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Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean (left), in discussion with Dr. Kadene Arboine, who recently completed medical school through assistance from the Ministry of Education. Kadene stopped by the Ministry’s Heroes Circle head office in Kingston on August 12, to express thanks for the help she received.
Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean (left), in discussion with Dr. Kadene Arboine, who recently completed medical school through assistance from the Ministry of Education. Kadene stopped by the Ministry’s Heroes Circle head office in Kingston on August 12, to express thanks for the help she received.

Medical Intern Succeeds With Help from Education Ministry

Twenty-five year-old Kadene Arboine grew up in St. Mary with her grandmother, before moving to live with her mother and four siblings in Bull Bay, St. Andrew. Her mother, the sole breadwinner for the family, is a vendor who sells...
General Manager of the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation (SFJ), Karen Donaldson (left), presents a Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulator valued at over $356,000 to Manager of Physiotherapy Services at Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, Denise Forsythe (3rd right). Sharing the occasion (from 2nd left) are: Assistant President of the Montego Bay Freezone, Gloria Henry; Gwynne Miller and Juliaire Hall of the Montego Bay Freezone; Administrator at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Kereisa Bell Cummings; and Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Delroy Fray. The presentation took place at the hospital on Friday (August 21).
General Manager of the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation (SFJ), Karen Donaldson (left), presents a Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulator valued at over $356,000 to Manager of Physiotherapy Services at Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, Denise Forsythe (3rd right). Sharing the occasion (from 2nd left) are: Assistant President of the Montego Bay Freezone, Gloria Henry; Gwynne Miller and Juliaire Hall of the Montego Bay Freezone; Administrator at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Kereisa Bell Cummings; and Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Delroy Fray. The presentation took place at the hospital on Friday (August 21).

Spanish-Jamaica Foundation Donates Neuromuscular Stimulator to Cornwall Regional
Representatives from the Jamaica Kidney Care Foundation speak with parents at the Spanish Jamaican Foundation’s back-to-school health and information fair at the Spot Valley High School in St. James on Friday (August 21).
Representatives from the Jamaica Kidney Care Foundation speak with parents at the Spanish Jamaican Foundation’s back-to-school health and information fair at the Spot Valley High School in St. James on Friday (August 21).

Hundreds Receive Free Health Checks for Back-To-School
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addresses a town hall meeting at Mandela Park in Half-Way-Tree, St. Andrew yesterday (August 19). The meeting, which was hosted by the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) in partnership with the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), is part of an ongoing public education thrust by both agencies to spread awareness about vector-borne diseases and discuss prevention methods.
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addresses a town hall meeting at Mandela Park in Half-Way-Tree, St. Andrew yesterday (August 19). The meeting, which was hosted by the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) in partnership with the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), is part of an ongoing public education thrust by both agencies to spread awareness about vector-borne diseases and discuss prevention methods.

Citizens Reminded To Clean Surroundings
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), cuts the ribbon to open the newly refurbished Nannyville Health Centre in South East St. Andrew, earlier this year. Sharing in the moment (from 2nd left) are: State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Julian Robinson; Board Chairman for the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke and Deputy Mayor/Councillor for the Vineyard Town Division, Andrew Swaby.
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), cuts the ribbon to open the newly refurbished Nannyville Health Centre in South East St. Andrew, earlier this year. Sharing in the moment (from 2nd left) are: State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Julian Robinson; Board Chairman for the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke and Deputy Mayor/Councillor for the Vineyard Town Division, Andrew Swaby.

Improved Primary Health Care for Residents of Nannyville

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Persons Urged to Treat Water Before Consuming in Light of the Current Drought

In light of the continuing drought, Director, Health Promotion and Protection, Dr. Sonia Copeland is urging persons to ensure that they treat water before use especially water that is collected from untreated sources such as rivers, streams and other water ways. “At this time of drought several persons are collecting and storing water for domestic use from various sources. Persons...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey, addresses the opening of a United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) three-day workshop at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites on August 11. The workshop is a collaboration of the Ministry and UNFPA, and is geared at strengthening the promotion of reproductive health commodity security in the Caribbean.
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Jamaica Has Made Gains in Sexual and Reproductive Health

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey, said Jamaica has come a far way in gaining improvements in sexual and reproductive health. He noted, for example, that total fertility rate has moved from a high of 5.5 per cent in the 1970s to 2.3 per cent currently. In addition, HIV prevalence rate for the general population has...
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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left) and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (2nd right), examine the new drum cover developed by the Ministry of Health, to prevent mosquito breeding. The drum covers were introduced during a meeting with local government officials recently, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: the Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Levan A. Freeman (left) and Director of the Environmental Health Unit in the Ministry of Health, Everton Baker.
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Jamaicans Urged Not To Relax Against the Mosquito

The Ministry of Health is urging members of the public to take precautionary measures to prevent vector borne diseases by adopting several simple practices to reduce the mosquito population. Due to the drought conditions being experienced across the island, the widespread use of water storage containers act as breeding sites that have the potential to increase the mosquito population. Health...
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Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock-Ducasse (right), speaks with Representative from the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Noreen Jack, at today’s (July 28) opening of a workshop for the development of a multi-sectoral action plan for the prevention of childhood and adolescent obesity, at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge, St. Andrew.
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Health Ministry Hosting Childhood and Adolescent Obesity Workshop

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), is hosting a two-day workshop for the development of a multi-sectoral action plan for the prevention of childhood and adolescent obesity. The goal of the workshop is to prepare a draft National Action Plan aligned with the Regional Plan of Action...
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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), seems delighted at the handing over of $250,000 by the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation to the Kidney Kids Foundation Scholarship Fund on July 24 at the Ministry, in New Kingston. Making the presentation (at left) is Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica and President of the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, His Excellency Anibal Jimenez Abascal and accepting is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Kidney Kids Foundation, Dr. Maolynne Miller (second right). Others (from second left) are: General Manager for the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, Karen Donaldson, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey. The sum will go towards the training of a Paediatric Nephrologist for the Cornwall Regional Hospital, in Montego Bay.
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Health Minister Commends Spanish-Jamaican Foundation

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has commended the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation for  its contribution to the health sector. The Minister  said the Foundation’s  assistance  has served to further strengthen the relationship between Jamaica and Spain. Dr. Ferguson was speaking at the handing over of $250,000 by the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation to the locally based Kidney Kids Foundation Scholarship Fund, on...
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