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Minister of Health Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (second left); receives medical supplies valued at $67.5 million from American Gospel Recording Artiste and Senior Pastor of Perfecting Faith Church (PFC), Freeport, New York, Pastor Donnie McClurkin (left); while PFC Associate Pastor, Lois Mellini (second right); and Pastor of Fellowship Tabernacle, Rev. Al Miller look on. Occasion was a ceremony at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston on Monday (June 2), during which the supplies were handed over.

Donnie McClurkin Donates Medical Supplies

The public health system has benefitted from a donation of medical supplies valued at approximately $67.5 million from International Gospel Recording Artiste and Pastor, Donnie McClurkin, through his Perfecting Faith Ministries. Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, who received...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre) seated with Dr Khine Naung (left) and her husband and co-investor, Dr Soe Naung during the official opening ceremony for the Soe Htwe Medicare Centre in Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday, June 1. Dr. Ferguson was the main speaker at the event. The two storey medical facility located on Montego Bay’s ‘hip strip’, consists of medical offices and a pharmacy, and represents a US$2 million investment from the Burmese-Jamaican, family physicians Drs. Soe Naung, and Khine Naung.

Montego Bay Welcomes Multi-Million Dollar Medical Facility

Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)

IMF Considerations Key in Health Sector Salary Talks – Dr. Ferguson

Volunteer at the National Council on Drug Abuse, Gail Van-Reid (right), educates students from Long Road Primary School, Kwesi-Ann Wallen (left) and Janell Harrison on the hazards of smoking. They were at the National Schools ‘No Tobacco’ Poster and DJ competition, held at the St. Peter and Paul Church Hall on May 30.

National Support for Reduced Tobacco Use Encouraged

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre) practises CPR as students from Negril All Age look on. Giving instructions are (from left): Health Educator/CPR instructor, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Zayne-Ann Parkes and Senior CPR Instructor, Marco Broomfield (second left). Occasion was the National Schools ‘No Tobacco’ Poster and DJ competition, held at the St. Peter and Paul Church Hall on May 30, under the theme: ‘Smoke Free Public Spaces: It’s Your Right, Protect It’.

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11 years ago Health & Wellness

Government Unrelenting in Anti-Smoking Campaign

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson says the Government remains unrelenting in its efforts to make Jamaica a smoke free country, even as it amends the anti-tobacco legislation. “I am very strident, my team is strident, because we know that controlling tobacco smoke in public space is good for Jamaica and we will not ease up. The regulations, while...

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Government to Procure Radiation Treatment Machine

The Government will be acquiring two state of the art linear accelerators, which will eliminate the cost of radiation treatment for some types of breast cancer. This treatment now costs an average of $200,000 per dose, with patients needing between 17 and 18 doses of radiation. “This is over $3 million,” Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson stressed, while...

Minister of Health Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson greets NBTS Retired Champion Donor John Burrowes and Current Top Female Donor Sonia Binns at a National Blood Transfusion Service function.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

NBTS/KPH Labour Day Blood Drive Yields 50 Units of Blood

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is hailing a blood drive organised by the Operating Room Technicians at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) on Labour Day as a success. In an interview with JIS News, Acting Director of the NBTS, Dr. Veronica Taylor reported that the drive yielded 50 units of blood. President of the Operating Room Technicians Association (ORTA)...

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Persons Encouraged To Do Blood Pressure Checks

The Ministry of Health is encouraging persons to do blood sugar and blood pressure checks on a regular basis, avoid foods that are high in salt content, and maintain a healthy weight. Acting Director of Chronic Diseases and Injuries Prevention in the Ministry, Dr. Tamu Davidson Sadler, explained that these checks are important in the fight against Hypertension, which is...

Students of the Sandy Bay Primary School in Hanover performi a poem during the 17th Annual Convention of the Dental Auxiliaries of Jamaica at the Grand Palladium Resort and Spa in Lucea, Hanover on Wednesday, May 14. Dental professionals and representatives of related organisations from across Jamaica and the region participated in the conference, which was held from Wednesday, May 14, to Friday, May16.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Dental Auxiliaries Conference Concludes in Lucea

Scores of dental professionals and representatives of related organisations from across Jamaica and the region participated in the 17th annual conference of the Dental Auxiliaries of Jamaica, which was held at the Grand Palladium Resort and Spa in Lucea from Wednesday, May 14, to Friday, May 16. Addressing delegates during the official opening ceremony on Wednesday, May 14, Member of...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the upgraded Isaac Barrant health facility in Golden Grove, St. Thomas, on May 15. Assisting the Minister at right is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Jean Dixon. The centre was upgraded at a cost of $32 million, funded by the National Health Fund (NHF).

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Upgraded Health Facility Opens in St. Thomas

Scores of persons in Golden Grove, St. Thomas, and sections of the neighbouring parish of Portland, now have access to the vastly upgraded Isaac Barrant health facility. With this upgrading, the facility has been promoted to one of four Centres of Excellence spread across the island. Infrastructural work was done at a cost of $32 million, financed by the National...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (at the podium), addresses function to mark International Nurses’ Day and the launch of National Nurses Week at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on May 12. Listening (from right) are: wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen; Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Shirley Hibbert; Health Specialist, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Denese McFarlane; and Nurse Educator, University of Technology (UTech), Terry Campbell. International Nurses’ Day is celebrated annually on May 12, the anniversary of the founder of modern day nursing, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. The theme for 2014 is: ‘Nurses: A Force for Change – A vital resource for health’. Nurses Week, which was also launched, will be observed from July 13 to July 19.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Minister Assures Health Professionals

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the relevant agencies are working assiduously to ensure that monies deducted from the salaries of health professionals are paid over to their respective financial institutions. The Minister gave the assurance during the launch of National Nurses Week, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Monday, May 12. Recent reports...