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Director of Health Promotion and Education at the Ministry of Health, Takese Foga, provides information on activities for Caribbean Wellness Day 2013, at the media launch held on Friday (September 6), at Rooms on the Beach Resort in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.

Caribbean Wellness Day for Ocho Rios on September 14

The Ocean Village Shopping Centre in Ocho Rios, St. Ann will be abuzz with activity on Saturday, September 14, as the Ministry of Health stages a number of activities in observance of Caribbean Wellness Day 2013. Director of Health Promotion...

National Health Fund (NHF) Public Information Manager, Rosemarie Lee, speaking during Friday’s (September 6) launch of Caribbean Wellness Day 2013 at the Rooms on the Beach Resort, in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Jamaica marks this year’s commemoration on Saturday, September 14, with a slate of activities at the Ocean Village Shopping Centre in Ocho Rios, under the theme: “‘Love your body, treat your body right”.

National Health Fund Advocating Healthy Habits for Children

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addressing Friday’s (Sept. 6) launch of Caribbean Wellness Day 2013, at the Rooms on the Beach Resort, in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Activities marking Caribbean Wellness Day 2013 are slated for Saturday, September 14, at the Ocean Village Shopping Centre, Ocho Rios.

Healthier Lifestyles Urged to Prevent Non – Communicable Diseases

Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, speaks at the recent groundbreaking ceremony for expansion of the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital in St. Ann.

Jamaicans Urged to Take Advantage of NHF Screenings

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, reports on developments in improving cancer treatment locally, during the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the St. Ann Bay Regional Hospital in St. Ann on August 30.

Talks Advanced for Acquisition of Cancer Treatment Machines- Dr. Ferguson

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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd left), participates in the breaking of ground for expansion of the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital in St. Ann on August 30. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson; Member of Parliament for North East St. Ann, Shahine Robinson; Chairman of the North Eastern Regional Health Authority (NERHA), Leon Gordon; Consultant Anaesthesiologist at the hospital, Dr. Peter Scarlett; and Project Manager, Everald Samuels.

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St. Ann’s Bay Hospital to be Expanded at a Cost of $140 Million

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, on Friday, August 30, broke ground for the expansion of the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital in St. Ann at a cost of $140 million. The project, which is being funded by the National Health Fund (NHF), will provide additional theatre facility and recovery area, and improve overall care to patients. Phase one...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Yulit Gordon, address a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held recently, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

12 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Men Over 40 Urged To Get Screened For Prostate Cancer

With the increase in the number of men being diagnosed with prostate cancer locally, the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) is urging Jamaican men over 40 years, to get their prostate screening checks done annually, in order to facilitate early detection and treatment if diagnosed. The appeal comes as the society marks September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month under the theme:...

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Schools Must Not Admit Children Who Are Inadequately Immunised – Health Ministry

With only a few days left before the new school year begins, the Ministry of Health is urging schools - including nurseries, day-care and early childhood centres- not to admit children who are inadequately immunized for their age. In an interview with JIS News, Programme Development Officer of the Family Health Services Unit at the Ministry, Dr. Yvonne Munroe, says the...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), is greeted by Associate Dean, Caribbean School of Nursing, University of Technology, Professor Hermi Hewitt, at the first biennial nursing and midwifery research conference, which began on August 15, at the Knutsford Court Hotel. It is being held under the theme: ‘Utilizing research for best practices in nursing and Midwifery’. Looking on is Lecturer, University of Technology, Dr. Adella Campbell.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Consultations on Tobacco Control Regulations End

The Ministry of Health has received some 20 submissions from a wide range of interest groups, as the public consultations on the tobacco control regulations closed on Tuesday, August 13. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, at the first biennial nursing and midwifery research conference, which began on August 15, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in...

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).

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Ground Broken for $40m Claremont Centre of Excellence

Work to upgrade the Claremont Health Centre in St. Ann into one of four Centres of Excellence, earmarked for development by the Ministry of Health, is scheduled to get underway shortly. Ground for the $40.6 million project, being funded by the National Health Fund (NHF), was broken by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, during a ceremony on Friday (August...

Acting Senior Medical Officer at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Dr. Courtney Palmer (third right), accepts a patient monitor from President, Rotary Club of Liguanea Plains, Vinton King (third left), at the handing over of medical equipment, valued at $3 million, to the hospital by the Club on August 7. Looking on (from left) are: Assistant Governor, Rotary Club of Liguanea Plains, Donovan Brown; Chairman of the South-East Regional Health Authority (SEHRA), Mr. Lyttleton Shirley; Matron, Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Valrie Taylor Smalling; Acting Regional Director, SEHRA, Mark Martin; and Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Jubilee Hospital/ Kingston Public Hospital, Beulah Stevens.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

VJH Gets Medical Equipment from Rotary Club

Medical equipment valued at $3 million was handed over to the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) by the Rotary Club of Liguanea Plains, at a ceremony held on August 7, on the Hospital compound in Kingston. Included in the equipment donated are 42 Pulse Oximeters and 14 patient monitors. In his remarks, Acting Senior Medical Officer at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital,...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), congratulates new Chairman of the Board of the Cornwall Regional Hospital, Communications Consultant, Calvin Brown (3rd left), at a recent function held at the offices of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA). Looking on are Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (left), who is also Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, and Senior Medical Officer at the Hospital, Dr. Delroy Fray (right).

12 years ago Health & Wellness

New Board for Cornwall Regional Hospital

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has appointed a new 13-member Board for the Cornwall Regional Hospital, chaired by Communications Consultant, Calvin Brown. “I believe, from all indications, that this will be an excellent management committee that will work in concert with the Regional Board. The Health Services Act is very clear about the role and function of a...