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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), listens to a point being made by Member of Parliament for Western Kingston, Desmond McKenzie during the official re-opening ceremony for the Charles Chin Loy Health Centre in Western Kingston on Thursday, November 28.

Cabinet Approves Non-Communicable Disease Strategic Plan

Cabinet has given approval for the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Strategic Plan 2013/2018. This was announced by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson on Thursday, November 28, during the official re-opening ceremony of the Charles Chin Loy Health Centre in...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (third left), cuts the ribbon symbolically the official reopening of the Charles Chin Loy Health Centre in Western Kingston on November 28. Others from left are: Councillor, Tivoli Gardens Division, Donovan Samuels; Member of Parliament, Western Kingston, Desmond McKenzie; Project Manager, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Paulette Mitchell; Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Lyttleton Shirley; Regional Director, SERHA, Donald Farquharson.

Health Centre Re-Opens in Tivoli Gardens

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), addressing Rotary Club of St. Andrew meeting at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston on November 26. Others (from left) are: Past President of the Club, Jennifer Anderson and President, Marie Powell.

Health Minister Supports Marijuana Use as Medicine

Prime Minister the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), views a demonstration of a laparoscopic simulator being done by Consultant at the Hugh Wynter Fertility Management Unit, University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), St. Andrew, Dr. Shaun Wynter (2nd right), following Friday’s (November 22) official re-opening of the newly upgraded facility. Mrs. Simpson Miller was the guest speaker. Also observing the proceedings are: Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left); Chief Executive Officer, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund, William ‘Billy’ Heaven (2nd left), and the Unit’s Director, Professor Joseph Frederick (right).

Newly Upgraded Fertility Management Unit Re-Opened

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (left); and Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Shernet Haughton (centre); cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of the new Hanover Infirmary on Thursday (Nov. 21). Looking on are Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven (right); and Member of Parliament for Western Hanover, Hon. Ian Hayles (in background).

$40 Million Hanover Infirmary Opens

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12 years ago Health & Wellness

Centre of Excellence to be Opened in Santa Cruz November 29

The Santa Cruz Health Centre, in St. Elizabeth, will be officially re-opened as a Centre of Excellence on Friday, November 29. This was disclosed by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, during the official re-opening ceremony of the Charles Chin Loy Health Centre in Western Kingston, on Thursday, November 28. The Santa Cruz Health Centre is one of four...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), speaks with Dr. John Peter Figueroa, shortly before the start of the opening ceremony for the 29th Caribbean Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Managers Meeting/Conference at the Jewel Runaway Beach and Golf Resort in St. Ann on November 19.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Ensure Children Are Fully Immunized – Dr. Ferguson

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is reminding parents of their responsibility in ensuring that their children are immunized with exemptions only allowed for medical reasons. He said that under the 1986 Public Health Act, all children should be fully vaccinated by their first birthday and receive booster shots thereafter. All children under the age of seven must be...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), emphasizes a point while in discussion with (from second left) President of the Rotary Club of Trafalgar New Heights, Marcus Irons; President of the Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal, Dr. Howard Haughton; member of the Rotary Club of Trafalgar New Heights, Renée Johnson; and member of the Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal, Atasha Bernard. Occasion was a joint meeting between both service clubs at the Eden Gardens Hotel in Kingston, on November 18.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Ban on Smoking Most Far-Reaching Health Policy in Decades

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Public Health (Tobacco Control) Regulations 2013, which had provisions for the imposition of a ban on smoking in specified public places, is the most far-reaching public health policy in decades. “I know that what I am doing is good for Jamaica. In the next couple of years, when you see less...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), addressing a group of 20 newly arrived Cuban health professionals during a welcoming ceremony at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, in Kingston, on November 15. Seated to the Minister’s left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Jean Dixon.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

20 Health Professionals Arrive From Cuba

The health sector has been strengthened with the arrival of 20 Cuban medical professionals, who will be placed across the four Regional Health Authorities in the island. Speaking at the welcoming ceremony on November 15, at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, in Kingston, Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, informed that among the health professionals are two pathologists and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is assisted by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), in cutting the ribbon, symbolising the official opening of the Oak Glade Health Centre in Kingston, during a special ceremony on Friday, November 15. Also sharing in the moment are (from left): Councillor, Payne Land Division, Audrey Smith-Facey; Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Lyttleton Shirley; and Board Chairman, National Health Fund, Sterling Soares.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

PM Opens Upgraded Oak Glade Health Centre

Approximately 20,000 residents of communities in south western St. Andrew and its environs will now benefit from improved health services with the upgrading and renovation of the Oak Glade Health Centre at a cost of $33.98 million. The upgraded facility, located on Haile Selassie Drive, was officially opened by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller and Minister of...

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Karen Lewis- Bell, stresses the importance of getting children immunised, at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held recently, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Renews Call for Children to be Immunised

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has renewed its appeal for parents and guardians to get their children immunised. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry, Dr. Karen Lewis-Bell, reminded parents that they could be charged under the law for failure to adequately immunise their children. She said that under...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Yulit Gordon at a recent JIS Think Tank.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Ban on Public Smoking A Major Achievement – Cancer Society

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Yulit Gordon, is hailing the ban on public smoking as a major achievement for individuals and organisations, which have long agitated for such legislation. She noted that as a member of the Coalition for Tobacco Control in Jamaica, the JCS was very instrumental as part of a team that worked to bring...