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....

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...

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) will be undertaking  a number of capital projects over the short, medium and long-term, which will cost in excess of $1.5 billion. Of the total, $276.24 million will be spent on emergency undertakings, such as procurement of small pieces of medical equipment. “These include purchasing and replacing well-needed equipment for the emergency...

Chairman of the Board of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), James Moss Solomon, says the hospital needs approximately $1.4 billion in order to have the requisite equipment in place for full functionality. “We are placing priority on the acquisition of equipment, the rehabilitation, wherever possible, of existing equipment and rationalising the use of such equipment, to enhance...

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley, is urging Jamaicans to be proactive and take the necessary measures to eradicate mosquito breeding sites around their homes and communities. He said this will assist in the Government’s Zika Virus (ZikV) Preparedness and Response that is currently being carried out. “Every single Jamaican must understand and realise that the Zika Virus is not...

The Ministry of Health has received supplies valued at some US$103,000 (J$12.26 million) from the Pan American Health Organization /World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), to support the immunization, mental health, environmental health and infection control programmes of the Ministry. The items include several computers, vaccine  refrigerators, printers, hand sanitizers, hand sanitizer dispensers and organic vapour monitors valued at US$77,400 (J$9.2 million),...

As the Government intensifies preparedness for any possible introduction of the Zika Virus (ZikV), Health Minister, Hon. Horace Dalley, is calling for the full support of the business sector in the campaign to destroy mosquito breeding sites across the island. “We cannot sit and wait until the population is suffering before we start to collaborate and to do what we...