Residents of Manchester and surrounding parishes to benefit from a Health Fair and Men’s Health Symposium, which will be held on Thursday, July 31, at the Mandeville Seventh Day Adventist Church. The event, being organized by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) will commence at 9:30 a.m. and will focus on heart disease. Programme Organiser for Health at the...

Improvement work is to be undertaken at the Central Village Health Centre, in St. Catherine. This follows a visit to the facility on July 28 by Minister of State with Responsibility for Primary Health Care Infrastructure, Hon. Luther Buchanan, with a view to determining what improvements can be carried out. Among the needs highlighted by staff include a security fence...

Eight medical and non-medical employees of the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in Westmoreland have been honoured for long service and leadership. The awardees were presented with commemorative plaques at the hospital’s 50th anniversary and awards presentation ceremony held on July 24 on grounds of the facility in Grange Hill, in recognition of their contribution to the growth and development of...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has renewed his appeal for Jamaicans to take precautions against the Chikungunya virus by destroying potential breeding sites for the Aedes Egypti mosquito, which is the vector for the disease. “It’s not just a Government response…it is a response that requires our citizens to look at water sources…(the Aedes Egypti mosquito) operates around...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says that discussions are underway to facilitate the seamless movement of nurses throughout the Caribbean in order to address needs in various areas. The aim is to address imbalances, which challenge the delivery of quality healthcare in each territory. Dr. Ferguson, who was addressing the opening ceremony of the 41st annual general meeting...

Having confirmed Jamaica’s first imported case of the Chikungunya virus, the Ministry of Health has further heightened its response to prevent the disease from spreading across the country. “Public education is being stepped up right across the island through our vast network of healthcare workers,” stated the Ministry’s Director of Emergency Disaster Management and Special Services, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse,...

The Savanna-la-Mar General Hospital in Westmoreland is, this year, celebrating its Golden Jubilee under the theme: ‘50 Years and Beyond – Offering Quality Healthcare for All’. Activities to commemorate this milestone get underway on Sunday, July 20, with a thanksgiving service at the Savanna-la-Mar United Church, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The celebrations continue on Thursday, July 24, with a special...