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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

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says there is a place for more science graduates and trained professionals in the health care system. “We will never have enough health professionals to fill the current gaps. And so, we will need...
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).
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).

Phase 2 ChikV Clean-Up in Portmore This Weekend
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.
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.

Jamaican Organisations Donate Equipment for Ebola Preparedness

Ebola Key Facts and Answers
Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) personnel utilize heavy-duty vehicles in the clearing of a gully in West Kingston on October 30. The work forms part of the national health emergency vector control clean-up campaign aimed at destroying mosquito breeding sites.
Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) personnel utilize heavy-duty vehicles in the clearing of a gully in West Kingston on October 30. The work forms part of the national health emergency vector control clean-up campaign aimed at destroying mosquito breeding sites.

Major CHIKV Clean-Up in West Kingston

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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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President, Medical Association of Jamaica, Dr. Shane Alexis (left), along with Advisor, Disease Prevention and Control, Pan American Health Organisation, Dr. Kam Suan Mung and Acting Director, Emergency, Disaster Preparedness and Special Services, Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland, engage in a light conversation at the media sensitization forum on Ebola, held on October 30 at the Pan American Health Organisation offices at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus.
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Ministry Aims to Train 1,000 Health Care Workers for Ebola Response

Acting Director, Emergency, Disaster Preparedness and Special Services at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland, says the Ministry will be aiming to train 1,000 health care workers as part of the Ebola emergency response. “We hope from that, we will have 200 who have volunteered for the drills and for the simulation exercises that will take place at Up...
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Senior Public Health Nurse, Jennifer Pearson (2nd right), tests Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), with one of the hand-held thermal sensors that he handed over at the Sangster International Airport on October 29, while on a tour of the facility with a team from the Western Regional Health Authority. The Minister presented two sensors to the airport as part of the Ebola preparedness campaign. Others (from second left) are: Deputy Chairman of the Western Regional Health Authority, Calvin Brown; Port Health and Quarantine officer, Oniel Brown; Regional Technical Director, Dr. Dianne Campbell Stennett and Medical Officer of Health for St James, Dr. Marcia Johnson Campbell.
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Health Personnel to be Increased at Sangster Airport

Beginning next week, the Ministry of Health will be beefing up the number of health personnel stationed at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, as part of its Ebola Preparedness Programme at the country’s ports of entry. This was announced by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, after touring the airport on October 29. He pointed out that...
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Coordinator for the Greater Involvement of Persons Living with HIV and AIDS (GIPA) at the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Ainsley Reid, addresses a JIS Think Tank on October 29.
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NFPB Celebrating Family Week

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is celebrating ‘Family Week’ with a series of activities focused on family life, and sexual and reproductive health. Addressing a JIS Think Tank on October 29, Director of Prevention and Outreach at the NFPB, Marion Scott, said the week, from October 26-31, is being observed under the theme: ‘Time to Talk’. “We want persons...
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A member of staff of the Cornwall Regional Hospital displays one of several Hazmat suits, which the hospital has acquired, as it prepares for the threat of the Ebola virus.
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Health Minister Pleased With Ebola Preparedness at Cornwall Regional

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is expressing satisfaction with the level of preparedness at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) for the detection, isolation and treatment of any suspected cases of the Ebola virus. The Minister was speaking on Wednesday, October 29, following a tour of an area, which is being converted into a temporary isolation unit, and viewed the...
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