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President, World Federation of Consuls, Arnold Foote (second left); Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Hon. A.J. Nicholson (third left) and Chief Executive Officer, University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Cecil White (right), participate in the cutting of a ribbon to open the ambulance donated to the University Hospital of the West Indies by the Government of Turkey. The unit was handed over on Thursday, August 14 on the compound of the University Hospital of the West Indies. Looking on (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Andrew, Andre Hylton and Hon. R. Danny Williams, who spearheaded the effort to get the ambulance.
President, World Federation of Consuls, Arnold Foote (second left); Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Hon. A.J. Nicholson (third left) and Chief Executive Officer, University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Cecil White (right), participate in the cutting of a ribbon to open the ambulance donated to the University Hospital of the West Indies by the Government of Turkey. The unit was handed over on Thursday, August 14 on the compound of the University Hospital of the West Indies. Looking on (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Andrew, Andre Hylton and Hon. R. Danny Williams, who spearheaded the effort to get the ambulance.

UHWI Gets Fully Equipped Ambulance From Turkey

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has received a fully equipped ambulance from the Government of Turkey. The unit was handed over recently, during a ceremony held on the grounds of the hospital. Honorary Consul of the Republic...
Health Minister, Hon. Dr Fenton Ferguson (right), discusses the day’s programme with Head of the Conference of Parties Convention Secretariat, World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tibor Szilagyi (left), and PAHO/WHO Representative in Jamaica, Margareta Sköld, at a meeting which the Ministry hosted with the visiting team from the Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), to gather information from stakeholders on the implementation of the Convention in their programmes, strategies, and plans. The forum was held at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, on August 19.
Health Minister, Hon. Dr Fenton Ferguson (right), discusses the day’s programme with Head of the Conference of Parties Convention Secretariat, World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tibor Szilagyi (left), and PAHO/WHO Representative in Jamaica, Margareta Sköld, at a meeting which the Ministry hosted with the visiting team from the Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), to gather information from stakeholders on the implementation of the Convention in their programmes, strategies, and plans. The forum was held at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, on August 19.

Health Ministry Hosts Meeting With WHO on Tobacco Control
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (at podium), addressing the recent official launch of the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), held at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Deputy Director General of the PIOJ, Barbara Scott; Deputy Dean at the UWI Faculty of Medical Sciences, Professor Minerva Thame; Head of the European Union (EU) in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei, and Director General of the PIOJ, Colin Bullock.
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (at podium), addressing the recent official launch of the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), held at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Deputy Director General of the PIOJ, Barbara Scott; Deputy Dean at the UWI Faculty of Medical Sciences, Professor Minerva Thame; Head of the European Union (EU) in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei, and Director General of the PIOJ, Colin Bullock.

New Project to Improve Care for Expectant Mothers and Newborns
The Ministry of Health has confirmed two additional locally transmitted cases of Chikungunya. This brings the total number of confirmed cases for Jamaica to ten.
The Ministry of Health has confirmed two additional locally transmitted cases of Chikungunya. This brings the total number of confirmed cases for Jamaica to ten.

Ten Locally Transmitted Cases of Chikungunya Confirmed
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), makes a point at a press briefing held at the Ministry of Health downtown Kingston offices on August 7, to give an update on the Chikungunya disease. Seated beside the Minister are Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Ministry of Health, Dr Marion Bullock DuCasse (centre), and Representative, Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dr. Tara lee Malcolm.
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), makes a point at a press briefing held at the Ministry of Health downtown Kingston offices on August 7, to give an update on the Chikungunya disease. Seated beside the Minister are Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Ministry of Health, Dr Marion Bullock DuCasse (centre), and Representative, Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dr. Tara lee Malcolm.

Four Additional Locally Transmitted Cases of Chikungunya Confirmed

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Stricter Monitoring Of Health Care Delivery

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says there will be stricter monitoring of health care delivery, even as a customer service policy for the health sector is being finalized. “Even when you put a policy in place, the policy needs to be monitored. The question of training of persons (in customer service is important), not only our health professionals...
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Chikungunya Prevention Strategies to be Developed for Schools

Representatives of the Ministries of Health, and Education, are scheduled to meet on August 19 to explore and develop strategies to prevent any possible threat of a spread which the Chikungunya virus could pose for schools, currently preparing for September’s start of the 2014/15 academic year. In noting that the Education Ministry deems the virus a “major threat” to schools,...
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Report Poor Treatment at Public Health Facilities – Dr. Ferguson

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is appealing to persons, who experience poor treatment at public health institutions, to make a report to the Ministry so that proper investigations can be carried out and where necessary, sanctions applied. The Minister made the appeal against the background of recent reports of ill-treatment of patients at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in...
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Health Ministry Receives IV Fluids from Food For The Poor

The public health system has received a boost to its stock of Intravenous Fluids (IV), with a donation valued at $1.75 million from local charity Food For the Poor (FFP). The items were handed over to Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson on August 13, at FFP’s offices in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. The donation came weeks after reports...
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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), makes a point at a press briefing held at the Ministry of Health downtown Kingston offices on August 7, to give an update on the Chikungunya disease. Seated beside the Minister are Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Ministry of Health, Dr Marion Bullock DuCasse (centre), and Representative, Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dr. Tara lee Malcolm.
Health & Wellness

Two New Cases of Chikungunya

The Ministry of Health, on Thursday, August 7, confirmed two additional cases of the Chikungunya virus in Jamaica. This was revealed by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, during a press briefing held at the Ministry’s downtown Kingston offices. He informed that the two new cases were from local transmission, as the persons involved had no history travelling outside...
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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addressing journalists at a press briefing, held at the Ministry of Health, downtown Kingston, on August 7. The Ministry gave an update on the Chikungunya situation in Jamaica and the Ministry’s Ebola Preparedness and Response Strategy.
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Jamaica Not in High Risk Category for Ebola

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson says Jamaica does not, at this time, fall into the category of high risk countries for transmission of the Ebola Virus. At a press briefing, held at the Ministry’s downtown Kingston offices, on Thursday, August 7, Dr. Ferguson informed that the Ministry has been keeping abreast of the developments with respect to the...
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Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse. (FILE)
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Ministry of Health Strengthens Ebola Preparedness Plan

The Ministry of Health will continue its daily monitoring of the Ebola situation in West Africa through the World Health Organization’s Event Information website. This along with other measures to increase the country’s vigilance and preparedness was discussed during a meeting on Thursday (July 31, 2014) involving Minister of Health, Dr. Fenton Ferguson and International Health Regulations (IHR) Focal Point...
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