The National Health Fund (NHF) is reporting that since it began the phased management of public pharmacies at the nation’s hospitals, the waiting time for patients has been reduced. As of Monday, June 30, the management of the pharmacy at the Percy Junor Hospital in Clarendon has been turned over to the NHF. The pharmacies at the Bustamante Hospital for...

A new female medical ward, built at a cost of over $136 million, was officially opened at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital on Friday, June 27. In declaring the facility open, Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said the ward is a demonstration of the Government’s commitment to strengthening the secondary care infrastructure, as part of an overall drive...

The National Health Fund (NHF) has acted to ensure that there is normality in the supply of intravenous (IV) fluid in the public health sector. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NHF, Everton Anderson, said a shipment of 120,000 units of IV fluid will arrive in the island this week, which should normalise the situation in the sector. Speaking at...

A new female medical ward, built at a cost of over $136 million, was officially opened the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital on Friday, June 27. In declaring the facility open, Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said the ward is a demonstration of the Government’s commitment to strengthening the secondary care infrastructure, as part of an overall drive to...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson says on Friday, July 4, he will discuss with the Board of the Western Regional Health Authority, (WRHA), concerns about the manner in which the non-payment of duty allowances for doctors and nurses was handled. Speaking at the official opening of the female medical ward at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital in St....

Residents of Trinityville in St. Thomas will no longer have to travel long distances to access healthcare, following Thursday’s (June 27) reopening of the community clinic by Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. The facility, which was closed two years ago due to damage sustained following the passage of Hurricane Sandy, was renovated at a cost of $3.5 million by...

Director of Emergency Disaster Management and Special Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock-DuCasse has expressed confidence that the country is ready to deal with any outbreak of the chikungunya disease, which has been declared an epidemic in the Caribbean. The mosquito-borne illness was first detected in December 2013, in St. Martin, and has since spread to Antigua...