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Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Health Services, Hon. Luther Buchanan greets out-going President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica,(NAJ) Anthonette Patterson Bartley (Right) during the NAJ — Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Health Services, Hon. Luther Buchanan greets out-going President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica,(NAJ) Anthonette Patterson Bartley (Right) during the NAJ's 44th Island Conference at the Royalton White Sands Hotel in Falmouth, Trelawny on September 26. The conference was held under the theme, "Nurses: A force for change: A vital resource for health".

Proposal for Redesign of Primary Health Care System for Cabinet

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson has informed that upon the recommendation of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), a proposal for the redesign of the primary health care system is to be brought before Cabinet for approval soon. “This...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Health Services, Hon. Luther Buchanan (centre) observes as Acting Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry of Health, Mrs. Marva Lawson Byfield (left) greets out-going President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica,(NAJ) Anthonette Patterson Bartley during the NAJ — Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Health Services, Hon. Luther Buchanan (centre) observes as Acting Chief Nursing Officer in the Ministry of Health, Mrs. Marva Lawson Byfield (left) greets out-going President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica,(NAJ) Anthonette Patterson Bartley during the NAJ's 44th Island Conference at the Royalton White Sands Hotel in Falmouth, Trelawny on September 26.

Nurses Get More Training as Improvements in Primary Health Care Continue

Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)

Dr. Fenton Ferguson Address to the Nation Sunday, September 28, 2014

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey, is dispelling rumours of a suspected case of Ebola.

Health Ministry Dispels Ebola Rumours

Jamaica’s Honorary Consul to Atlanta, Jewel Scott

Over US$80 Million in Medical Supplies and Services from Atlanta-Montego Bay Health Mission

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Minister of Health Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday, September 24.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Private Doctors Urged to Report all Suspected Cases of CHIKV

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is appealing to medical practitioners in private practice to report all suspected cases of Chikungunya (CHIKV) to the Ministry. Dr. Ferguson made the appeal at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (September 24), where he said that many private doctors were not reporting the suspected cases, which is posing a challenge to the...

Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse. (FILE)

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Persons Experiencing Chikungunya Symptoms Urged to Seek Medical Care

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse is urging persons at greater risk for more severe symptoms of Chikungunya to seek medical treatment immediately at a health centre or their doctor if they experience symptoms of the disease. Symptoms of chikungunya fever include high fever, joint pain mainly in the hands, wrists and ankles and other joints, headache, muscle...

12 years ago Health & Wellness

225 Cataract Patients At Mandeville Hospital Receive Surgeries

A total of 225 cataract patients at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester have benefitted from well-needed surgeries, which were performed by a team of surgeons from the Unites States (US) and India. US-based Diaspora charity, Mind, Body and Soul Health Ministries, which has been working in Jamaica for several years, organised the medical mission, through sponsorship from internationally renowned...

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Designate Day to Clean Their Communities

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is calling on all Jamaicans to come together and designate a day to undertake community clean-up activities. He pointed out that the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which transmit the Chikungunya virus, breeds in and around areas where people gather, so the school, home, church and business places should be a part of this clean-up....

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Forum in Black River September 18

Residents in and around the town of Black River, in St. Elizabeth, will be updated on many health issues, including Chikungunya, at a public forum on Thursday, September 18. The forum will be held at the St. Elizabeth Parish Library, in Black River, commencing at 4:30 p.m., and is part of a series of Town Hall meetings that the Southern...

Minister of Health, Hon Dr. Fenton Ferguson, updates the media after a tour of Yallahs Primary School in St. Thomas on September 17. At right is Member of Parliament for West St. Thomas, James Robertson. Dr. Ferguson visited Nutts River in Eastern St. Thomas as well as the Yallahs Primary School where it is reported that several students and teachers were displaying flu like symptoms.

12 years ago EducationHealth & Wellness

St. Thomas Schools Remained Open Despite Absence Due to Illness

The Ministry of Health has responded to reports that a high level of staff absenteeism at the Yallahs Primary School in St. Thomas is related to the mosquito-borne Chikungunya Virus. Although no breeding sites were identified during Tuesday’s inspection of the school compound, the Ministry of Health fumigated the area on Wednesday, September 17 as an additional precautionary measure. The...

Consultant Urologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies and Lecturer and Head of Urology at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Belinda Morrison, Williams explains the importance of screening for prostate cancer, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

12 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

JCS Urges Men to be Proactive

As Jamaica observes Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September, the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) is urging men, particularly those over the age of 40 years, to be proactive and do the necessary screening for the disease. In an interview with JIS News, Consultant Urologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies and Lecturer and Head of Urology at the...