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The drive to acquire two Linear Accelerator (LINAC) machines to enhance cancer treatment in the public health sector, is gaining support from corporate Jamaica. Several business entities, on Tuesday, May 7, handed over cheques valued at over $400,000 to the Jamaica Association of Administrative Professionals (JAAP) LINAC Fund Project, through which the initiative is being undertaken. The project, launched in...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has announced that the Government will be launching a programme to promote oral health as a mechanism to enhance the general health in the population, and stave off Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes. "The Ministry will, in conjunction with its collaborative and coalition partners develop a national school based dental sealant and...

Leader of the Opposition in Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, says health care has become one of the largest growing expenditures on budgets within the Caribbean region. "Caribbean governments will have to confront this reality," Miss Mottley emphasised, as she addressed the Rural Electrification Pension Plan 20th anniversary dinner for employees, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel on May 2. The...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Government is moving to widen dental care to rural areas and to the most vulnerable in the society, and is also ensuring that the sector receives significant upgrading, in order to protect the safety of the public. Delivering the opening address at the 49th Annual Convention of the Jamaica Dental Association...

Regional Director of the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), Suzette Morris, has lauded the staff for the quality health care they provide for residents in the region, and the commitment shown in times of emergency. Addressing a staff awards and fund-raising dinner, at the RIU Hotel in Mammee Bay, St. Ann, on April 27, she said that health institutions...

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...