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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

Four Jamaican students will have the opportunity to pursue medical degrees in Cuba this September, under the Jamaica/Cuba Bilateral Scholarship Programme. Toni Ann Nelson, Janelle Tennant, Mikhail Burke and Oraine Lynch are this year’s recipients of full seven-year scholarships under...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, speaking at a meeting in Mandeville, Manchester, on June 7.

Minister Pleased with Progress at Santa Cruz Health Centre

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, emphasises a point while addressing participants, from the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) attending the first of four scheduled national public consultations on health sector financing, at the Mandeville Hotel, Mandeville, Manchester, on Friday (June 7).

Minister Upbeat about Consultations on Public Health Financing

Director of the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Angela Scott (right), gives details of the upcoming observation of World Blood Donor Day on June 14, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on June 4. Representative of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in Jamaica, Margareta Sköld, looks on.

Jamaica to Host World Blood Donor Day Ceremony

Representative of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) in Jamaica, Margareta Sköld, emphasises the importance of donating blood, during a Think Tank held on June 4, at the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) head office in Kingston.

NBTS to Highlight Importance of Giving Blood

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UK Diaspora Group to Procure Medical Items for Jamaica

A sub-committee, consisting of members of the Jamaican Diaspora in the United Kingdom (UK), will be established to focus on the procurement of medical supplies for Jamaica. Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the UK, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, told JIS News that the decision to form the committee was taken at a recent meeting held at the High Commission, to discuss...

13 years ago Health & Wellness

NBTS to Include Children in Activities for World Blood Donor Day

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is seeking to change the mindset of youth toward giving blood, and will include students from various schools islandwide in the activities for World Blood Donor Day, to be observed on June 14. Director of the NBTS, Dr. Angella Scott, said this is being done to diffuse the fear among Jamaicans about donating blood,...

13 years ago Health & Wellness

NBTS Appeals for Blood Donations

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is making an urgent appeal for blood donations to boost depleted supplies. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday, June 4, Director of the NBTS, Dr. Angela Scott, said that the service, although not at crisis level, is short of all blood types. “As of yesterday (June 3) all groups were short. We...

13 years ago Health & Wellness

Smoking Ban Not Easy, But Crucial – Dr. Ferguson

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the move by the Government to ban smoking in public spaces will not be easy, but is a task that has to be undertaken to protect public health. He was speaking on Monday, June 3, at the Medical Association of Jamaica’s (MAJ) Symposium at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. The Minister...

13 years ago Health & Wellness

Occupational Safety and Health Act to be Tabled This Year

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has reiterated the Ministry’s commitment to have the proposed Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) tabled this legislative year. Making his contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 4, the Minister informed that the most recent draft of the legislation was received by the Ministry...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), looks on while students at the Mearnsville Primary School in Westmoreland perform a song, at a function held at the Mearnsville Methodist Church on Friday, May 31, to conclude a one week dental mission by the Great Shape dental group from the United States.

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Westmoreland Community Welcomes Overseas Dental Mission

Residents of the Mearnsville community in Westmoreland are elated and grateful, having benefited from a week of free dental services from the United States-based Great Shape dental group. Some 300 residents of the community were reached over the five-day period from May 27 to 31, where they benefitted from services such as teeth cleaning, filling and extraction, and sensitization on...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addresses a function on Friday, May 31, at the Mearnsville Methodist Church in Westmoreland, to conclude a week of complimentary dental care provided by the United States-based Great Shape group.

13 years ago Health & Wellness

Ministry of Health Establishes International Cooperation Unit

The Ministry of Health has established an International Cooperation Unit that aims to assist with the smooth entry into the island of overseas health missions which offer to provide complimentary medical care locally. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, who made the announcement on Friday, May 31, said the unit’s establishment forms part of the Government’s efforts to ensure that...