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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is assisted by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), in cutting the ribbon, symbolising the official opening of the Oak Glade Health Centre in Kingston, during a special ceremony on Friday, November 15. Also sharing in the moment are (from left): Councillor, Payne Land Division, Audrey Smith-Facey; Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Lyttleton Shirley; and Board Chairman, National Health Fund, Sterling Soares.

PM Opens Upgraded Oak Glade Health Centre

Approximately 20,000 residents of communities in south western St. Andrew and its environs will now benefit from improved health services with the upgrading and renovation of the Oak Glade Health Centre at a cost of $33.98 million. The upgraded facility,...

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Karen Lewis- Bell, stresses the importance of getting children immunised, at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held recently, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Health Ministry Renews Call for Children to be Immunised

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Yulit Gordon at a recent JIS Think Tank.

Ban on Public Smoking A Major Achievement – Cancer Society

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), makes a comment to Chairman of the National Health Fun (NHF), Sterling Soares, during opening of the 8th Caribbean Conference on Health Financing Initiatives at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay on Tuesday, November 12.

Jamaica Waging War Against Non-Communicable Diseases – Dr. Ferguson

President of Help Jamaica Medical Mission, Dr Rudolph Willis.

Diaspora Group Hosts Fundraiser For Medical Mission

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

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister to be Honoured in New York

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, will head a list of eight distinguished persons to be recognized by the Caribbean American Outreach Association (CAOA), at its annual awards dinner, to be held at the JFK Hilton Hotel in Queens, New York, on Saturday, November 9. These persons will be honoured for their contribution in the areas of public service, professional...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd left); and Project Manager, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund, Paulette Mitchell (3rd right), cut the ribbon to officially open the renovated Accident and Emergency Department at the Annotto Bay Hospital in St. Mary, recently. The department was upgraded as part of a rehabilitation project undertaken at the hospital at a cost of more than $90 million. Others participating in the exercise are Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase (2nd left); South East St. Mary Member of Parliament, Dr. Winston Green (4th right); Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Ray Fraser (2nd right); and North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Chairman, Leon Gordon (right).

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Refurbishing of Annotto Bay Hospital A Symbol of Public/Private Partnership

The recently completed rehabilitation of the Annotto Bay Hospital in St. Mary, done at over $90 million, represents one of the most significant displays of public/private sector collaboration on a major project undertaken in Jamaica. The work was to repair damage to the institution’s infrastructure, which was sustained during the passage of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The project was...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (seated), listens intently, while Chief Radiographer at the Princess Margaret Hospital in St. Thomas, Leesa Sharpe (left), explains how the imaging aspect of the institution’s new state-of-the-art digital X-ray unit functions. The Minister was touring the hospital’s X-ray department on Thursday (Oct. 31), following a ceremony to officially commission the unit into service. Others looking on (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the hospital, Colleen Wright; and Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority, Lyttleton Shirley.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Princess Margaret Hospital Gets State-Of-The-Art Digital X-Ray Unit

The Princess Margaret Hospital in St. Thomas now boasts a state-of-the-art digital X-ray unit, which will increase its capacity to provide quick and efficient diagnostic services. The XR 6000 digital X-ray unit, which was purchased at a cost of $12.6 million through funding by the National Health Fund (NHF), was officially commissioned into service on Thursday, October 31, during a...

Minister of Health, the Hon. Fenton Ferguson at the launch of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s (HFJ) annual ‘Run for your Heart’ event on October 29, at Emancipation Park in New Kingston.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Significant Decline in Asthma Admissions Since Smoking Ban

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says there has been a 20 per cent reduction in asthmatic admissions to hospitals since the imposition of the no smoking policy in specified public spaces. The ban was imposed on July 15, with the implementation of the Public Health (Tobacco Control) Regulations 2013. The regulations’ are consistent with the Government’s 2013/14 strategic...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), is presented with a copy of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) State of the World Population Report 2013 by Deputy Director of the UNFPA’s Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean, Siti Oussein. The document was launched by the UNFPA, in collaboration with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), during a ceremony held at the Chinese Benevolent Association in Kingston, on October 30.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

UNFPA Lauds Actions By Government To Assist Adolescent Mothers

The Government of Jamaica’s many interventions in support of the country’s adolescent mothers have come in for high praise from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Deputy Director of the UNFPA’s Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean, Siti Oussein, has commended the Government for assisting pregnant girls with continuing their education, through the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation’s (WCJF) Programme for...

Minister of Health, the Hon. Fenton Ferguson at the launch of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s (HFJ) annual ‘Run for your Heart’ event on October 29, at Emancipation Park in New Kingston.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Hundreds Expected to Participate in Heart Foundation Fundraising Run

Hundreds of runners are expected to converge at the Stadium East, Kingston, on Sunday, November 24 for the Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s (HFJ) annual ‘Run for your Heart’ event. The 5K run/walk, which gets underway at 7:00 am, is aimed at raising funds for the HFJ to continue offering affordable heart testing, care, and rehabilitation, among other services to the...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), shares with (from left): Member of Jamaica’s National Senior Netball Team, Vanessa Walker; Project Manager, HEART Foundation of Jamaica, Barbara McGaw; and Director of Sales, Employee Benefits, Sagicor Life Jamaica Ltd., Desmon Jangalee. Occasion was the launch of the Jamaica National Building Society’s (JNBS) Wellfest Family Fair 2013 on October 25, at the JNBS headquarters in St. Andrew.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Gov’t Implements 5-Year Plan to Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases

The Ministry of Health has implemented a five-year strategic plan aimed at tackling the prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Jamaica. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said the plan will address the four major conditions causing death and illness among Jamaicans, namely cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic respiratory disease. He said the programme will also tackle the four...