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Director of Nutrition in the Ministry of Health, Sharmaine Edwards.

Employers Encouraged to Assist Lactating Mothers

Employers are being encouraged to be as accommodating as possible in the workplace in assisting lactating mothers who have returned to work, so they can sustain breastfeeding for at least six months, so that their babies can be adequately nourished....

The upgrading of the Rowlandsfield Health Centre was funded through the Sugar Transformation Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries with support from the European Union.

Thousands to Benefit from $13.9 Million Upgrading of Rowlandsfield Health Centre

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), addressing a $76.4 million contract signing ceremony for the renovation of the Accident and Emergency Department at the Linstead Hospital, at the Office of the Prime Minister, today (September 22). Looking on is Member of Parliament for North West St. Catherine and Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.

Accident and Emergency Department at Linstead Hospital To Be Expanded

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), with (from left): Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), Sterling Soares; Head of Pathology at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Consultant Haematologist and Oncologist, Dr. Gillian Wharfe; and Radiation Oncologist at the Radiation Oncology Centre of Jamaica, Venslow Greaves, at the launch of Herceptin Subcutaneous (SC), on September 16, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. This is an agent commonly used in the treatment of early stage Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (HER) 2 Positive breast cancer.

New Cancer Medication Launched

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, explains the achievements of the Fund at a recent JIS Think Tank.

NHF Head Hails Staff for Service Excellence

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Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Hospital and Health Centre Operations Return to Normal

The operations of hospitals and health centres have returned to normal as nurses attendance levels are now regularised. Since Tuesday (September 15, 2015) there has been a high level of absenteeism by Registered Nurses resulting in the Ministry opening the Emergency Operations Centre and activating its emergency protocol and some hospitals operating in emergency mode. Minister of Health, Dr. Fenton...

10 years ago Health & WellnessLabour

Nurses To Resume Normal Duties, Says Labour Ministry

Nurses in the public sector will resume normal duties following an Emergency Conciliation Meeting held today (Wednesday, September 16, 2015) at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in Kingston. The meeting was held between representatives from the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), and the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. There is an...

Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Minister of Health to Have Regular Meetings with Public Health Sector Groups

Minister of Health, Dr. Fenton Ferguson says he will be having regular meetings with the various groups in the public health sector - at least one meeting per quarter - to discuss measures that can be put in place to improve delivery of service and efficiency of the sector. A meeting was held at the Knutsford Court hotel with approximately...

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director, Denise A. Herbol, in discussion with Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, at the closing ceremony of the World Learning Caribbean Grant Solicitation Management (CGSM) Programme, which was held at the Knustford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on September 15.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Commits to Reducing HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Ministry will continue to advance a human rights agenda and push for measures to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination. “Our mission is to achieve zero new infections with respect to HIV and sustain the gains we have made over the years. We have achieved a 42 per cent decline in new infections...

Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Ministry of Health Activates Emergency Protocols Due to Absenteeism of Nurses

The Ministry of Health has activated its emergency protocols after high levels of absenteeism by Registered Nurses – with an overall average of 52 percent - have been reported at several health facilities across the island. While there has been no official notification of industrial action by the Executive of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) the Ministry has alerted...

Octogenarian, Miss Visper Blackwood, who is a member of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ about her healthy lifestyle journey. Miss Blackwood was a guest of the Ministry of Health at the ‘Think Tank’, to discuss Caribbean Wellness Day (CWD), which will be observed on September 12.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Octogenarian Spreads Message of Healthy Living

Visper Blackwood did not always subscribe to a healthy lifestyle, simply because she did not have as much information about the benefits of healthy living when she was younger. She is happy however, that she had an affinity for exercise from a tender age and eventually caught the vision of healthy living while still a young woman, rendering the octogenarian...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), looks on as co-founder of Choose Life International, Dr. Donovan Thomas (2nd right), present a poster and copy of the book entitled ‘Confronting Suicide: Helping Teens At Risk’ to Director General, Jamaica Library Service, Karen Barton (2nd left). Occasion was the World Suicide Prevention Day Seminar hosted by Chose Life International at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on Thursday, September 10. Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean (left); and co-founder of Choose Life International, Faith Thomas, share the moment.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Persons Urged To Seek Help In Order To Prevent Suicides

The Ministry of Health is urging persons to seek help in times of need in order to prevent suicides. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said mental health services are available in the public health sector where persons can access support and treatment. “We therefore urge members of the public to call the various Regional Health Authorities (RHA), the Ministry...