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The Surgical Ward and the Burn Unit at the Bustamante Hospital for Children have been refurbished at a cost of approximately $5.7 million. The facilities were officially re-opened by the Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, during a ceremony at the hospital on Arthur Wint Drive, in Kingston, on Thursday, February 21. Dr. Ferguson said the refurbishment is part...

The Ministry of Health is seeking to enhance dental health care options, as part of efforts to improve the overall health of Jamaicans. This is in recognition of the critical link between oral health and a number of non- communicable diseases including diabetes, which is associated with heart disease, stroke, amputation, eye disease, and kidney disease. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr....

Health Minister, Hon. Fenton Dr. Ferguson, has lauded the various charitable organisations and individuals, who continue to provide tangible support to the health sector, which he said, amounted to billions of dollars last year. He named Food For the Poor in particular, which this week donated operating theatre lights, wheelchairs, stretchers, hospital beds and sofas for waiting areas, valued at...

The female medical ward at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital in St. Ann is to be expanded at a cost of over $73 million. Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, on Friday (February 15), signed a contract for the project during a ceremony at the hospital. The work, to be undertaken over eight months by the firm, W.G. Walters Construction...

Government Senator, Lambert Brown, is supporting a call for legislation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which seeks to safeguard the welfare of persons in the workplace. “The Occupational Safety and Health Act is essential in protecting the workers and their families. It is good for employers (as it) will save them from having to face compensation (and) lost...

The Ministry of Health has received healthcare items, including 200 wheelchairs, from Food for the Poor (FFP), which are to be distributed to health facilities across the island. The other items, which included 40 hospital beds, four operating theatre lights, two stretchers and 51 sofas, were handed over during a ceremony at the FFP’s headquarters in Spanish Town, St. Catherine,...

The Government intends to continue its no user fee policy at the primary health care level, Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has assured. Dr. Ferguson, who was addressing a Kiwanis Club of Constant Spring meeting on February 12, at the Mayfair Hotel in St. Andrew, said the Government came to office with a clear commitment to primary health care....

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says that the effort by the Government to implement law to ban smoking in public places, is aimed at protecting the health of citizens. Dr. Ferguson, who was addressing a meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Constant Spring held yesterday (February 12) at the Mayfair Hotel in St. Andrew, said the matter is...

Six dental surgeons from Cuba will be available to work at the primary health care level, when they arrive in the island later this year. This was disclosed by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, during an interview with JIS News, following a planning and evaluation meeting of the Oral Health Services Unit, at the Alhambra Inn, in Kingston...

The Ministry of Health is exploring the possibility of acquiring a mobile unit, as part of efforts to improve the delivery of healthcare across the island, with particular emphasis on oral health. Persons who may not be able to visit the various health facilities in close proximity to them, will be targeted. This was disclosed by Minister of Health, Hon....

The White Paper on the National Workplace Policy on HIV and AIDS was tabled in the Senate on Friday, February 8. The policy is a framework for action by the Government, employers and workers to deal effectively with HIV/AIDS in places of employment. It is based on the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) principles on HIV/AIDS in the workplace. It takes...

Work is to begin soon at the Princess Margaret Hospital in St. Thomas as the Ministry of Health moves to improve security at the facility. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said that a contract valuing $13.6 million was signed on February 1 to put in perimeter fencing at the hospital. The work is being funded by the National Health...