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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the government will introduce a new policy of universal free health care at primary care facilities, but assured that it has no intention to deny access to vulnerable patients at the secondary and tertiary levels.    "It is a shift from what now obtains, which is universal free primary, secondary and tertiary...

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday (January 18), handed over the keys to six vehicles, valued at some $12 million, to the four main regional authorities, in an effort to further enhance the work of the Vector Control Programme. Speaking at the handing over ceremony at the Ministry’s offices, downtown Kingston, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said the vehicles...

The Occupational Safety and Health Department in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) has embarked on an HIV/AIDS food Industry Pilot Project, in an effort to sensitize the public that HIV/AIDS cannot be transmitted through food. Launched on World Aids Day, December 1, the project enables several companies to become actively involved by signing a proclamation. The proclamation...

Some 73 young persons were recruited by the Westmoreland Parish Council late last year to work with the parish's Public Health Department on the Dengue Fever Alert Programme. Addressing the Council at a meeting on January 12, Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar and Chairman of the Council, Bertel Moore, said the persons who were  trained by the  Health Department, were deployed across...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says a Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Health Card, to help improve the delivery of healthcare services to Jamaicans, is to be introduced shortly. The Minister was speaking Friday (January 13) at a Ministry of Health Retreat, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The GOJ Health Card will allow persons with prescriptions from...

Plans are in high gear for the staging of the 128th birthday anniversary celebration of National Hero, Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante on February 24 in Hanover. A sub-committee of the Hanover Parish Council, comprised of members of the Council's Civic and Community Relations Committee, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), and representatives from several organisations within the parish, have...

Two hundred and twenty five residents of Crystal City, Prospect, Eastern St. Thomas, will soon benefit from improved sanitation facilities. The scope of work involves the construction of bathroom facilities for 22 houses, inclusive of water closet, lavatory basin, shower and multipurpose outdoor wash area. It is expected to commence later this month and should be completed by May, at...

KINGSTON — United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Pamella Bridgewater, will officially open the University of Technology’s (UTech) 18th annual diabetes conference, scheduled for March 29 to April 1, 2012. The conference, to be held at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Hotel, Ocho Rios, St. Ann, will be staged through the University Diabetes Outreach Programme (UDOP) under the theme: ‘New...

MONTEGO BAY — Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen has commended the management and staff of the Falmouth Public Hospital in Trelawny, for the high level of service rendered to the nation, as they consistently address the health needs of citizens in western Jamaica. Presenting them with a Certificate of Recognition during his tour of the...

As  part of their annual visits to institutions of care during the Yuletide season, Their Excellencies, Governor General,  the  Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen,  and Lady Allen, visited patients at the Black River Hospital, in St. Elizabeth, on December 14. They  greeted the staff and patients at the institution, while delivering a message of good cheer and encouragement. In a...

KINGSTON — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, says more work needs to be done in educating young people about sexual and reproductive health. Speaking at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Youth Conference held on December 8th at the University of the West Indies’ Mona campus, Miss Grange said it is important to empower young people...

KINGSTON — Visually impaired persons can now access health and nutritional-related information in Braille, through brochures produced by the Ministry of Health. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rudyard Spencer and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Jean Dixon, yesterday (December 6) handed over the publications to representatives from the Jamaica Combined Disabilities Association; Salvation Army School for the Blind; Jamaica Society for...