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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, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is expressing satisfaction with the level of preparedness at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) for the detection, isolation and treatment of any suspected cases of the Ebola virus. The Minister was speaking on Wednesday,...

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

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.

Government Subsidy for Critical Breast Cancer Test Welcomed

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12 years ago Health & Wellness

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...

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

12 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.

12 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.

12 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

12 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.

12 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...

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (2nd left); and Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd right), were among those sharing in Tuesday’s (October 21) symbolic presentation of a cheque in the sum of $4.3 million (US$38,000) by Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard Byles (3rd right), to Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer McDonald (centre), at Sagicor’s New Kingston Corporate Office, for the acquisition of a state-of-the-art thermal temperature scanner from Canada for installation at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport. Also sharing in the occasion are: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security, Major General (retired) Stewart Saunders (left); Sagicor Life’s Executive Vice President, Willard Brown (3rd left); and Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Ebola Scanning Machine for Sangster Airport

The country’s preparedness against the Ebola virus will be further boosted with the acquisition of a state-of-the-art thermal scanning machine, at a cost of approximately $4.3 million (US$38,000). Capable of detecting elevated body temperature, the machine is being acquired by the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), with funds provided by Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited. The scanner, to be placed...