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MONTEGO BAY: Jamaica is to benefit from some $2.5 billion in grant funding from the European Union (EU), to boost the delivery of maternal and paediatric health care in public health institutions islandwide. Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, who made the disclosure on Saturday (April 27), said the allocation is expected to further advance the government’s efforts to meet...

The proposed Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) is currently being reviewed by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (CPC), to amend contents of the draft, based on recommendations from the Attorney General’s office. Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, who will table the Bill in Parliament, says the review aims to ensure that its provisions conform to stipulated legal...

The Jamaica Cancer Society is inviting members of the medical fraternity to attend and support the inaugural staging of its Cervical Cancer Medical Symposium on Sunday, April 28, in honour of Dr. Joseph St. Elmo Hall. The forum, which forms part of activities to mark Cancer Awareness Month in April, will be held in the Basic Medical Sciences Building on...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has emphasized the need for the effective and efficient use of resources in the health sector, especially in light of the country’s economic challenges. The Minister said that with the pending agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which calls for belt tightening, no sector will be exempt from this scenario. He noted,...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be hosting its first Occupational, Safety and Health (OSH) Symposium on Friday, April 26, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. The event, being held in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), is part of activities by the Ministry to observe World Occupational Safety and Health Day on April 28. It...

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...