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Coordinator for the Greater Involvement of Persons Living with HIV and AIDS (GIPA) at the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Ainsley Reid, addresses a JIS Think Tank on October 29.

NFPB Celebrating Family Week

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is celebrating ‘Family Week’ with a series of activities focused on family life, and sexual and reproductive health. Addressing a JIS Think Tank on October 29, Director of Prevention and Outreach at the NFPB,...

A member of staff of the Cornwall Regional Hospital displays one of several Hazmat suits, which the hospital has acquired, as it prepares for the threat of the Ebola virus.

Health Minister Pleased With Ebola Preparedness at Cornwall Regional

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Fenton Ferguson (left), addresses the media following a tour of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay on Wednesday (October 29). During the tour, the Minister looked at temporary isolation facilities for suspected Ebola cases, as well as a triage area being built to ease overcrowding at the Accident and Emergency Unit. Listening keenly is Chairman of the hospital’s Ebola preparedness committee, Dr. Barbara Grandison.

Only Major Hospitals Will Treat Ebola Cases – Dr. Ferguson

Registrar, Pesticides Control Authority, Mr. Michael Ramsay, warns that the overuse of insecticides can lead to serious health complications.

Persons Urged to Exercise Caution When Using Insecticides

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), addressing journalists during a media briefing at the Ministry’s downtown Kingston office on Tuesday (October 28), where he outlined details of the four-day visit to Cuba, from October 23 to 26, by an 11-member delegation which he led. He held discussions with that country’s government regarding assistance for Jamaica’s Ebola preparedness and response programme. Flanking him are Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Rocky Meade, who was a member of the delegation; and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kevin Harvey.

Two Cuban Ebola Experts Coming To Train Health Care Workers

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Jamaica Gets Assistance from Cuba to Boost CHIK-V Response

Jamaica is to receive assistance from Cuba in strengthening the country’s Chikungunya Virus (Chik-V) response programme. Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has informed that a Cuban technical expert is slated to arrive in November, to provide assistance in dealing with Chik-V and Dengue Fever, which are spread by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. He made the announcement while outlining details...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), converses with educator and breast cancer survivor, Jennifer Fearon Rodney, at the recent launch of the National Health Fund (NHF) breast cancer support programme.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Government Subsidy for Critical Breast Cancer Test Welcomed

The recent subsidy of almost $5,000 provided by the Government for an important test for breast cancer patients, has received the endorsement of the medical community, as well as the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS). Under the initiative, the National Health Fund (NHF) has extended its individual benefits portfolio to include support of $4,800 for the Breast Cancer Receptor Studies test...

Registrar, Pesticides Control Authority, Mr. Michael Ramsay, warns that the overuse of insecticides can lead to serious health complications.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Persons Urged to Exercise Caution When Using Insecticides

The Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) is urging persons to exercise caution when using insecticides to get rid of vectors, including mosquitoes, as efforts continue to control the spread of the Chikungunya Virus. In an interview with JIS News, Registrar of the Pesticides Control Authority, Mr. Michael Ramsay, said that while insecticides are effective in getting rid of unwanted pests, overuse...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (second left), accepts a cheque valued at $7 million from President and Chief Executive Officer, Supreme Ventures Limited, Brian George, for the purchase of items for Ebola preparedness, during a press briefing held at Jamaica House on October 27. Looking on is Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right) and Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Gets $7 Million to Purchase Items for Ebola Preparedness

Supreme Ventures Limited handed over a cheque valued at $7 million on Monday, October 27, for the purchase of equipment to assist with the Ebola preparedness and response. The items to be bought include: one thermal sensing unit for the Falmouth Cruise Ship Complex, inclusive of installation and training; 10 Ebola kits containing operating theatre gowns, shoes, bags for bio-hazardous...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (left), listens as Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey, outlines details of Jamaica’s Ebola response and preparedness, during Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s $4.3 million cheque presentation to the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), to purchase a state-of-the-art thermal temperature scanner, for placement at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport. The donation was handed over at the financial entity’s New Kingston head office, on October 21.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Re-Assures Jamaicans

The Minister of Health is re-assuring that Jamaica is being adequately prepared to effectively deal with any Ebola case, in the event of an outbreak. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, maintains that there is adequate protective gear available for health workers, and other first responders, pointing out that arrangements remain in place for the acquisition of additional supplies. “The...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), hands over guidelines for the operation of funeral establishments, and mortuaries, to President of the Funeral Directors

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Guidelines Issued to Funeral Establishments

The Government has supplied booklets to operators of funeral establishments and mortuaries, even as it cautions members of the public to cease spreading misinformation on Ebola. The booklets are guidelines for the operation of funeral establishments, and are geared at preventing the transmission of infectious diseases. Developed through consultations with stakeholders in the industry, the guidelines seek to formalize operational...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addresses journalists during Tuesday’s (October 21) media briefing at Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s Corporate offices in New Kingston, to announce the financial institution’s funding of a state-of-the-art thermal temperature scanner being acquired from Canada at a cost of approximately $4.3 million (US$38,000). The machine will be installed at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Heads Delegation to Cuba

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, will head a delegation to Cuba on Thursday, October 23, for discussions with representatives of that country’s government. Assistance with Jamaica’s Ebola monitoring and response preparedness is expected to be one of the key issues that will be high on the agenda of the talks. The Minister made the announcement during Sagicor Life Jamaica...