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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), presents Toyota Jamaica Limited’s Sales and Marketing Manager, Howard Foster (2nd right), with a copy of the agreement formalizing the auto dealership’s provision of 10 new ambulances, valued approximately $81.13 million, to the Ministry of Health. The units are slated for delivery within the next six months. The signing took place on Wednesday (June 17) during the Sixth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James. Others (from left) are: Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Marion Bullock Ducasse, and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kevin Harvey.

Ministry Of Health to Get 10 New Ambulances

The Health Ministry’s fleet of ambulances is to be significantly boosted with the acquisition of 10 new vehicles from auto dealer, Toyota Jamaica Limited, valued at approximately $81.13 million. The arrangement was formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), and State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (right), in discussion with Diaspora Health Care Lead Delegate from the United Kingdom, Celia Grandison Markey, during Tuesday’s (June 16) Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS)-sponsored power breakfast, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, St. James. The breakfast formed part of activities scheduled for this year’s sixth staging of the Biennial Diaspora Conference from June 13 to 18, at the Montego By Convention Centre, under the theme: ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Linking for Growth and Prosperity’.

Gov’t Looking To Amend Mental Health Act

Cabinet Approves Primary Health Care Policy

Director, Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland

Jamaicans Urged to Get Rid of Mosquito Breeding Sites Around the Home

Medical Entomologist, Sherine Huntley-Jones, displays drum cover introduced by the South East Regional Health Authority public health team to minimize mosquito breeding. Mrs. Huntley Jones was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 10.

Health Ministry Introduces Drum Cover to Reduce Mosquito Breeding

Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley-Jones, provides details about the Integrated Vector Management Control Programme, during a JIS Think Tank on June 10.

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Govt Implements Integrated Vector Control Programme

As the country prepares for the possible arrival of the Zika Virus, the Ministry of Health has implemented an Integrated Vector Management Control Programme to contain the breeding of the Aedes Egypti mosquito, which transmits the disease. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (June 10), Medical Entomologist in the Ministry, Sherine Huntley-Jones, said that there are five strategies...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (second right), with key stakeholders involved in the administration of the Ministry’s four-year $2.8 billion (€22 million) European Union (EU)-funded Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), following the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, for the training of over 1,000 health workers attached to primary and secondary health institutions islandwide, under PROMAC, over the next six months. The training will be administered by American health organization, Footprints Foundation. Others (from left) are: Health Specialist, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Denese McFarlane; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey; PROMAC’s Coordinator, Dr. Simone Spence; Minister Counsellor/Chargé d’Affaires of the European Union Delegation in Jamaica, Jesus Orus Baguena; and Chief Executive Officer, Footprints Foundation, Lorna Owens.

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PIOJ Welcomes Training Programme for Primary Healthcare Workers

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Health Specialist, Denese McFarlane, has welcomed the Ministry of Health’s implementation of a six-month training programme targeting over 1,000 primary and community healthcare workers and aides. The project will be rolled out this month under a four-year $2.8 billion (€22 million) European Union (EU)-funded Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC). The...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), and Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) President, Dr. Shane Alexis, display the official Proclamation document declaring June 7 to 14, 2015, as Medical Association of Jamaica Golden Jubilee Week, during the Friday’s (June 5) proclamation ceremony at King’s House.

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Medical Association of Jamaica Commended for 50 Years of Service

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has commended the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) for its invaluable contribution to the country’s health sector. He was speaking at the official proclamation ceremony declaring June 7 to 14, 2015, as Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) Golden Jubilee Week, on Friday, June 5, at King’s House. “The Medical Association of...

Paula Fletcher, Executive Director – National Road Safety Council (left) and Clyde Jureidini, Company Secretary, Premier League Clubs Association; General Manager, Harbour View Football Club and Football Analyst.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Comment on Ban on Smoking in Public Places

With the country joining the rest of the world to observe World No Tobacco Day on May 31, the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) sought the views of some persons on the Tobacco Regulations and specifically the Ban on Smoking in Public Places. Q. Has the ban on smoking in public places impacted you. If so, how? Paula Fletcher,...

Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

HEART Foundation Gets Grant to Help Reduce Tobacco Use

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica/Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control has received a grant from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund, as part of the Bloomberg Initiative to reduce tobacco use. The grant will be used to support government and civil society actions to ensure the speedy passage, enactment and monitoring of comprehensive tobacco control legislation in...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), delivers the keynote address at the opening of the National Training Seminar for Senior Health Staff on: ‘Zika Fever, Health Sector Preparedness and Response’, on May 29 in Kingston.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Embarks on Vector Control Training Programme

The Ministry of Health has embarked on a series of training activities that will look specifically at the Zika Virus, but more broadly on sustained integrated vector control. Over 100 senior staff members of the ministry attended the National Workshop on Preparedness and Response to Zika Virus Infection, in Kingston, on May 29, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston....

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), having a light conversation with Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen (left) and Legal Officer in the Ministry, Sheryl Dennis, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (May 27), where he announced the observation of World No Tobacco Day on May 31.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Continues No Smoking Crusade

The Ministry of Health will continue to highlight the restriction on smoking in public places, as the rights of non-smokers must not be infringed. This was emphasised by Legal Officer in the Ministry, Sheryl Dennis, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (May 27), as the country prepares to observe World No Tobacco Day on May 31 under the theme: ‘Stop...