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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), consults with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe, just before the start of a Zika Virus preparation meeting with representatives of local authorities held recently, at the Ministry in Kingston.

Local Authorities Report Extensive Zikv Preparations

Representatives of the island’s 14 local authorities are reporting that extensive works have been undertaken at the community level in preparation for the Zika Virus (ZikV). These include drain and gully cleaning, bushing, training, mobilisation of health information officers, distribution...

Jamaica Confirms First Case of the Zika Virus

Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Mrs. Deborah Chen, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on January 27.

Heart Foundation Urges Parents to Engage Children in Healthy Lifestyles

Director for Health Promotion and Protection, Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland, addresses the launch of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s Heart Month on January 26, at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston.

Persons with NCDs Urged to be Vigilant against ZIKV

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (left), shares a warm handshake with Chairman of Food For the Poor (FFP), Andrew Mahfood (right), while Executive Director of FFP, David Mair, shares the moment. Occasion was the handing over of 76 semi-electric hospital beds to the health sector, at FFP’s headquarters in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Tuesday (Jan. 26). The beds, valued at US$57,000, were procured by FFP through funding from J. Wray and Nephew.

Retired Public Health Inspectors to be engaged in Eradicating Mosquito Breeding Sites

10 years ago Health & Wellness

National Zikv Clean-up to Get Underway Next Week

A national clean-up campaign is to get underway next week, as Government steps up its Zika Virus (ZikV) preparations and response. The project is being undertaken by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), and the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development. “Each Member of Parliament and Councillor will be given (monetary)...

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (right), and Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Natalie Whylie (left), celebrate after the official opening of the $59 million expanded William Ward, at the Kingston Public Hospital, today (January 27). Looking on are other officials of the Ministry and the hospital.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

More Beds at KPH

Bed capacity at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) has been increased by 28, following the official opening of the $59 million expanded William Ward, today (January 27). Improvement work has also been carried out on other wards, including roof repairs, steel work, plumbing, electrical work, painting, flooring, tiling, repairs to windows and doors, and installation of bathroom fixtures and fans,...

Regional Director of the Western Regional Health Authority, Dr. Ken-Garfield Douglas (centre), receives one of two fetal heart rate monitors from Dr. Trevor Dixon of Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans at Home (JAHJAH), at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, in Montego Bay, on January 26. The machines have been donated to the hospital. At left is President of ‘Friends of Ulster Spring Hospital’, Nigel Moore.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Cornwall Regional Hospital Gets Two More Fetal Heart Rate Monitors

Two fetal heart rate machines that doctors use to monitor late pregnancy and labour, were presented to the Cornwall Regional Hospital, in Montego Bay, on January 26. “These monitors are used to monitor the fetal heart during labour and are absolutely important. The nurse can just watch the monitor and tell if the baby is okay and so we can...

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (2nd left), and Corporate Affairs and Public Relations Officer at J. Wray and Nephew, Kerry-Ann Johnson (centre), gesture to Director of Nursing Services at the Spanish Town Hospital, Shirlene Johnson Davis (right). Occasion was today’s (Jan. 26) handing over of 76 semi-electric hospital beds, valued at US$57,000, which were procured by Food For the Poor (FFP) through funding from J. Wray and Nephew. The beds, to be distributed to six hospitals, were handed over at FFP’s headquarters in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Others (from left) are: Executive Director of FFP, David Mair; Chairman of FFP, Andrew Mahfood; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kevin Harvey; and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Spanish Town Hospital, Jennifer Chambers.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Govt to Expand Bed Space at Four Hospitals

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley said the Government will be expanding bed space at four hospitals during the current financial year. These are Kingston Public Hospital (KHP), Spanish Town, May Pen and Cornwall Regional. The Minister said the undertaking is part of the Government’s patients care programme, under which the waiting area at KPH will also be improved. He...

Chairman of the St. Catherine Parish Council and Mayor of Spanish Town, Norman Scott.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

St. Catherine Parish Council Embarks on Massive Clean-Up Drive

The St. Catherine Parish Council is undertaking intensive clean-up activities in Spanish Town and surrounding communities, as part of its vector control and awareness programme, in preparation for the Zika Virus (ZikV). Chairman of the St. Catherine Parish Council and Mayor of Spanish Town, Norman Scott, told JIS News that the Council is taking the threat very seriously and is...

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (right); Her Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Dr. Angela Brown Burke (centre), and General Manager of Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Alejandro Vares, at a ceremony where the company donated $2.3 million towards the Health Ministry’s vector control programme.

10 years ago EnvironmentHealth & Wellness

Mayor says KSAC Pleased to Partner in Zikv Prevention Campaign

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Dr. Angela Brown Burke, says the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is pleased to partner with Caribbean Cement Company Limited and the Ministry of Health (MoH) on the Zika Virus (ZikV) prevention drive. The company has donated $2.3 million towards the vector control programme, particularly in the eastern section of the Corporate Area, where...

10 years ago Health & Wellness

NFPB to Step Up Campaign to Support Zikv Preparedness Activities

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is to step up its public education in guiding persons as to how they can delay pregnancy and on contraceptive options. This is crucial, given the Government’s decision to advise women to delay becoming pregnant for the next six to 12 months. Speaking at a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the...