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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), looks on as Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), participates in the symbolic groundbreaking exercise at the Claremont Health Centre in St. Ann on Friday (August 9) to launch the $40 million Centre of Excellence project at the institution. The project is located in South East St. Ann, for which Minister Hanna is also the Member of Parliament. Others participating in the exercise included: North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Board Chairman, Leon Gordon (2nd right); and Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), which is funding the project, Sterling Soares (right).
Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), looks on as Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), participates in the symbolic groundbreaking exercise at the Claremont Health Centre in St. Ann on Friday (August 9) to launch the $40 million Centre of Excellence project at the institution. The project is located in South East St. Ann, for which Minister Hanna is also the Member of Parliament. Others participating in the exercise included: North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Board Chairman, Leon Gordon (2nd right); and Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), which is funding the project, Sterling Soares (right).

$1 Billion to Upgrade Health Facilities

More than $1 billion will be spent this fiscal year to upgrade health facilities across the island. As outlined in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives, the project is being funded by the National Health...
Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)
Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)

Health Minister Calls for Collaboration to Tackle CHIK
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right) and members of the Ministry’s public health team look at water running in a roadside drain in Callaloo Mews as a result of blocked sewer lines, during a visit to the community on April 4. The Minister assured the residents that immediate steps will be taken to address the mosquito nuisance affecting them and that efforts will be made to address the blocked sewer drains in the community.
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right) and members of the Ministry’s public health team look at water running in a roadside drain in Callaloo Mews as a result of blocked sewer lines, during a visit to the community on April 4. The Minister assured the residents that immediate steps will be taken to address the mosquito nuisance affecting them and that efforts will be made to address the blocked sewer drains in the community.

Immediate Action to Tackle Mosquito Nuisance in Callaloo Mews
The Malvern and Myersville Health Centres in St. Elizabeth.
The Malvern and Myersville Health Centres in St. Elizabeth.

Health Centres in SRHA to be Upgraded
Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), participates in the symbolic presentation of a $123 million (US$117,176) grant agreement being provided by the Government of Japan to the Bustamante Hospital for Children for the acquisition of vital medical equipment, following Wednesday’s (March 26) signing ceremony at the institution. Also participating: are: the hospital Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Wood (left), and Chargé d’Affaires at the Japanese Embassy in Jamaica, Koji Tomita (2nd right), both of whom signed the agreement, and South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) Acting Chairman, Dr. Andrei Cooke.
Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), participates in the symbolic presentation of a $123 million (US$117,176) grant agreement being provided by the Government of Japan to the Bustamante Hospital for Children for the acquisition of vital medical equipment, following Wednesday’s (March 26) signing ceremony at the institution. Also participating: are: the hospital Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Wood (left), and Chargé d’Affaires at the Japanese Embassy in Jamaica, Koji Tomita (2nd right), both of whom signed the agreement, and South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) Acting Chairman, Dr. Andrei Cooke.

Children’s Hospital Receive $123 Million for Critical Equipment

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Budget 2014/2015Health & Wellness

$294 Million to be Spent on HIV Programme for At-Risk Groups

Persons most at risk for contracting HIV are being targeted under a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded programme. As outlined in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the HIV Prevalence in Most-at-Risk Population Reduced programme, which runs from October, 2009 to September, 2014, will this financial year receive $294.1 million. The objectives of...
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South St. James Health Centre to be Rehabilitated

Funds are being set aside in the 2014/15 budget to rehabilitate the Cambridge Health Centre in South St. James, under a major Ministry of Health and National Health Fund (NHF) joint project. Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Primary Health Care Infrastructure, Hon. Luther Buchanan says discussions are well advanced with the NHF...
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Wards Show Talent in ‘Positive Livity’ Poster Contest

Youngsters in public and private child care facilities across the island were given an opportunity to showcase their artistic talent while demonstrating their knowledge of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS through a poster competition. The competition, launched by the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), saw entries from the St. Augustine Place of Safety in Clarendon, Garland Hall Home in Westmoreland,...
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Security to be Beefed Up at Negril Health Centre

Security at the Negril Health Centre in Westmoreland will be stepped up immediately, to combat the spate of break-ins which the facility has been experiencing. Making the announcement after a meeting with representatives from the Western Regional Health Authority, and the Westmoreland police in Savanna-La-Mar, on the weekend, Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Luther...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), unveils a plaque at the newly re-branded Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, in Kingston, during the launch on March 25. Executive Chairman, Dr. Henry Lowe and his wife Janet, look on.
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PM Encourages Investment in Medical Tourism

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller wants Jamaica to tap into the global market for medical tourism, which is estimated at US$40 billion. Citing the recent announcement of Jamaica’s first medical tourism facility to be built in Montego Bay; the country’s world renowned cadre of nurses and doctors; as well as its demonstrated expertise in medicine, Mrs. Simpson...
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Children’s Hospital to Receive Kidney Disease Detection Machine

Paediatric kidney patients in Jamaica and across the region will benefit from increased diagnostic treatment options at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC) with the proposed purchase of a fluoroscopy machine valued at $54.7 million. Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson has disclosed that the National Health Fund (NHF) has secured funds to procure the state-of-art equipment, which is...
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