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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson addresses the 10th anniversary Dinner and Award ceremony for Island Radiology at Club Hotel RIU Ocho Rios, on Saturday June 21.

MOH Concerned About Promotion of Alcohol Use

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson has expressed concern about the promotion and advertising of alcohol, targeting young persons. “It is that same group of adolescent youth that we are wooing either to become…the next round of drinkers…think about...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, emphasizes a point while addressing diagnostics firm, Island Radiology Limited’s 10th anniversary dinner and awards ceremony at the Club Hotel Riu in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on June 21.

Health Ministry Advances Work on Public/Private Partnership Policy

Chairman of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Dr. Sandra Knight (centre), speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ on the topic: ‘Daddy Matters’. Others (from left) are: Youth Advocate, Lennox Hales; and Chairman of Fathers Incorporated, Dr. Herbert Gayle.

Parents Urged to Protect Boys from Early Exposure to Pornography

Registered Nurse/Phlebotomist at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Sonjay Stewart prepares to take blood from Chairperson of the 115th Anniversary Planning Committee of the St. Hugh’s Past Students Association, Deanne Clarke. Occasion was the NBTS blood drive and wellness fair dubbed ‘Donorfest’ held June 14 at the Kiwanis Blood Collection Centre, at the National Chest Hospital in St. Andrew. St. Hugh’s was one of the sponsors of the event.

NBTS Blood Drive Successful

Chairman of Fathers Incorporated, Dr. Herbert Gayle, addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 12, on the topic: ‘Daddy Matters,’ and highlighting the impact of resident fathers on the home and society.

Increase in Couple Families

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$136 Million Female Ward Opened at St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital

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...

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Health Minister to Meet with WRHA Board Friday

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....

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Trinityville Health Centre Reopens

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...

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Prepared for Vector-Borne and Contagious Diseases – MOH

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...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Primary Health Care Infrastructure, Hon. Luther Buchanan (centre) sharing a comic moment with these nurses as he examines a piece of medical equipment during an official handing over ceremony for medical equipment purchased by Sandals Foundation for the St. Ann

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Sandals Foundation Donates Equipment to St. Ann’s Bay Hospital

Ten pieces of critical medical equipment valued at $1.14 million, were presented to the Accident and Emergency Department of the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital by the Sandals Foundation on Wednesday, June 11. The donation, which included patient monitors, nebulizers, infusion pump, blood pressure equipment, otoscope/throat illuminators, panel screens and rolling stands, were sourced by the Foundation as part of...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addressing the launch of a $389 million sewage treatment project to improve systems at six health facilities across the island, with a technology developed by the Scientific Research Council (SRC). The launch was held on Friday, June 6, at the Percy Junor Hospital, in Clarendon. Others pictured are (from left): Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital, Earl McLaughlin; board member of the SRC, Bevon Morrison; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; and Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), Sterling Soares.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

MOH and SRC Partner on Sewage Treatment Project

The Government has launched a $389 million sewage treatment project to improve systems at six health facilities across the island, using technology developed the Scientific Research Council (SRC). Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, in lauding the partnership between the Ministry and the SRC, said it will be far-reaching for persons utilising the facilities, and those who live in...

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Golden Age Home to Stage Reggae Concert June 13

The Golden Age Home will host its first reggae concert this year, as it seeks to raise millions towards the construction of a health and wellness centre on its property at Vineyard Town in Kingston. General Manager of the facility, Laurette Adams-Thomas, told JIS News that the concert will be held on Friday, June 13 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment...