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Consul General of Jamaica, Herman LaMont (left), receives donation of US$38,000 for the purchase of thermal sensing unit, from Sabrina HoSang and Vincent HoSang, Chairman of the Vincent HoSang Family Foundation (VHFF), at the Consulate in New York, on December 22.

Foundation Donates US$38,000 to Purchase Thermal Sensing Unit

The Vincent HoSang Family Foundation (VHFF) has donated US$38,000 to purchase the first Diaspora-donated walk-through thermal sensing unit to outfit the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, as part of Jamaica’s Ebola preparedness and response activities. The cheque presentation, which...

NHF Enrolls 38,000 New Beneficiaries in 2014, Provides $3.6 Billion in Subsidies

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), receives the keys to a new mobile blood collection unit from founder of the United Kingdom (UK)-based Angel Foundation, Angelia Christian (2nd left). Occasion was the official handing over of the unit on Friday (January 2), at the headquarters of the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of Renewal Advancement Financial Freedom Autonomy (RAFFA) International Development Agency, Rudi Page; Deputy British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Julia Sutherland; and Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the UK, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba.

National Blood Service Gets Mobile Collection Unit

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), converses with (from second left), Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Stewart; Senior Medial Officer (SMO), Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr. Everton McIntosh, and the institution’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Alwyn Miller, during the recent rededication and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the facility.

Proposed Expansion of Mandeville Regional Hospital

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (second left) along with Board Chairman of the Western Regional Health Authority, George Duncan (second right); Dental Surgeon, Dr. Lebert Wright (right) and Chairman of Friends of the centre, Nigel Moore, examine the new dental facility at the Ulster Spring Health Clinic in South Trelawny, on December 22. The Health Centre was extensively refurbished at a cost of $9 million.

Refurbished Ulster Spring Health Centre Re-Opens

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Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (centre), introduces Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President, Luis Alberto Moreno (left), to Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, during Friday’s (December 19) signing of an agreement at the Ministry in Kingston, formalizing the IDB’s provision of US$250,000 in grant funding to support institutional strengthening of the Ministry of Health, to improve national surveillance, prevention and control of infectious diseases. This will be undertaken through the establishment of an institutional coordination mechanism, development of strategies, and implementation of specific actions in response to the potential threat of the Ebola virus, and to control the current Chikungunya Virus (Chik-V) outbreak.

11 years ago Finance & Public ServiceHealth & Wellness

Signature Ceremony IDB Support of GOJ CHIK V and EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE Preparedness Programme

The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) signed an Agreement today to support the institutional strengthening of the Ministry of Health. This support will improve national surveillance, prevention and control of infectious diseases. The Agreement, provides for the allocation of US250,000 of grant resources which are available for the Special Programme for Employment, Poverty Reduction and...

11 years ago CommunityHealth & Wellness

JCPD to Launch Database Next Year

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) will take one major step towards improving its operations when it launches its multimillion dollar database next year. Executive Director of the Council, Christine Hendricks, informed JIS News that the system, which is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) at a cost of US$450,605, will provide the country with a quick...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd right), shakes hands with Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase (left), during the handing over of medical equipment by the Japanese Government to the Bustamante Hospital for Children in St. Andrew on December 11. Looking on is Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Japanese Government Donates Medical Supplies to Bustamante Hospital

The Bustamante Hospital for Children in St. Andrew has benefited from a $9 million donation of lifesaving medical equipment and supplies, from the Japanese Government. Provided through grant funding under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects, the items include eight patient monitors; an esophagoscope; a mobile dental unit; an oscillator; six mobile blood pressure machines; one suction pump;...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), responds to a question at a town hall meeting held at the Cecil Charlton Hall in Mandeville on Wednesday (December 10), to sensitize residents on Ebola preparedness and the Chikungunya (CHIKV) response. Others (from left) are: National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr; Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Stewart; and Regional Technical Director at SRHA, Dr. Michael Coombs.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

More Rigorous Monitoring of Funeral Homes – Dr. Ferguson

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Ministry will be more stringent in its monitoring of funeral homes to ensure compliance with operating and safety standards. Guidelines for the Operation of Funeral Establishments and Mortuaries, developed by the Ministry, were recently distributed to the facilities. “You are going to see more rigorous operations in relation to our public...

Academic Dean at the All American Institute of Medical Sciences in Black River, St. Elizabeth, Dr. Sheila Campbell Forrester (left), in discussion with Chairman of the Board, Dr. Simon Clarke (right), at the institution’s inaugural graduation exercise on December 4.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Healthy Start By First Off-Shore Medical School

The All American Institute of Medical Sciences (AAIMS), in Black River, St. Elizabeth, staged its inaugural graduation exercise on December 4, in which 19 Pre-Medical and 34 Pre-Clinical students graduated. The AAIMS, which is Jamaica’s first off-shore private medical school, opened in 2011 with an enrolment of six students. This was made possible after Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon....

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

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Town Hall Meeting on Ebola in Mandela Park Dec. 8

The Ministry of Health is inviting members of the public to a town hall meeting in Half-Way Tree’s Mandela Park on Monday, December 8, at 6:00 p.m., as it continues its public education and awareness campaign on Ebola. Among the issues to be discussed are: the Ministry’s Ebola Preparedness and Response Plan; the responsibility of individuals in Ebola preparedness and...

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Customer Care Policy To Be Implemented In 2015

The Ministry of Health is targeting 2015 for implementation of a new Customer Care Policy, which will stipulate the minimum standard of service delivery for employees at public health institutions. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says work to develop a draft has been completed, and the Ministry hopes to commence consultations with key stakeholders, including doctors and nurses, in...