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

Health Minister Urges Citizens Near Riverton To Take Precaution

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is making a special appeal to persons in and around the Riverton area, including Duhaney Park, New Haven and Pembroke Hall to take all necessary precautions, as the smoke from the fire at...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addressing a signing ceremony, held today (March 19), at the St. John Ambulance Camp Road offices, in Kingston, for a donation of six ambulances to the organization. Others are (from left): National Commander of the group, Dr. John Hall; Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase, and Chairman of the Council of St. John Ambulance, Earl Jarrett.

More Ambulances for Emergency Response

Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke, is reminding members of the public that persons in areas affected by smoke from the Riverton Disposal Site should cover their nose and mouth with a mask or a damp cloth.

SERHA Urges Persons Affected by Smoke to Use Masks

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), touring the $4 billion Faculty of Medical Sciences’ Teaching and Research Complex at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, in St. Andrew, recently. Others (from left) are: Principal of the UWI, Mona Campus, Professor Archibald McDonald; Vice-Chancellor at UWI, Professor E. Nigel Harris; Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

More Jamaicans to Access Medical Training

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), speaking with Marketing and Communications Manager, Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Limited, Clinton Clark (centre) and Mr. James Wood of National Outdoor Advertising Limited, James Wood, at the showcasing of bus wraps as part of the Ebola communications campaign, at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre, in Kingston, today (March 17).

Health Ministry’s Public Education Campaign in High Gear

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock-Ducasse, providing an update on the status of persons affected by smoke from the Riverton Disposal Site, during Sunday

11 years ago Health & WellnessRiverton Landfill

Health Ministry Provides Resources to Treat Persons Affected by Riverton Smog

The Ministry of Health has provided additional resources to its main hospitals in Kingston, St. Andrew, and St. Catherine, to treat persons who have been affected by the smog from the Riverton City disposal site. Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock Ducasse, informed a press briefing at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in Kingston, on...

11 years ago Health & WellnessRiverton Landfill

Some Health Centres in SERHA Open Today and Tomorrow to Treat Persons Affected By Emissions from Fire at Riverton City Disposal Site

Some Health Centres in the South East Regional Health Authority are open today from 8:00 a.m. to facilitate persons who have been affected by the smog, smoke and other emissions arising from the fire at the Riverton City Disposal Site. The Health Centres which are open today from 8:00am-4:00pm are the Glen Vincent and Edna Manley in Kingston and St....

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd left), speaks with Senior Medical Technologist, Sickle Cell Unit, Sheldon Kelly (3rd right), about the High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) machine, which was officially handed over to the unit today (March 11), located at the Tropical Medical Research Institute, University of the West Indies (UWI). Others (from left) are: Vice Chancellor, UWI, Professor Nigel Harris; Counsellor of the Embassy of Brazil, Afonso Celso Nery; Director, Sickle Cell Unit, Professor Jennifer Knight Madden; and Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Noreen Jack.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Government Acquires Machine for Sickle Cell Screening

Government’s effort to reduce deaths due to sickle cell disease has been boosted through the acquisition of a High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) machine. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), on March 11, officially handed over the machine to the Sickle Cell Unit, located at the Tropical Medical Research Institute on the grounds at the University of the West Indies....

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd right), presents a cheque for $14.5 million to Senior Lecturer and Executive Director of the Natural Products Institute at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr.
Rupika Delgoda (2nd left), to fund two studies on cancer treatment and prevention, during a ceremony at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston on March 10. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson; Chairman, NHF, Sterling Soares; and Principal of the UWI, Professor Archibald McDonald. Under its Institutional Benefit Programme, the NHF is providing grant funding of $35.4 million to finance five medical research projects at the UWI.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Govt Provides $35.4 Million in Research Grants to UWI

Government has injected $35.4 million into critical medical research being conducted by the University of the West Indies (UWI) to address serious health conditions affecting Jamaicans. The grants, which are being provided by the National Health Fund (NHF) under its Institutional Benefit programme, will be used to support work currently being carried out under five medical research projects at UWI....

11 years ago Health & Wellness

NHF to Spend $3.6 Billion for Subsidies This Year

The National Health Fund (NHF) will spend approximately $3.6 billion this fiscal year, as it continues to provide for the healthcare needs of Jamaicans. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Fund, Everton Anderson, said the sum will be paid out to NHF beneficiaries in subsidy for pharmaceuticals, which represent the largest area of spending for the government agency. Mr. Anderson...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is presented with a book entitled: ‘Jamaica’s Nutraceuticals: Opening the Door to their Potential,’ by Scientist, Dr. Henry Lowe, at the launch of the National Nutraceutical Industry, at the Hope Zoo in St. Andrew, on March 5.

11 years ago Health & WellnessPrime Minister

Jamaica Poised to Gain Large Share of Global Nutraceutical Industry – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says Jamaica is poised to gain a significant share of the fast growing global nutraceutical industry, which is estimated at US$270 billion. “I am a firm supporter of the nutraceutrical industry in Jamaica. My firm belief in, and unshakable support for this industry, is anchored in the view that it has the...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (second right), is in discussion with (from left): Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization Representative, Dr. Noreen Jack; Regional Advisor, Tobacco Control, Pan American Health Organization, Dr. Adriana Blanco; and Director, Health Promotion and Protection Branch, Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland. Occasion was a stakeholders meeting to discuss the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) needs assessment report on Jamaica. The meeting was held today (March 4) at the Terra Nova Hotel, and was aimed at gaining stakeholders’ commitment to addressing the gaps identified with respect to the implementation of the FCTC.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Assessing Economic Impact of Tobacco Control

The Ministry of Health will be undertaking an economic impact study to assess the economics of tobacco control in Jamaica. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said the study will inform the process to adopt strong tax measures as a tobacco control strategy. He informed that the Ministry recently engaged internationally renowned tobacco tax specialist, Dr. Corne Van Walbeek, to...