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Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley-Jones, provides details about the Integrated Vector Management Control Programme, during a JIS Think Tank on June 10.

Govt Implements Integrated Vector Control Programme

As the country prepares for the possible arrival of the Zika Virus, the Ministry of Health has implemented an Integrated Vector Management Control Programme to contain the breeding of the Aedes Egypti mosquito, which transmits the disease. Speaking at a...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (second right), with key stakeholders involved in the administration of the Ministry’s four-year $2.8 billion (€22 million) European Union (EU)-funded Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), following the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, for the training of over 1,000 health workers attached to primary and secondary health institutions islandwide, under PROMAC, over the next six months. The training will be administered by American health organization, Footprints Foundation. Others (from left) are: Health Specialist, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Denese McFarlane; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey; PROMAC’s Coordinator, Dr. Simone Spence; Minister Counsellor/Chargé d’Affaires of the European Union Delegation in Jamaica, Jesus Orus Baguena; and Chief Executive Officer, Footprints Foundation, Lorna Owens.

PIOJ Welcomes Training Programme for Primary Healthcare Workers

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), and Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) President, Dr. Shane Alexis, display the official Proclamation document declaring June 7 to 14, 2015, as Medical Association of Jamaica Golden Jubilee Week, during the Friday’s (June 5) proclamation ceremony at King’s House.

Medical Association of Jamaica Commended for 50 Years of Service

Paula Fletcher, Executive Director – National Road Safety Council (left) and Clyde Jureidini, Company Secretary, Premier League Clubs Association; General Manager, Harbour View Football Club and Football Analyst.

Jamaicans Comment on Ban on Smoking in Public Places

Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

HEART Foundation Gets Grant to Help Reduce Tobacco Use

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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), delivers the keynote address at the opening of the National Training Seminar for Senior Health Staff on: ‘Zika Fever, Health Sector Preparedness and Response’, on May 29 in Kingston.

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Health Ministry Embarks on Vector Control Training Programme

The Ministry of Health has embarked on a series of training activities that will look specifically at the Zika Virus, but more broadly on sustained integrated vector control. Over 100 senior staff members of the ministry attended the National Workshop on Preparedness and Response to Zika Virus Infection, in Kingston, on May 29, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston....

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), having a light conversation with Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen (left) and Legal Officer in the Ministry, Sheryl Dennis, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (May 27), where he announced the observation of World No Tobacco Day on May 31.

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Health Ministry Continues No Smoking Crusade

The Ministry of Health will continue to highlight the restriction on smoking in public places, as the rights of non-smokers must not be infringed. This was emphasised by Legal Officer in the Ministry, Sheryl Dennis, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (May 27), as the country prepares to observe World No Tobacco Day on May 31 under the theme: ‘Stop...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 27, at which he outlined strategies to be put in place to reduce the misery level of patients.

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Gov’t Takes Action to Reduce Misery Level of Patients

The Government is taking action to reduce the misery level of patients who utilize public health services. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday, May 27, Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, disclosed that strategies are being put in place to improve the client experience in all public health facilities. “I have instructed the Chairmen of the four...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), and Chief Executive Officer, Footprints Foundation, Lorna Owens, sign copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalising a partnership which will see over 1,000 health workers attached to primary and secondary health centres and hospitals islandwide, receiving advanced training in infant and maternal healthcare delivery, under the Health Ministry’s Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC). The signing took place on Tuesday (May 26), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

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More Than 1,000 Health Care Workers to Be Trained Under PROMAC

Over 1,000 health care workers attached to primary and secondary health centres and hospitals islandwide, are to receive training over the next six months, under a special Ministry of Health programme, to strengthen their capacity to deliver maternal and child health care. The training exercise, to be delivered under the Ministry’s four-year $2.8 billion (€22 million) European Union (EU)-funded Programme...

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Gov’t to Roll Out Vector Control Programme to Prevent Zika Virus

The Government will shortly roll out an integrated vector control programme to prevent the Zika virus from reaching the shores of Jamaica, and to step up a public education campaign on the disease. The virus, which has caused a recent health scare in the South American country of Brazil, is spread by the bite of an infected Aedes Aegypti mosquito....

Volunteers take a break from preparing a green area at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) today (May 25). The Labour Day project was organised by the Friends of KPH in collaboration with the Kingston Chapter of the Lay Magistrates Association, the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston, and MPM Waste Management Ltd.

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Green Space Created at KPH

A section of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) was transformed into a much needed green space on Labour Day. The work, which included planting of grass, flowers and trees, and installing seating, was undertaken by the Friends of KPH in collaboration with the Kingston Chapter of the Lay Magistrates Association, the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston, and MPM Waste Management...

Mosquitoes are known to spread diseases including Zika virus infection.

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Mosquitoes Spread Diseases Including Zika Virus Infection

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse is re-iterating the need for individuals to destroy mosquito breeding sites especially given the recent drought conditions and current rainfall being experienced islandwide as mosquitoes are known to spread diseases including Zika virus infection. Dr. DuCasse says it has been proven scientifically that mosquitoes can transmit several viruses which cause diseases including...