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Chikungunya Fact Sheet

The disease Chikungunya is a viral disease spread by mosquitoes that causes fever and severe joint pains. It is spread to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. The mosquito Aedes aegypti mosquitoes spread or pass on the chikungunya virus. This type of mosquito also spreads...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. (FILE)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. (FILE)

More Funds for National Response to CHIK V
Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.
Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

PM to Lead Constituency Clean up, Saturday
Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.
Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

PM Receives Update on Ebola and CHIKV
Acting Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health Dr. Marion Bullock-DuCasse engages Holly Lee, one of the panelists at a Ministry of Health Breastfeeding Forum and Mrs. Sharmaine Edwards, Director of Nutrition in the Ministry of Health in conversation. Also pictured is the infant daughter of one of the many attendees.
Acting Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health Dr. Marion Bullock-DuCasse engages Holly Lee, one of the panelists at a Ministry of Health Breastfeeding Forum and Mrs. Sharmaine Edwards, Director of Nutrition in the Ministry of Health in conversation. Also pictured is the infant daughter of one of the many attendees.

Mothers Urged to Breastfeed for Six Months

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Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Health Services, Hon. Luther Buchanan shares pleasantries with past president of the Nurses Association of Jamaica,(NAJ) Edith Allwood Anderson (right) during the NAJ
Health & Wellness

Medical Professionals Receive Training Under Maternal and Child Health Programme

Training for medical professionals in neonatology, critical care, and anesthesiology will get underway on Monday, September 29, under the Programme for Maternal and Child Health (PROMAC). Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson has disclosed that as of Monday, September 29, 19 Registered Nurses will commence training at the In-Service Education Unit under the PROMAC. He also announced that three...
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Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Health Services, Hon. Luther Buchanan greets out-going President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica,(NAJ) Anthonette Patterson Bartley (Right) during the NAJ
Health & Wellness

Proposal for Redesign of Primary Health Care System for Cabinet

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson has informed that upon the recommendation of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), a proposal for the redesign of the primary health care system is to be brought before Cabinet for approval soon. “This is in an effort to improve health care delivery at the primary level in keeping with the thrust of universal...
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Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey, is dispelling rumours of a suspected case of Ebola.
Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Dispels Ebola Rumours

The Ministry of Health is dispelling rumours of a suspected case of the deadly Ebola virus in the island. Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kevin Harvey, said no suspected case of the disease is being investigated. “We are not investigating a suspected case and we have no reason to consider that anyone in the country at this time...
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Jamaica’s Honorary Consul to Atlanta, Jewel Scott
Foreign AffairsHealth & Wellness

Over US$80 Million in Medical Supplies and Services from Atlanta-Montego Bay Health Mission

Jamaica’s honorary consul to Atlanta, Jewel Scott, has praised the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Health Mission for providing over US$80 million in medical supplies and services, and treating more than 47,000 patients over the past 20 years. “Each year, your health mission team comes together and your members and supporters give selflessly to address the healthcare needs of Montego Bay. ...
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Minister of Health Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday, September 24.
Health & Wellness

Private Doctors Urged to Report all Suspected Cases of CHIKV

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is appealing to medical practitioners in private practice to report all suspected cases of Chikungunya (CHIKV) to the Ministry. Dr. Ferguson made the appeal at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (September 24), where he said that many private doctors were not reporting the suspected cases, which is posing a challenge to the...
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