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

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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.
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’.
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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Government to Procure Radiation Treatment Machine

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

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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...
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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.
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Dental Auxiliaries Conference Concludes in Lucea

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