to Take Precaution Against Influenza Infection

The Ministry of Health is reporting that Influenza viruses including cases of Influenza A (H1N1) have been detected through its surveillance system and continue to circulate among the population. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Winston De La Haye is therefore urging persons to take steps to protect themselves and their families from being infected with these viruses. “We are now in...

10 years ago EnvironmentHealth & Wellness

Ministry of Health will Launch National Cleanup Day under Operation: Mosquito Search & Destroy Initiative

The Ministry of Health in partnership with several stakeholders will embark on a National cleanup day dubbed “Operation Mosquito Search and Destroy” this Saturday, February 20, 2016. In a recent meeting of the Ministry’s National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) along with the Ministry of Local Government, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), the National Solid Waste Management Authority...

Health Minister, Hon. Horace Dalley (centre); and Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), observe as South East Regional Authority (SERHA) Chairman, Dr. Andrei Cooke (right); and Managing Director of C&D Construction and Engineering Limited, Clive Wint (2nd right), sign contracts to undertake phase two upgrading of the Isaac Barrant Centre of Excellence, in Golden Grove, St. Thomas. The signing took place at the centre on Thursday, February 11.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

$63 Million Allocated to Complete Upgrading of Isaac Barrant Centre of Excellence

The Ministry of Health will undertake the second and final phase of development at the Isaac Barrant Centre of Excellence, in Golden Grove, St. Thomas, over the next six months, at cost of $63 million. The project is being financed by the National Health Fund (NHF), and will include: major construction, and drainage and electrical upgrades, among other works. Phase...

Mosquitoes are known to spread diseases including Zika virus infection.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Partners with DRT Communications to Track Zika Virus

The Ministry of Health has entered a partnership with DRT Communications Ltd, for the provision of global media-monitoring services at no charge to track the Zika virus. The company’s system facilitates full tracking of conversations happening across media platforms such as radio, television, press and online. Director of Communications and Public Relations in the Ministry of Health, Stephanie Shaw-Smith, said...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, bushes an area of the Alpha Infant and Primary School compound, while participating in the National Clean-up Day in Schools, today (February 5). The Day was held to facilitate vector control activities and to get rid of mosquito breeding sites in schools. The Minister also visited Calabar Primary and Junior High School.

10 years ago EducationHealth & Wellness

Schools Encouraged To Make Repellents Available To Students

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is encouraging schools with adequate resources, to make insect repellents available for students, to assist with the Government’s drive to combat the spread of the Zika Virus (ZikV). “We are inviting schools that have the resources or can get them, to make (repellents) available to the various classes, and to the school nurses...