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The Ministry of Health has begun its national consultations on the review of the no-user fee policy for public health facilities. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said the process began last Thursday, April 18, with a meeting with Opposition Spokesman on Health, Dr. Ken Baugh. “The intention is to move from there, to having four consultations in the four...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said that he will be having discussions with the family of late former Health Minister, Dr. Herbert W. Eldemire, regarding the renaming of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in his honour. Addressing a JIS Think Tank at the agency’s Half-Way-Tree Road offices today (April 24), Dr. Ferguson noted that the family has expressed reservations...

MONTEGO BAY - One of the facilities in the Health sector where major upgrading works will be carried out in the coming months is the St. Ann's Bay Regional Hospital, in St. Ann. Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, tells JIS News that there has been an increase in the Capital allocation for the health sector for 2013/14, pointing...

MONTEGO BAY - Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the consultation on  health financing has begun, with a formal discussion held with the Opposition Spokesman on Health, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, on April 18. "I met with Dr.  Kenneth Baugh, because I believe that Health and Education are two areas that require unity of purpose across the political divide,"...

MONTEGO BAY - The delivery of health care at the Black River Hospital, in St. Elizabeth,  got a well needed boost on Friday, April 19,  with the official opening of a new  maternity ward. A building on the premises was converted and refurbished by the National Health Fund (NHF) at a cost of approximately $15 million, and this resulted in...

The Ministry of Health will be staging 13 parenting workshops across the island to raise awareness of the process of immunization and its importance, during Vaccination Week 2013 from Sunday, April 21 to Saturday, April 28. The week is being observed by the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), under the theme: 'Vaccination: A Shared...

Cabinet has approved the award of contracts totalling some $846 million to implement sewage treatment solutions at 14 health facilities across the island, and provide portering, and cleaning services at the Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals. The sewage treatment contract of $420 million has been awarded to the Scientific Research Council (SRC). Making the announcement at the Jamaica House...

Approximately $94 billion has been reserved in the budget for social safety net programmes, the provision of housing, jobs and training, and initiatives to assist vulnerable communities. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips,as he opened the 2013/14 Budget Debate on Friday, April 18, in the House of Representatives under the theme ‘Restoring...

The Ministry of Health is to remove from the market, the four brands of toilet tissue found to be contaminated. At the Jamaica House press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday, April 17, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Jean Dixon and Chairman of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Dr. Winston Davidson, outlined details...

The May Pen Hospital is slated to undergo a multi-million dollar upgrading and rehabilitation project this fiscal year. This was disclosed by Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson on Friday, April 12, following a tour of the Clarendon-based facility. Dr. Fergsuon said the project is estimated to cost between $96 million and $100 million, with approximately $64 million of the...

Parents are being urged to examine their children’s responsiveness and behaviour during the early stages of development in an effort to identify and treat any disorders, including autism. The advice, from Professor of Child Health, Child Development and Behaviour at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Maureen Samms Vaughan, comes as Jamaica joins the world in marking World...

The Ministry of Health is moving to make it easier for overseas partners to make donations of equipment and services to the health sector, and that these contributions go to the areas of greatest need. “The Ministry is now in the process of revising the gift policy and procedures and guidelines, to make it easier for us to receive, track...