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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is supporting the call from the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), for communities in the region to discontinue the illegal practice of removing water from public health facilities, which is threatening the delivery of health services to them.

Communities Urged Not To Steal Water From Public Health Facilities

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is supporting the call from the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), for communities in the region to discontinue the illegal practice of removing water from public health facilities, which is threatening the delivery...

Minister of Health, Hon Dr. Fenton Ferguson, speaking at the launch of the Associate Degree programme in Funeral Services and Mortuary Science, at Montego Bay Community College, on July 22. The Minister revealed that the drafting of regulations to govern the funeral services industry are far advanced.

Regulations Being Drafted For Funeral Services Industry

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (second left), is greeted by Acting President of the University of Technology (UTech), Ambassador Hon. Burchell Whiteman (second right) when he arrived at the UTech St. Andrew campus today (July 21), to participate in the launch of the institution’s healthy eating campaign. Also pictured (from left) are: Associate Professor and Dean of the College of Health Sciences, UTech, Dr. Ellen Campbell-Grizzle; and Country Manager, Nestlé Jamaica Limited, Jürg Blaser.

Health Minister Hails UTech Healthy Eating Campaign

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey (2nd left), participates in the ceremony for the handing over of ‘Love Condoms’, donated by the United States-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), to the National Family Planning Board (NFBP). The function was held on July 20 at the NFPB’s headquarters in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Board Chairman of the NFPB, Dr. Sandra Knight; Executive Director of the board, Dr. Denise Chevannes; Bureau Chief for the Southern Region of the AHF, Michael Kahane; and Head of the Latin American Office for the AHF, Dr. Patricia Campos.

Health Ministry Continues to Focus on Reducing Adolescent Pregnancy

Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson. (FILE)

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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey (2nd left); and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis G. Moreno (right), look at documents being pointed out by Country Programme Manager, Health Policy Project (HPP) Jamaica, Sandra McLeish (2nd right). Occasion was a ceremony held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (July 14), to mark the end of the HPP Jamaica. Also looking on is Programme Management Specialist, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. Jennifer Knight-Johnson.

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Jamaica Making Strides in Reducing HIV/AIDS Stigma

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey, says Jamaica has made strides in reducing discrimination in relation to HIV/AIDs. Dr. Harvey, who was speaking at a ceremony to mark the end of the United States (US) Government-funded Health Policy Project (HPP) Jamaica, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday, July 14, said “the level...

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Percy Junor Hospital’s A&E Department to Undergo $450M Renovation

The Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department of the Percy Junor Hospital in Spaldings, Manchester, is slated to undergo major expansion and modernisation, at a cost of approximately $450 million. This engagement will coincide with the institution’s 70th anniversary this year, and aims to transform the facility into one delivering high quality client health care services. Support has already been forthcoming...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), exits one of two new elevators at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), which he commissioned into service on July 10.

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Health Minister Urges Continued Vigilance Against ZIKV

While there are no reported cases of the Zika Virus (ZikV) in the island, the Minster of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is imploring the public to continue to be vigilant in destroying breeding sites for the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which transmits the disease. He said that this is especially critical during the current period of drought, as mosquito eggs...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (second left), shares a light moment with (from left): Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise Herbol; Fund Portfolio Manager, Global Funds for Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Giulia Perrone; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey. Occasion was a press briefing held on July 13 at the Terra Nova Hotel to announce grant funding for the National HIV/STI Programme.

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National HIV/STI Programme Gets Us$15 Million from Global Fund

The Global Fund has approved US$15 million in funding for the National HIV/STI programme for next three years - 2016-2018. In addition, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has also approved an investment of US$5 million for 2015/2016. The funds will be used to provide support geared at reaching those most at risk of becoming HIV infected, as...

Director of Probation Services at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Janet Davey, says National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) prison survey will influence national rehabilitation strategy.

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NCDA Prison Survey to Inform National Rehabilitation Strategy

The findings of the regional prison survey conducted by the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) will influence the National Rehabilitation Strategy being drafted by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). The 2014 survey was conducted in Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda and St. Kitts and Nevis. It explored the...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), cuts the ribbon to commission into service one of two new elevators at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) on July 10. Others (from 2nd left) are: Director of Nursing Services at the KPH, Joan Walker-Nicholson; Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke; Senior Medical Officer at KPH, Dr. Natalie Whylie; and Regional Director at SERHA, Maureen Golding.

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2 New Elevators Commissioned Into Service at KPH

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson on Friday (July 10), commissioned into service two new elevators at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), which will significantly impact the quality of care the hospital is able to provide for its patients. Malfunctioning of elevators at the facility, which is the largest public hospital in the English-speaking Caribbean, has severely hampered surgeries...

Chief Executive Officer of the Footprints Foundation, Lorna Owens, chief facilitator for the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

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Training to Reduce Infant Mortality

The Ministry of Health has embarked on a training programme to strengthen the capacity of health workers to help in reducing Jamaica’s infant and maternal mortality rate. This is being done in partnership with the United States based Footprints Foundation, under component three of the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC). This component deals specifically with...