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The Ministry of Health, located at 2-4 King Street, Kingston.
The Ministry of Health, located at 2-4 King Street, Kingston.

Temporary Relocation of the Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health will be temporarily relocating its offices from, 2-4 King Street, Kingston for at least 10 working days to facilitate a comprehensive cleaning initiative on the Oceana Building. The building will be vacated at the end of...
Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), shares in the cutting of the National Blood Transfusion Service’s (NBTS) 65th anniversary cake during the institution’s commemorative ceremony at its Slipe Pen Road facilities in Kingston on Friday (Dec.6). Others from left are: NBTS Director, Dr. Angela Scott; NBTS beneficiary, Jacqui Sinclair; top NBTS female donor, Sonya Binns; and top NBTS male donor, John Burrowes.
Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), shares in the cutting of the National Blood Transfusion Service’s (NBTS) 65th anniversary cake during the institution’s commemorative ceremony at its Slipe Pen Road facilities in Kingston on Friday (Dec.6). Others from left are: NBTS Director, Dr. Angela Scott; NBTS beneficiary, Jacqui Sinclair; top NBTS female donor, Sonya Binns; and top NBTS male donor, John Burrowes.

Health Minister Commits to Measures to Increase Blood Donors
Blood donor Organiser, National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Igol Allen
Blood donor Organiser, National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Igol Allen

NBTS Targets Youth in Blood Collection Drive
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), addresses participants in the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and Lancet Commission Caribbean Regional Dialogue, which took place today (Dec. 4), at the New Kingston Conference Centre.
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), addresses participants in the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and Lancet Commission Caribbean Regional Dialogue, which took place today (Dec. 4), at the New Kingston Conference Centre.

Caribbean Can Achieve Zero Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV By 2015
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey, addresses the opening session for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Vision 2020 Committees Representatives for the Caribbean on December 3, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey, addresses the opening session for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Vision 2020 Committees Representatives for the Caribbean on December 3, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.

Gov’t Committed to Eliminating Avoidable Blindness

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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left); and Member of Parliament for North East St. Elizabeth, Raymond Pryce (right); join Chairman of the Board for the Black River Hospital, Mrs. Beryl Rochester (centre) as she prepares to cut the ribbon to declare the Santa Cruz Health Centre of Excellence officially open on Friday November 29.
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Centre of Excellence Health Facility Opened in Santa Cruz

Minister of Health Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson officially opened the Santa Cruz Health Centre of Excellence, in St Elizabeth on Friday November 29 Minister Ferguson simultaneously broke ground for the start of phase two of the work to be done on the facility. The Santa Cruz Health Centre of Excellence is the first of four such facilities to be officially opened....
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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, responds to questions posed during a Rotary Club of St. Andrew meeting on November 26, held at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston. Looking on is club member, Robert Drummond.
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NHF to Take Over Pharmaceutical Services on January 2014

The island’s pharmaceutical services will be transferred to the National Health Fund (NHF), beginning  January 2014, says Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. The Minister was speaking at the Rotary Club of St. Andrew meeting at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston, on November  26. “We are going to transform the pharmaceutical services, moving it out of the Ministry...
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Consumers are being warned to avoid “Panadol Extra Strength Tablets, in a blue package, bearing the label “made in China by GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare”. These drugs have not been approved for sale in Jamaica.
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Health Ministry Issues Unapproved Drugs Warning

The Ministry of Health is warning of the existence of unapproved drugs on the local market. The Ministry of Health is aware that “Panadol Extra Strength Tablets, in a blue package, bearing the label “made in China by GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare” are available. The Ministry is advising that “Panadol” Tablets made in China by GlaxoSmithKline have not been approved for...
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Centre of Excellence to be Opened in Santa Cruz November 29

The Santa Cruz Health Centre, in St. Elizabeth, will be officially re-opened as a Centre of Excellence on Friday, November 29. This was disclosed by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, during the official re-opening ceremony of the Charles Chin Loy Health Centre in Western Kingston, on Thursday, November 28. The Santa Cruz Health Centre is one of four...
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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), listens to a point being made by Member of Parliament for Western Kingston, Desmond McKenzie during the official re-opening ceremony for the Charles Chin Loy Health Centre in Western Kingston on Thursday, November 28.
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Cabinet Approves Non-Communicable Disease Strategic Plan

Cabinet has given approval for the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Strategic Plan 2013/2018. This was announced by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson on Thursday, November 28, during the official re-opening ceremony of the Charles Chin Loy Health Centre in Western Kingston. The plan will serve as a roadmap towards the goal of reducing NCDs, including but not limited to...
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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (third left), cuts the ribbon symbolically the official reopening of the Charles Chin Loy Health Centre in Western Kingston on November 28. Others from left are: Councillor, Tivoli Gardens Division, Donovan Samuels; Member of Parliament, Western Kingston, Desmond McKenzie; Project Manager, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Paulette Mitchell; Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Lyttleton Shirley; Regional Director, SERHA, Donald Farquharson.
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Health Centre Re-Opens in Tivoli Gardens

Residents of Tivoli Gardens and surrounding areas in Western Kingston, now have improved access to health services, following the refurbishing and re-opening of the Charles Chin Loy Health Centre in the community. The Type II facility will provide maternal and child health care as well as curative services such as chronic diseases treatment and care, nutrition, paediatric and dental services,...
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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), addressing Rotary Club of St. Andrew meeting at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston on November 26. Others (from left) are: Past President of the Club, Jennifer Anderson and President, Marie Powell.
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Health Minister Supports Marijuana Use as Medicine

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says while the smoking of marijuana has serious implications for one’s health, he fully supports the use of the substance for medicinal purposes. “Jamaica can’t lock off itself from the rest of the world or the research findings that are available, that is pointing to a significant number of elicits that medical marijuana...
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