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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), greets a St. Catherine High School student (centre), while visiting products on display at the recent launch of the National Nutraceutical Industry (NNI), held at Hope Zoo, in St. Andrew. At second right is Managing Director of the St. Elizabeth based Jamaica Exotic Flavours and Essences (JEFE), Anthony Freckleton.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), greets a St. Catherine High School student (centre), while visiting products on display at the recent launch of the National Nutraceutical Industry (NNI), held at Hope Zoo, in St. Andrew. At second right is Managing Director of the St. Elizabeth based Jamaica Exotic Flavours and Essences (JEFE), Anthony Freckleton.

Industry Makers Hail Launch Of National Nutraceutical Industry

The recently launched National Nutraceutical Industry (NNI), by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is being hailed by industry players as a major opening up of opportunities for small entrepreneurs. For generations, persons have had various forms of...
Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), and Senior Medical Officer at Hargreaves Memorial Hospital in Mandeville, Manchester, Dr. Azzard Comrie, peruse the new-state-of the-art 64 slide Computer Tomography (CT) machine, installed at the institution, following its dedication at a ceremony on Thursday (March 26). The machine and newly built 10-room Calvin and Sylvia’s Vision of Hope block were installed and built at a cost of approximately $40 million.
Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), and Senior Medical Officer at Hargreaves Memorial Hospital in Mandeville, Manchester, Dr. Azzard Comrie, peruse the new-state-of the-art 64 slide Computer Tomography (CT) machine, installed at the institution, following its dedication at a ceremony on Thursday (March 26). The machine and newly built 10-room Calvin and Sylvia’s Vision of Hope block were installed and built at a cost of approximately $40 million.

Dr. Ferguson Welcomes $7 Billion Increase in Health Budget
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre); Health Specialist, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Denese McFarlane (left); and Consultant Nutritionist, Dr. Pauline Samuda; display Jamaica’s Food-Based Dietary Guidelines, at the launch today (March 25), at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston.
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre); Health Specialist, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Denese McFarlane (left); and Consultant Nutritionist, Dr. Pauline Samuda; display Jamaica’s Food-Based Dietary Guidelines, at the launch today (March 25), at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston.

Dietary Guidelines for Jamaica Established
Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke, telling JIS News about the toll free line that has been established to receive complaints from the public.
Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke, telling JIS News about the toll free line that has been established to receive complaints from the public.

SERHA Implements Toll Free Line to Take Complaints
Truck transporting soil used to cover sections of the Riverton Disposal Site on March 16, 2015.
Truck transporting soil used to cover sections of the Riverton Disposal Site on March 16, 2015.

Riverton City Disposal Site Air Quality Report

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Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Launches Physical Activity Guide

The Ministry of Health has launched a physical activity guide and toolkit for the workplace, as part of efforts to promote healthier lifestyle practices as well as combat some of the health problems facing Jamaicans. The guide and toolkit, which contains material centred on healthy lifestyle and promoting population-wide physical activity, is the start of measures being undertaken by the...
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Health & WellnessRiverton Landfill

Ministry of Health to Conduct Research on the Effects of Air Pollutants from Fires at Disposal Sites

The Ministry of Health has started the review of literature as the basis for conducting research on the effects of the air pollutants associated with fires at Disposal Sites and will engage local and international partners in this priority area. The Air Quality Report which was commissioned by the Ministry has shown that during the period when the sample was...
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Executive Director of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Dr. Denise Chevannes-Vogel.
Health & Wellness

Jamaica Has Made Strides in Empowering Women

Executive Director of the National Family Planning Board, Dr. Denise Chevannes-Vogel, has commended the strides made by Jamaica in empowering women. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Dr. Chevannes-Vogel, cited the right to vote and hold public office, and training, housing, and legal reform measures, as some of the causes championed by Jamaican policy makers, which have benefitted women....
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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addressing a signing ceremony, held today (March 19), at the St. John Ambulance Camp Road offices, in Kingston, for a donation of six ambulances to the organization. Others are (from left): National Commander of the group, Dr. John Hall; Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase, and Chairman of the Council of St. John Ambulance, Earl Jarrett.
Health & Wellness

More Ambulances for Emergency Response

The medical emergency response system has been bolstered with the addition of six ambulances, donated by the Government of Japan, through its Grass Roots Human Security Project. The emergency vehicles are a gift to St. John Ambulance of Jamaica, with three assigned to its headquarters in Kingston, while the others will be operating out of the parish of St. Mary,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), touring the $4 billion Faculty of Medical Sciences’ Teaching and Research Complex at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, in St. Andrew, recently. Others (from left) are: Principal of the UWI, Mona Campus, Professor Archibald McDonald; Vice-Chancellor at UWI, Professor E. Nigel Harris; Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.
Health & WellnessVision 2030

More Jamaicans to Access Medical Training

More Jamaican students will be able to access medical training at the recently opened $4 billion Faculty of Medical Sciences Teaching and Research Complex, at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus. The 250,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility boasts some of the most advanced teaching and research laboratories, lecture theatres and tutorial rooms, which national leaders and academics...
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