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Executive Director of the Washington, D.C., Board of Medicine, Dr. Jacqueline Watson, addressing a forum at the 5th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, on June 17, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James.
Executive Director of the Washington, D.C., Board of Medicine, Dr. Jacqueline Watson, addressing a forum at the 5th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, on June 17, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James.

Jamaica Encouraged to Develop Health Tourism Industry

Executive Director of the Washington, D.C., Board of Medicine, Dr. Jacqueline Watson, says Jamaica can establish and operate a thriving health tourism industry, mainly in the area of health care. Making a presentation on June 17, at a forum exploring...
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd right); Director, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne (left); and Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), Sterling Soares, look on as Director of the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Dr. Angela Scott (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to the bus donated by the NHF. Occasion was the observance of World Blood Donor Day 2013 on June 14 at Emancipation Park in New Kingston.
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd right); Director, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne (left); and Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), Sterling Soares, look on as Director of the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Dr. Angela Scott (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to the bus donated by the NHF. Occasion was the observance of World Blood Donor Day 2013 on June 14 at Emancipation Park in New Kingston.

NBTS Gets Bus to Boost Blood Collection
Judith Cousley (left) of First Regional Co-op Credit Union Limited, presents a cheque for $89,663 to Chief Medical Officer of the St. Ann
Judith Cousley (left) of First Regional Co-op Credit Union Limited, presents a cheque for $89,663 to Chief Medical Officer of the St. Ann's Bay Regional Hospital, Dr. Nicole Dawkins (right), during the handing over of two electrocardiograph (ECG) machines to the hospital on June 12. Others sharing the moment from (2nd left) are: Chairman, Friends of the St. Bay Regional Hospital; Marjorie Taylor; Chief Executive Officer of the hospital, Leon Garel; Doreen Murdock of the Friends of the hospital; and Acting Regional Technical Director, Dr. Patrick Wheatle.

ECG Machines Donated to St. Ann’s Bay Hospital
Oraine Lynch, Toni Ann Nelson, Janelle Tennant, and Mikhail Burke, are all smiles after receiving their scholarship awards on Friday (June 7), to pursue medical studies in Cuba. The presentation, under the Jamaica/Cuba Bilateral Scholarship Programme, was made at the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba, in Kingston.
Oraine Lynch, Toni Ann Nelson, Janelle Tennant, and Mikhail Burke, are all smiles after receiving their scholarship awards on Friday (June 7), to pursue medical studies in Cuba. The presentation, under the Jamaica/Cuba Bilateral Scholarship Programme, was made at the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba, in Kingston.

Students Receive Scholarships to Study Medicine in Cuba
Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, speaking at a meeting in Mandeville, Manchester, on June 7.
Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, speaking at a meeting in Mandeville, Manchester, on June 7.

Minister Pleased with Progress at Santa Cruz Health Centre

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NCSC Staging Men’s Health Day Seminar June 20

The National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) will be staging its 8th Regional Men’s Health Day Seminar on Thursday, June 20, at the St. Andrew Parish Church Hall, 16 Ellesmere Road, in Kingston. The event, which gets underway at 10:00 a.m., will focus on hypertension, its possible causes, preventive measures, coping mechanisms and family life. Programme Organizer for Health at...
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Health Minister Calls for Partners in Anti-Smoking Effort

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says he will be seeking the assistance of local and international partners, including the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in the effort to reduce tobacco use in Jamaica. The Government is working to put in place a Tobacco Control Act, which will protect citizens from the harmful effects of tobacco smoking, by prohibiting...
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Jamaica Hosts World Blood Donor Day Ceremony

Jamaica joins the rest of the world in observing World Blood Donor Day (WBDD), Friday, June 14, under the theme:‘Give the gift of life: donate blood’. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Director of the National Blood Transfusion Service, Dr. Angella Scott, said the aim of this year’s observance is to raise awareness of the need for safe blood....
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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, emphasises a point while addressing participants, from the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) attending the first of four scheduled national public consultations on health sector financing, at the Mandeville Hotel, Mandeville, Manchester, on Friday (June 7).
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Minister Upbeat about Consultations on Public Health Financing

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is confident that the ongoing national consultations on financing Jamaica’s public health system will yield tangible solutions, redounding to the country’s benefit. This position, he says, is based on the outcome of Friday’s staging (June 7) of the first of four scheduled consultations, at the Mandeville Hotel, Mandeville, Manchester, describing it as “successful”. Speaking...
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Director of the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Angela Scott (right), gives details of the upcoming observation of World Blood Donor Day on June 14, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on June 4. Representative of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in Jamaica, Margareta Sköld, looks on.
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Jamaica to Host World Blood Donor Day Ceremony

Jamaica has been selected by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to host the official ceremony for World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) for the Region of the Americas, on June 14. Speaking with JIS News, Country Representative of PAHO and the World Health Organization (WHO) in Jamaica, Margareta Sköld, explained that one country is selected yearly to be the host...
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UK Diaspora Group to Procure Medical Items for Jamaica

A sub-committee, consisting of members of the Jamaican Diaspora in the United Kingdom (UK), will be established to focus on the procurement of medical supplies for Jamaica. Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the UK, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, told JIS News that the decision to form the committee was taken at a recent meeting held at the High Commission, to discuss...
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