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Mosquitoes are known to spread diseases including Zika virus infection.
Mosquitoes are known to spread diseases including Zika virus infection.

Ministry of Health Remains on High Alert for the Introduction of the Zika Virus

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley says given that the zika virus has been confirmed in Haiti, the Ministry of Health has heightened its alert and will further scale up its vector control activities starting this weekend. The Ministry has...
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.
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.

Centre for Adolescent Mothers Opens in Clarendon
Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley, addresses the ceremony for the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for upgrading of the Alexandria Community Hospital in St. Ann on Friday (Jan. 8).
Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley, addresses the ceremony for the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for upgrading of the Alexandria Community Hospital in St. Ann on Friday (Jan. 8).

Insurance Companies to Pay for Services Delivered at Public Health Facilities
Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (4th left), presents Director of Mind Body and Soul Health Ministry, Horace Morgan (2nd right), with a signed copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the upgrading of the Alexandria Community Hospital in St Ann. The MoU was signed on Friday (Jan. 8) on the grounds of the hospital. Looking on are (l-r) are: former Member of Parliament for South-West St Ann, Glenville Shaw; Director of Mind Body and Soul Health Ministry, Dr. Hillary Johnson Morgan, representing project partner the Patel Foundation for Global Initiatives; Custos of St Ann, Hon. Norma Walters; and Member of Parliament for South-West St. Ann, Keith Walford.
Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (4th left), presents Director of Mind Body and Soul Health Ministry, Horace Morgan (2nd right), with a signed copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the upgrading of the Alexandria Community Hospital in St Ann. The MoU was signed on Friday (Jan. 8) on the grounds of the hospital. Looking on are (l-r) are: former Member of Parliament for South-West St Ann, Glenville Shaw; Director of Mind Body and Soul Health Ministry, Dr. Hillary Johnson Morgan, representing project partner the Patel Foundation for Global Initiatives; Custos of St Ann, Hon. Norma Walters; and Member of Parliament for South-West St. Ann, Keith Walford.

MOU Signed for Upgrading of Alexandria Community Hospital
Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ about the assistance provided by the Fund.
Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ about the assistance provided by the Fund.

National Health Fund Pays $3.8 Billion In Subsidy

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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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Newly appointed Minister of Health, the Hon. Horace Dalley
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Minister of Health Wishes a Speedy Recovery for the More than 4000 Patients Currently in Public Hospitals

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley is wishing all patients who are presently in public health facilities a speedy recovery as we approach 2016. Minister Dalley says more than four thousand persons will welcome the New Year as patients in Government health facilities across the island. He is assuring them and their families that health workers will continue to give...
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Director with the recently launched Help Jamaica Smile Foundation, Dr. Irving McKenzie (left), shares the vision of the group during an interview with JIS News. Listening intently are other Directors: Dr. Suzanne Grey (centre), and Dr. Caithlin Williams.
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Help Jamaica Smile Foundation Supports Oral Health Care

Support for oral health care in Jamaica has received a major boost, with the recent launch of Help Jamaica Smile Foundation. The group, which comprise dental professionals attached to the University of Technology (UTech) College of Oral Health Sciences, is supported by the Ministry of Health, the private sector, and student volunteers. According to Director with the group, Dr. Irving...
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Health Ministry Increases Surveillance for H1N1

The Ministry of Health has increased its surveillance for cases of Influenza A (H1N1), in light of the outbreak of the virus in other parts of the Caribbean. “There are no reports of the H1N1 virus in Jamaica; however, with frequent travel, we are on the lookout for it,” said Director of Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry, Dr....
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Director of Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland.
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Take Precautions Against The Flu

The Ministry of Health is urging members of the public to take precautions as the country experiences the traditional influenza (flu) season. Director of Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland, said children, the elderly, pregnant women and persons with chronic illnesses should be extra vigilant. Dr. Copeland, who was speaking in an interview with...
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UHWI Training Nurses in Specialty Areas

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is providing training for nurses in order to increase the number of personnel serving the facility in specialty areas. This was disclosed by Senior Director of Nursing at the UHWI, Sister Claudette James, during a press briefing held the hospital’s Papine location on Monday, December 21. “To address the shortage of nurses...
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