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Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker, explains the effects of drug use on the young brain, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on June 23.
Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker, explains the effects of drug use on the young brain, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on June 23.

NCDA Head Warns of Effects of Drug Use on the Young Brain

Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker, is warning of the deleterious effects of drug use on the young brain, and the direct correlation between drug use, particularly ganja, and criminal behaviour. Speaking at a...
Minister of Health, Dr. Fenton Ferguson (second left) listens intently while Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (left) gives advice to Dr. Abigail Morrison (second right), new medical intern who graduated top of her class of 2015 from the Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI, Mona, while looking on is Director, Health Service Planning and Integration, Ministry of Health, Dr. Lundie Richards. The occasion was a recent cocktail reception hosted by the Ministry of Health for the new medical graduates who were placed in public hospitals for their internship.
Minister of Health, Dr. Fenton Ferguson (second left) listens intently while Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (left) gives advice to Dr. Abigail Morrison (second right), new medical intern who graduated top of her class of 2015 from the Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI, Mona, while looking on is Director, Health Service Planning and Integration, Ministry of Health, Dr. Lundie Richards. The occasion was a recent cocktail reception hosted by the Ministry of Health for the new medical graduates who were placed in public hospitals for their internship.

Brighter Future for Children Born with Sickle Cell Disease
The bus used by the Mobile Customer Service Unit of the Registrar General’s Department. The Registrar General’s Department, is undergoing a transformation with a number of initiatives that has helped to improve service delivery and reduce the number of customer complaints.
The bus used by the Mobile Customer Service Unit of the Registrar General’s Department. The Registrar General’s Department, is undergoing a transformation with a number of initiatives that has helped to improve service delivery and reduce the number of customer complaints.

RGD Implements Intiatives Aimed At Improving Service Delivery
Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right) holds three year old Renique Holness (centre) during the launch of World Sickle Cell Day 2015 held on Friday, June 19 at the Faulty of Law Lecture Theatre at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus in Kingston. Looking on is Renique’s mother, Renee Davis (left)
Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right) holds three year old Renique Holness (centre) during the launch of World Sickle Cell Day 2015 held on Friday, June 19 at the Faulty of Law Lecture Theatre at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus in Kingston. Looking on is Renique’s mother, Renee Davis (left)

Sickle Cell Disease Priority Condition for the Ministry of Health
Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley Jones, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley Jones, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Householders Urged to be Vigilant in Preventing Mosquito Breeding

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Life Support Instructor in the United States (US), Delores McGregor, demonstrates the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedure to athletic coaches and nurses from five educational institutions, which benefitted from donations of automated external defibrillators (AED) from Team Jamaica Bickle. The presentation of equipment and training session took place yesterday (June 18) at the Hilton Hotel in Montego Bay. The occasion was part of the Diaspora Day of Service, an event of the 6th biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference held from June 13-18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.
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Team Jamaica Bickle Donates Life Saving Defibrillators Kingston

Five institutions in Jamaica now have automated external defibrillators (AED), which are used in resuscitating the heartbeat. The devices, valued at some US$7,500, were provided by Team Jamaica Bickle Inc., a Diaspora organisation, which provides support services for Caribbean athletes, who compete at the annual Penn Relays. The beneficiary institutions are Petersfield High, Westmoreland; Green Island High, Hanover; Vere Technical...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), presents a gift to Japanese Embassy representative, Hiromoto Oyama (right), during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s North Street offices on Thursday (June 18), by members of the Japanese Funds Special Monitoring Mission. Others from (2nd left) are: Principal Technical Lead and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Representative, Japan, Kazushige Taniguchi; and Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance, Japan, Nobuyuki Imamura
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Japan impressed with execution of project to assist disabled persons

The Government has received commendation from Japan for the successful implementation of the Disabilities Technical Cooperation Project partly funded by the Asian country. Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance in Japan, Nobuyuki Imamura, praised the efforts of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in implementing the project, aimed at improving the lives of disabled Jamaicans, and pledged support for future...
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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.
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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 by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, and Toyota Jamaica Sales and Marketing Manager, Howard Foster, on June 17, at...
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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’.
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Gov’t Looking To Amend Mental Health Act

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Government is looking at amending the Mental Health Act in order to improve service delivery in this area. He said the proposed changes will address, among other things, the treatment of mentally challenged persons, and make provisions for institutional strengthening. The Minister, who was addressing the health plenary session of the Jamaica...
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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’.
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Cabinet Approves Primary Health Care Policy

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says Cabinet has approved a policy that should further boost Jamaica’s primary health care system. Speaking at a Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS)-sponsored power breakfast at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, St. James, on June 16, Dr. Ferguson said the policy’s development is consistent with the administration’s focus on the continued...
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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.
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Health Ministry Introduces Drum Cover to Reduce Mosquito Breeding

The Ministry of Health has introduced a cover for the 45-55 gallon drum to minimize the breeding of the Aedes Aegypti Mosquito, which is the implicated vector of the Zika Virus, which now threatens the Caribbean region. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 10, Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley-Jones, explained that from routine surveillance...
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