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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addressing a contract signing ceremony for the expansion of the Haemodialysis Unit at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, in St. James, on August 2, at the offices of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA).
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addressing a contract signing ceremony for the expansion of the Haemodialysis Unit at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, in St. James, on August 2, at the offices of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA).

Citizens Urged to Ensure that No Smoking Regulations are Obeyed

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has called on citizens to get familiar with the new Regulations barring tobacco smoking in public places, to ensure that their right to a smoke free environment is obeyed. “The citizens of Jamaica...
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (fourth left), assisted by Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Mrs. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (second right), cuts the ribbon to commission into service the new standby generator at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), in St. James, on August 2. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital, Anthony Smikle; Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Mr. Everton Anderson; Chairman of the Western Regional Health Authority, Mr. Calvin Brown and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris.
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (fourth left), assisted by Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Mrs. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (second right), cuts the ribbon to commission into service the new standby generator at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), in St. James, on August 2. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital, Anthony Smikle; Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Mr. Everton Anderson; Chairman of the Western Regional Health Authority, Mr. Calvin Brown and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris.

Haemodialysis Unit at CRH To Be Expanded
Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen (left), officially opens the Spring Village ‘I Believe’ Medical Clinic in St. Catherine on July 30. Observing are: Chairman of the South-East Regional Health Authority (SEHRA), Mr. Littleton Shirley (second left); Rev. Norva Rodney (background), member of the Spring Village Ministers Fraternal; Ms. Norace Harris-Bolt and Ms. Jacqui Banton of the Spring Village Development Foundation’s United Kingdom Chapter; and Group Public Relations and Training Manager of Jamaica Broilers Group of Companies, Nicole Marshall-Walker (right).
Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen (left), officially opens the Spring Village ‘I Believe’ Medical Clinic in St. Catherine on July 30. Observing are: Chairman of the South-East Regional Health Authority (SEHRA), Mr. Littleton Shirley (second left); Rev. Norva Rodney (background), member of the Spring Village Ministers Fraternal; Ms. Norace Harris-Bolt and Ms. Jacqui Banton of the Spring Village Development Foundation’s United Kingdom Chapter; and Group Public Relations and Training Manager of Jamaica Broilers Group of Companies, Nicole Marshall-Walker (right).

Spring Village Development Foundation Commended
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), converses with UN Resident Co-ordinator, Dr. Arun Kashyap, during the opening ceremony of the Global Validation and Lessons Learned Workshop on Gender Equality in the Context of HIV/AIDS, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on July 30.
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), converses with UN Resident Co-ordinator, Dr. Arun Kashyap, during the opening ceremony of the Global Validation and Lessons Learned Workshop on Gender Equality in the Context of HIV/AIDS, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on July 30.

NFPB/National HIV Programme Will Boost Response to Disease – Health Minister
Chief Executive Officer, Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James, Anthony Smikle (right); Medical Consultant and Head of the Accident and Emergency Department, Dr. Dena Kirnon (second right); Acting Senior Hospital Administrator, Keriesa Bell-Cummings (left); and Acting Hospital Administrator- In-Patient Services, Camile Lewin (centre); pose with the trophy and plaque of recognition that the hospital receives for copping the top award in the Public Sector Customer Service Competition 2012/2013.
Chief Executive Officer, Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James, Anthony Smikle (right); Medical Consultant and Head of the Accident and Emergency Department, Dr. Dena Kirnon (second right); Acting Senior Hospital Administrator, Keriesa Bell-Cummings (left); and Acting Hospital Administrator- In-Patient Services, Camile Lewin (centre); pose with the trophy and plaque of recognition that the hospital receives for copping the top award in the Public Sector Customer Service Competition 2012/2013.

Cornwall Regional Hospital Cops Top Customer Service Award

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Ban on Smoking in Specified Public Places Will Remain

The ban on smoking in specified public places will remain in force, but with some changes, which will ensure that the Government is acting in line with the spirit of the Regulations, while protecting public health. This was announced on Tuesday, July 30, by Health Minister, Hon. Dr Fenton Ferguson, in a Statement to the House of Representatives. The section...
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Exporters Receive $10 Million to Get Facilities Up-To-Date

Nine agro-exporters have received approximately $10 million in grants from the Government to assist in efforts to upgrade their facilities, in order to become compliant with the United States Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The presentations were made on July 30, at a function held at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew. During the...
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Four Jamaican Nurses Honoured

Four Jamaican nurses were among 12 persons who received the Queen Medal Award, at a special ceremony organised by Windrush Nurses and Beyond Foundation, at the Dorchester Hotel, in London, on July 27. The nurses are Henrietta Millicent Campbell, Avis Williams-McKoy, Lucretia Riley and Dr. Neslyn Watson-Druée, CBE. These medals were bestowed by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, to recognise...
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Smoking Kills!

Cigarette smokers are some of the most loyal customers in the world and it is this loyalty that is killing them by the millions annually. In pushing the no smoking ban in public places, Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, often points out that “the tobacco industry is the only industry I know that kills its best and most loyal...
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Ban on Smoking Not About Revenue – Health Minister

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the ban on smoking in public places, with the attendant fines, is not about seeking additional revenue, but rather to protect the nation’s health. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently,  Dr. Ferguson said that implementation of the Public Health (Tobacco Control) Regulations 2013 will focus on increasing awareness among the public, of...
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Health Minister Willing to Look at Outdoor Areas for Smoking

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says he is willing to look at the possibility of allowing businesses, especially in the tourist industry, to have a special area outdoors to facilitate smokers. The Minister, who was speaking on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) programme, ‘Issues and Answers’, on July 18, was clear about not allowing smoking rooms. “The evidence is...
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