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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...

KINGSTON — Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, on Friday, December 2, broke ground for the refurbishing and upgrading of the Rocky Point Health Centre, in Clarendon, which has been out of service since it was severely damaged by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. The centre, which is a Type 1facility, will be moved up to a Type 2 facility, as...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Reginald Budhan, is encouraging males to play a greater role in helping to minimise the spread of HIV/AIDS, given the vast majority of women infected with the disease. “In taking care of our women, the first responsibility is us  (males) - use the necessary protection. The second responsibility is to...

With an increase in the number of patients accessing medical care at health facilities, strategic measures to improve patient access and care have been implemented at health care facilities in the North East Region. Miss Suzette Morris, Regional Director of the North-East Regional Health Authority, (NERHA) indicated that, "We have been strengthening our internal systems to enhance the ease at...

MONTEGO BAY — Hospital patients from St. Ann, St. Mary, Portland and adjoining parishes are to benefit from an anaesthetic machine, donated to the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital by the Adopt-A-Ward Fund. The Fund made US$30,000 (approximately $2.5 million) available for the purchasing of the equipment, which is critical to safe surgical procedures carried out at the hospital at...