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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), and Chief Executive Officer, Footprints Foundation, Lorna Owens, sign copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalising a partnership which will see over 1,000 health workers attached to primary and secondary health centres and hospitals islandwide, receiving advanced training in infant and maternal healthcare delivery, under the Health Ministry’s Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC). The signing took place on Tuesday (May 26), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), and Chief Executive Officer, Footprints Foundation, Lorna Owens, sign copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalising a partnership which will see over 1,000 health workers attached to primary and secondary health centres and hospitals islandwide, receiving advanced training in infant and maternal healthcare delivery, under the Health Ministry’s Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC). The signing took place on Tuesday (May 26), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

More Than 1,000 Health Care Workers to Be Trained Under PROMAC

Over 1,000 health care workers attached to primary and secondary health centres and hospitals islandwide, are to receive training over the next six months, under a special Ministry of Health programme, to strengthen their capacity to deliver maternal and child...

Gov’t to Roll Out Vector Control Programme to Prevent Zika Virus
Volunteers take a break from preparing a green area at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) today (May 25). The Labour Day project was organised by the Friends of KPH in collaboration with the Kingston Chapter of the Lay Magistrates Association, the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston, and MPM Waste Management Ltd.
Volunteers take a break from preparing a green area at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) today (May 25). The Labour Day project was organised by the Friends of KPH in collaboration with the Kingston Chapter of the Lay Magistrates Association, the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston, and MPM Waste Management Ltd.

Green Space Created at KPH
Mosquitoes are known to spread diseases including Zika virus infection.
Mosquitoes are known to spread diseases including Zika virus infection.

Mosquitoes Spread Diseases Including Zika Virus Infection
Minister with responsibility for the Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (standing 5th right), and Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (standing 3rd left), poses with members of the visiting Chinese ophthalmology team, at a welcome ceremony on Monday (May 18), at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). Others (standing from 4th left) are: Deputy Director General, Beijing Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Mao Yu; Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun; and President of the Beijing Tongren Hospital, Dr. Wu Jixiang.
Minister with responsibility for the Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (standing 5th right), and Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (standing 3rd left), poses with members of the visiting Chinese ophthalmology team, at a welcome ceremony on Monday (May 18), at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). Others (standing from 4th left) are: Deputy Director General, Beijing Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Mao Yu; Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun; and President of the Beijing Tongren Hospital, Dr. Wu Jixiang.

200 Cataract Patients to Receive Free Eye Surgery

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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey (left) and Miniser of Heath, Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right) participate in the 68th World Health Assembly being held in Geneva, Switzerland from May 18 -23, 2015.
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Jamaicans Urged to Destroy Mosquito Breeding Sites Amidst Zika virus Outbreak in Brazil

Following meetings at the World Health Assembly now taking place in Geneva, Switzerland and subsequent to a warning issued by the Pan American Health Organization regarding an outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil and the potential of the virus to spread to other countries, Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kevin Harvey is urging persons to take the necessary precautions to rid...
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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left) and Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, and Member of Parliament for North West St. Catherine, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (2nd right) sign the contract for the renovation of the administrative building at the Linstead Hospital in the parish, today (May 12), in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: Board Chairman for the South East Regional Health Authority, Dr. Andrei Cooke and Member of the Board of Directors for Black Brothers Incorporated Limited, Patrick Crawford.
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Linstead Hospital to Be Renovated

In its continued thrust to improve health facilities across the island, the Ministry of Health has signed a contract valued at $21.6 million for the renovation of the administrative building at Linstead Hospital, in St. Catherine. The contract, which was signed today (May 12) with the firm, Black Brothers Incorporated Limited, will result in extensive refurbishing activities. For the initial...
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The offices of the Registrar General’s Department at Twickenham Park, Spanish Town.
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RGD Encourages Jamaicans to Use Its Genealogy Research Facility

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is encouraging Jamaicans at home and abroad to take advantage of its genealogy research facility, which is aimed at encouraging persons to trace the origins of their family history. The RGD has been conducting genealogy research through its Island Records Office since 1999 and has carried out over 2,000 researches since that time. The Island...
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Officer in charge of the visiting United States Naval Ship’s medical team, stationed at the National Arena in Kingston, Captain Andrew Nelson.
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Health Ministry’s Role in USNS Comfort’s Visit Praised

The Ministry of Health has been praised for its role in coordinating the eight-day visit to Jamaica by the United States Naval Hospital Ship Comfort, from May 6 to 13. This commendation has come from Officer in charge of the Comfort’s medical site located at the National Arena, Captain Andrew Nelson. The vessel’s visit forms part of a six-month humanitarian...
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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), hands over the signed contract for the establishment of two cancer treatment centres in the island to Chairman of the Culture, Health, Arts, Science and Education (CHASE) Fund, Dr. Carlton Davis. Sharing the moment are Vice President at Varian Medical Systems, C. Brett Jackson (left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey (background right).
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Gov’t to Set Up State-Of-The-Art Cancer Treatment Centres

The Government is investing US$14.5 million in the setting up of two cancer treatment centres, which will be equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, to deliver the most advanced cancer care to Jamaicans. Funding for the undertaking involves a partnership between the National Health Fund (NHF) and the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, as well as the generous contributions...
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