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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), addresses members of the Jamaica Medical Foundation (JMF), during the organisation’s 25th Annual General Meeting at the Knutsford Court hotel on June 20. Also pictured is: Chairman, JMF, Oliver Jones.
Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), addresses members of the Jamaica Medical Foundation (JMF), during the organisation’s 25th Annual General Meeting at the Knutsford Court hotel on June 20. Also pictured is: Chairman, JMF, Oliver Jones.

Health Ministry Pledges $25 Million for Prostate Cancer Research

The Ministry of Health has committed some $25 million, over the next five years, to advance prostate cancer research in Jamaica. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, made the announcement today (June 20), as he addressed the Jamaica Medical Foundation’s...
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
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

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Seniors Urged To Limit Salt Consumption

Senior citizens are being urged to limit the consumption of salt in order to prevent and control hypertension or high blood pressure. The advice came from Consultant Cardiologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Victor Elliott, as he addressed the 8th staging of the Annual Men’s Health Day Seminar yesterday (June 20), at the St. Andrew...
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Advisory Body Appointed To Streamline Health Missions to Jamaica

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has announced the setting up of an Advisory Body on Diaspora affairs, to work on the streamlining of medical missions to Jamaica; and the appointment of Liaison Officers at all public hospitals. Speaking at a session on Health at the just concluded 5th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held at the Montego Bay Convention...
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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, speaking at a meeting in Mandeville, Manchester, on June 7.
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Minister Pleased with Progress at Santa Cruz Health Centre

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is expressing satisfaction with the progress of work to develop the Santa Cruz Health Centre in St. Elizabeth into a Centre of Excellence. That sentiment is also being expressed by Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) Chairperson, Faye Bell. Some $25 million has been spent to carry out work on the first of two phases...
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