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Executive Director of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Dr. Denise Chevannes-Vogel.
Executive Director of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Dr. Denise Chevannes-Vogel.

Jamaica Has Made Strides in Empowering Women

Executive Director of the National Family Planning Board, Dr. Denise Chevannes-Vogel, has commended the strides made by Jamaica in empowering women. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Dr. Chevannes-Vogel, cited the right to vote and hold public office, and...
Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)
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, 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.
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.
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.
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.

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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 & Wellness

Health Ministry’s Public Education Campaign in High Gear

The Ministry of Health has spent $22 million as part of an ongoing communication and public education campaign on Ebola preparedness, to increase public awareness on the signs, symptoms and modes of transmission of the Ebola virus. The campaign, which began October 2014, incorporates a variety of public communication methods to disseminate information about diseases, including Ebola. Several Jamaica Urban...
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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
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...
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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....
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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.
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....
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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.
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....
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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...
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