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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Fenton Ferguson (right), and Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson (2nd right), are presented with a cheque for US$132, 212.25 towards the purchase of two Linear Accelerator machines from the New York-based Dr. Vincent HoSang Foundation. Dr. HoSang (left) and his daughter Sabrina (2nd left), made the presentation at the 2014 Jamaica Association of Administrative Professionals (JAAP) Convention held on October 4, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, St. James. Sharing the moment is Life Member of JAAP, Gloria Henry.

Cancer Treatment Machines Next Year

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the process is advanced for the acquisition of two Linear Accelerator (Linac) machines to improve cancer treatment in the public sector. “We are far down the wicket in relation to the procurement...

National Emergency Operation Center Activated to Respond to Chikungunya Outbreak

Students of the Williamsfield All Age School in Westmoreland, performing a poem on the Chikungunya disease, during the official opening and handing over of the upgraded Williamsfield Health Centre in Westmoreland, on October 3.

Citizens Urged to Assist in Drive to Control Chikungunya

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), cuts the ribbon to signal the official opening of the upgraded Williamsfield Health Centre in Westmoreland, on October 3. Others (from second left) are: Senior Public Health Nurse at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gillian Mason-Cleary; Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Primary Health Care Infrastructure, Hon. Luther Buchanan; Board Chairman of the Western Regional Health Authority, George Duncan and Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar, Bertel Moore.
The centre was upgraded at a cost of $8 million. — Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), cuts the ribbon to signal the official opening of the upgraded Williamsfield Health Centre in Westmoreland, on October 3. Others (from second left) are: Senior Public Health Nurse at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gillian Mason-Cleary; Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Primary Health Care Infrastructure, Hon. Luther Buchanan; Board Chairman of the Western Regional Health Authority, George Duncan and Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar, Bertel Moore. The centre was upgraded at a cost of $8 million.

Upgraded Williamsfield Health Centre Opens

Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), and Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), participate in clean-up activities to stem the spread of the Chikungunya virus, in the Payne Land Division, on October 4.

PM Leads Clean-Up Drive in South West St. Andrew

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, delivers remarks at the launch of Oral Health Month on October 3, at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus.

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Parents Urge to Instill Good Oral Health Care in Children

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, is encouraging parents to instill good oral health practices in their children from the earliest age possible. She contended that if proper oral care is encouraged at an early stage, it is likely that this will be practised throughout a person’s adult life. Minister Hanna, who was speaking at the launch of...

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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 the dengue virus. Symptoms The most common symptoms are fever and severe joint pains, often in the hands, wrist and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. (FILE)

11 years ago Health & WellnessInformationOffice of the Prime Minister

More Funds for National Response to CHIK V

Jamaica’s National Emergency Response Team has been activated to coordinate and support the country’s response to the current outbreak of the Chikungunya virus. At the same time the government has allocated an additional $150 million to the Chikungunya response, which includes a massive clean-up campaign aimed at destroying and removing mosquito breeding sites. The information came out of a technical...

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

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PM to Lead Constituency Clean up, Saturday

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will lead the charge in her South West St Andrew constituency on Saturday, October 4, 2014, as the national clean-up effort to control the spread of the CHIKV cases and rid communities of mosquito breeding sites continues. Members of the community will be joined by the Prime Minister in the Payne Land Division, along Spanish...

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PM Receives Update on Ebola and CHIKV

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller this afternoon (October 1) convened a special meeting at Jamaica House to review the threat of the Ebola virus and assess the government’s response to the outbreak of the Chikungunya virus. The Ministry of Health has heightened surveillance at all ports of entry and health facilities. This includes assigning additional staff to screen and assess...

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.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Mothers Urged to Breastfeed for Six Months

The Ministry of Health is urging mothers to breastfeed their babies exclusively up to the age of six months where possible, particularly in light of current economic conditions. Director of Nutrition in the Ministry, Sharmaine Edwards, speaking at a recent Breastfeeding Week seminar, explained that food security is becoming more of a concern, based on the increase in worldwide hunger...

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

11 years ago 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...