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Jamaican women between 21 and 55 years of age are being encouraged to do their annual pap smear, in order to facilitate early detection and treatment if cancer is found. This call forms part of the Jamaica Cancer Society’s (JCS) observance of Cancer Awareness Month in April, under the theme: ‘Screening and a Healthy Lifestyle Practice - Your Best Defence...

Scores of Jamaicans now have a clearer vision of the future, having benefitted from the services offered by Cuban specialists under the Jamaica/Cuba Eye Care Programme. This intervention has afforded them the opportunity to undergo treatment for eye conditions that would have otherwise been costly, free of charge. Launched in January 2010, the local programme seeks to help reduce preventable...

The operational capacity of the Percy Junor Hospital in Spaldings, Manchester, has been boosted by the provision of additional medical equipment, valued at just over $2.3 million (C$25,868), by the Canadian High Commission in Jamaica. The equipment, provided through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), include an examination bed, a diagnostics set, a vital signs machine, infant and adult...

The complement of ambulances in the public health system is being boosted by the provision of US$884,323 by the National Health Fund (NHF), to purchase 17 additional units. A contract for the allocation was signed by Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, NHF executives, and representatives of Toyota Jamaica Limited, during a brief ceremony on Wednesday, March 20, at the...

MONTEGO BAY - Ground was, on Friday (March 22), broken to commence construction of a 47-bed female ward at the St. Ann's Bay Hospital, St. Ann, which forms part of improvement works being carried out at a cost of $83 million.   The project is being undertaken at a cost of $73 million with funds provided by the National Health...

MONTEGO BAY - The Ministry of Health is on a drive to improve oral health services across the island especially in underserved rural communities. Among the plans are the development of a relevant and modern legal framework to govern and regulate oral health care, and the creation of partnerships to enhance service delivery, said portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson....

Some 10,000 residents from 27 districts in east rural St. Andrew are benefitting from the recent upgrading and equipping of the Mavis Bank Health Centre. The facility was refurbished at a cost of $20 million by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), with financial support from the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), a project of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)....

The complement of ambulances in the public health system is being boosted by the provision of US$884,323 by the National Health Fund (NHF), to purchase 17 additional units. A contract for the allocation was signed by Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, NHF executives, and representatives of Toyota Jamaica Limited, during a brief ceremony on Wednesday, March 20, at the...

A number of emergency personnel, who respond to traumatic situations, particularly major disasters, on Tuesday, March 19, benefited from training in Psychological First Aid (PFA). The workshop, hosted by the Ministry of Health in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the University of the West Indies (UWI), examined practical ways in which responders can provide emotional and...

The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) has injected funds into the upgrading and improvement of equipment and infrastructure at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), to improve the level of service provided to the hundreds of thousands of persons, who seek healthcare at the institution. SERHA Chairman, Lyttleton Shirley, said the minor operating rooms in the Accident and Emergency Department...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Ministry welcomes all partnerships that seek to improve health care delivery and provision of services to the people of Jamaica. “This is an indication that we are all taking responsibility for health care in this country and we see the value of partnerships and participation to move the health sector forward,” he...

The functions of the Regional Health Authorities will be among the issues put under the microscope, when the Ministry of Health begins discussions on health care reform. Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, told members of the Jamaica Association of Health Service Executives (JAHSE) on Wednesday, March 13, that he intends to undertake the process of health care reform...