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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses the launch of the 2014 Hanover Medical Mission on Saturday (Nov. 8), at the Grand Palladium Resort in Lucea, Hanover.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses the launch of the 2014 Hanover Medical Mission on Saturday (Nov. 8), at the Grand Palladium Resort in Lucea, Hanover.

PM Hails Hanover Medical Mission

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has hailed the 2014 Hanover Medical Mission as an example of the kind of partnership that is important in strengthening Jamaica’s public health system. Speaking at a reception at the Grand Palladium...
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Fenton Ferguson (centre), listens as Head of the Ebola preparation committee at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, Dr. Barbara Grandison, explains the level of preparedness at the hospital, during a tour of temporary quarantine facilities on Friday (November 7). At left is Deputy Chairman of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Calvin G. Brown.
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Fenton Ferguson (centre), listens as Head of the Ebola preparation committee at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, Dr. Barbara Grandison, explains the level of preparedness at the hospital, during a tour of temporary quarantine facilities on Friday (November 7). At left is Deputy Chairman of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Calvin G. Brown.

Ebola Preparations Advanced At Cornwall Regional Hospital
Logistics Coordinator for the Government’s National Health Emergency Response to the Chikungunya Virus (Chik V), the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) Colonel Daniel Pryce (right), and other members of the JDF observe as their colleague cleans a drain in Washington Mews, Naggo Head, in Portmore, St. Catherine, during Saturday’s (November 8) vector control and clean-up activities in community. Saturday’s activities also involved representatives from the Ministries of Health, and Local Government and Community Development; Portmore Municipal Council; Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM); National Works Agency (NWA); National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA); and Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
Logistics Coordinator for the Government’s National Health Emergency Response to the Chikungunya Virus (Chik V), the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) Colonel Daniel Pryce (right), and other members of the JDF observe as their colleague cleans a drain in Washington Mews, Naggo Head, in Portmore, St. Catherine, during Saturday’s (November 8) vector control and clean-up activities in community. Saturday’s activities also involved representatives from the Ministries of Health, and Local Government and Community Development; Portmore Municipal Council; Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM); National Works Agency (NWA); National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA); and Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

Portmore Cleanup Project Hailed as a Success
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), is greeted by Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Jamaica, Dr. Noreen Jack, when he arrived that the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus on Thursday, November 6, to attend the opening of the Faculty of Medical Sciences’ annual research conference and workshop.
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), is greeted by Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Jamaica, Dr. Noreen Jack, when he arrived that the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus on Thursday, November 6, to attend the opening of the Faculty of Medical Sciences’ annual research conference and workshop.

Health Ministry to Develop Research Agenda
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), converses with Head Girl, Ardenne High School, Ashleigh Paige Beersingh, at the institution’s distinguished lecture series 2014, on November 5.
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), converses with Head Girl, Ardenne High School, Ashleigh Paige Beersingh, at the institution’s distinguished lecture series 2014, on November 5.

Health Minister Says Sector Has Place For Science Graduates

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Health and Tourism Ministries Partner on Chik-V Sensitization

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Fenton Ferguson, says his Ministry is partnering with the Ministry of Tourism on the ongoing sensitization of residents in resort areas on the Chikungunya Virus (Chik-V). He told JIS News that the sensitization drive, which is well underway, is being supported by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), which has contributed $100 million to the Government’s...
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Mild Exercise Recommended for Prolonged Pain from CHIKV

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey is recommending mild exercise for persons who are recovering from the Chikungunya (CHIKV) virus to assist with easing joint pain. He said there are some persons who may also need physiotherapy depending on the severity of the joint pains. “In a majority of the patients, symptoms resolve in 1 to...
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Medical Mission to Perform Surgeries in Three Western Hospitals

A medical mission team from Florida, USA, will be in the island from November 8 to 14 to provide voluntary medical services to residents in the western end of the island, primarily Hanover. The team, comprising 30 medical practitioners, will facilitate surgical and gynaecological care at Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover; Cornwall Regional in Montego Bay, St. James and...
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Measures in Place to Facilitate Medical Missions and Donors

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Ministry has put in place a think tank, and an advisory body on Diaspora affairs and medical missions to increase the responsiveness of the Ministry and its agencies to health donors. The move is part of measures to better facilitate overseas medical missions and organizations that desire to assist the country’s...
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State Minister for Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan (right), is greeted by Acting Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas, when he arrived at the offices of the Portmore Municipal Council on Tuesday, November 3, for a stakeholder meeting to discuss phase two clean-up activities in the municipality this weekend, aimed at reducing the spread of the Chikungunya virus (ChikV).
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Phase 2 ChikV Clean-Up in Portmore This Weekend

Phase two of clean-up activities in Portmore, geared at reducing the spread of the Chikungunya virus (ChikV) in the municipality, will begin on Saturday, November 8, starting at 7:00 a.m. The work, which will continue into Sunday, November 9, will take place in zone two of the municipality, which has been divided into four zones for the purpose of the...
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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), accepts a plaque of appreciation from Ms. Angela Palmer, a member of Help Jamaica Medical Mission (HELPJAMM), after he delivered the keynote address at the Mission’s Fourth Annual Black Tie dinner, held at the Hanover Manor in East Hanover, New Jersey on Saturday, November 1. Others (from left) are: Vice President of HELPJAMM, Dr. Robert Clarke; President of HELPJAMM, Rudolph Willis and Chairman of HELPJAMM, Dr. Richard Constable.
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Jamaican Organisations Donate Equipment for Ebola Preparedness

The Ministry of Health is to receive equipment valued at approximately US$13,000 from three Jamaican organisations in the United States, to assist the country in the campaign to prevent and prepare for the Ebola Virus. The New Jersey-based Help Jamaica Medical Mission (HELPJAMM) will donate four personal protective equipment, four Ebola kits and 10 infrared monitors; and the Jamaican and...
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