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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

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Yulit Gordon, is hailing the ban on public smoking as a major achievement for individuals and organisations, which have long agitated for such legislation. She noted that as a member of the...

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

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

Health Minister to be Honoured in New York

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).

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

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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.

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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...

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

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Get Involved in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has urged all Jamaicans to become more active in the fight against breast cancer, as the disease affects not only the women who physically experience the effects, but also families and the society as a whole. “This involvement must not only rest with the women…knowing (about) it, that is not enough, get involved. It...

President, Jamaica Association of Health Service Executives (JAHSE), David Dobson (at podium), addressing Friday’s (October 25) opening ceremony for the JAHSE’s biennial conference, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Friday (October 25). The conference was held under the theme: ‘Professionalization of Health Service Managers – 21st Century Perspectives’. Listening keenly are: Conference Chairperson, Dr. Pansy Hamilton (centre); and Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Margaret Skőld.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Favourable Indicators for Development of Health Tourism

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the targeted development of health tourism in Jamaica and the transformation into a regional health hub are achievable, based on several indicators deemed “favourable” to Jamaica. “We have some of the best health-trained personnel this side of the world (and) logistically, we are at the very centre of the Caribbean,” Dr. Ferguson said...