Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton says steps have been taken to accelerate the procurement of additional flu vaccines for frontline health workers given the increased threat of Influenza A(H1N1). He says the Ministry is to receive an additional five thousand (5,000) doses within the next week. “Three thousand (3,000) doses of the Influenza vaccine have been ordered through PAHO...

The Ministry of Health is encouraging persons who experience flu symptoms to seek medical attention, and depending on its severity, they should stay at home until they are well. Director of Health Promotion and Protection at the Ministry, Dr. Sonia Copeland, says the country has been seeing increased numbers of persons with influenza related illnesses, and that if persons take...

The University of Technology’s (UTech) College of Health Sciences will, on Thursday (March 10), stage a seminar looking at developments in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. The event dubbed: ‘National Roundtable Discussion’ will be held at UTech’s Papine campus, St. Andrew. It will explore the potential for wealth creation, in addition to research and manufacturing, regulation, legislation, as well as...

Scores of public sector workers, on March 7, benefited from training in the use of vector control equipment, including the fogging machine. The training was held on the compound of Estac Industrial Agencies Limited, off Spanish Town Road, Kingston 11. In an interview with JIS News, Managing Director of Estac Industrial Agencies Limited, Earl Crooks, said the training is to ensure...

Students from schools across the island benefited from an informative, eye-opening Anti-Tobacco Youth Forum staged by the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) on Wednesday, March 2, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. The event included video and audiovisual presentations, and talks from representatives from the Ministry of Health; National Chest Hospital; National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA); Heart Foundation of Jamaica;...

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Winston De La Haye is urging persons especially those in the high risk group for severe symptoms to take steps to prevent infection as the Ministry continues to record cases of influenza.   Persons in the high risk group include children under five years old, pregnant women, the elderly, persons with non-communicable diseases such as diabetes,...

One of the island’s oldest medical institutions, Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) is celebrating 240 years of service to the public health sector. Located on North Street in the business district of Downtown Kingston, KPH was established on December 14, 1776 and primarily serves the communities in the south east regions of Jamaica. The institution, offers a variety of services including:...