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KINGSTON — Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, says the Government will be recruiting an additional 56 health care workers from Cuba next month, to boost the capacity of the sector. “We have a tremendous shortage (of health care workers) worldwide, not just in Jamaica...this is why the Ministry of Health has entered into an arrangement with the Cuban Government,”...

KINGSTON — The Seaview Gardens Health Centre in St. Andrew was officially re-opened by Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, on August 25 following rehabilitation of the facility. The works, undertaken at a cost of $9.8 million, form part of the National Health Fund’s (NHF) ongoing $300 million programme to rehabilitate health centres across the island. Included in the renovation...

KINGSTON — Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, is encouraging young people to make use of every opportunity they have been given, while allowing themselves to be influenced only by positive role models. “It is all in your hands. I have never believed that anyone holds my future, except me,” he said. The Minister was speaking at...

MONTEGO BAY — Twelve manually operated wheelchairs, in various sizes, were officially presented to the St. Ann's Bay Hospital on Wednesday August 24, courtesy of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew's wheelchairs project. The wheelchairs are part of some 405 brought to Jamaica this year by the Rotary Club of St. Andrew, through the U.S.-based Rotarians Wheelchair Foundation. According to...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has emphasised that the Caribbean and Latin American regions need to work as a unit to educate their people, and help to foster safer sexual practices and healthier social attitudes. "Ultimately, once this is done, I know that we will win the fight (against HIV/AIDS) and safeguard the lives of our...

KINGSTON — Two Intensive Care Units (ICUs) at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) were renamed the John Homi Intensive Care Unit A and B, in honour of the late Professor Emeritus of Anaesthesia at the University of the West Indies (UWI), on Wednesday August 24. Professor Homi, who gave 17 years of distinguished service to the Department...

KINGSTON — Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has emphasised the need for small island developing nations, such as Jamaica, to establish standards, particularly in relation to food, to ensure their competitiveness in the global marketplace, as well as to safeguard the health and safety of consumers locally and overseas. Speaking at a welcome reception for delegates...

MONTEGO BAY — The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), through its 'Tek it to dem' Programme, has been making significant strides in reaching out to homeless persons who are living with HIV/AIDS in Kingston and St. Andrew. “The aim of this programme is to provide a co-ordinated treatment and prevention approach, with emphasis on substance abusers and those tested...

MONTEGO BAY — Approximately 275 delegates representing 21 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America are participating in the International HIV Management Conference, which opened at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort, Montego Bay, on Sunday August 21. The conference will continue over six days under the theme, “Harmonizing Quality Clinical Care and Laboratory Diagnostics on Behalf of Persons Most at...

KINGSTON — Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, said the Government's programme of renovating and constructing community health centres is critical to providing quality health care to Jamaicans and reducing overcrowding and long waiting times at public hospitals. “There is no point to ask people to visit health centres if the proper equipment are not in place,” Mr. Spencer stated...

KINGSTON — Some 275 delegates from 21 countries will converge at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay from August 21 to 26 for the International HIV Management Conference. The six-day meeting, which is being held in Jamaica for the first time, will bring together three important fora: the 8th Caribbean Cytometry & Analytical Society (CCAS) HIV/AIDS Workshop; the...

KINGSTON — Over 40 representatives from government ministries, departments and agencies non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civic groups participated in a one-day partnership building workshop on Friday August 12, at the Shirley Retreat Hotel, Kingston. The workshop, which focused on issues such as human rights, gender and HIV and AIDS, was hosted by the National HIV/STI Programme (NHP) in the Ministry...