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Cabinet has approved two contracts valued at $222,653, 782.27 for the procurement of antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV. One contract in the sum of $174, 488,848 has been awarded to Matrix Laboratories Limited and the other,valued at $48,164,934. 27,to Ranbaxy Laboratory. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, peaking at today’s (January 26)...

Residents of Central Jamaica, who are in need of renal treatment, will no longer have to travel long distances to access the service. This, as the Government has opened a dialysis treatment facility at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester. Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, who officially opened the $24 million facility on Wednesday (January 19), said it will...

Recalling his two episodes as a patient of the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), Prime Minister Bruce Golding said that there was nothing as important to a hospital as the people giving care. He was delivering remarks at the opening ceremony of the $141 million MRI unit at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) on January 20. "Equipment is vital to hospitals...

Several new measures are to be implemented at the Bellevue Hospital to ensure that the facility provides the most effective service and care to its patients. Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Lyttleton Shirley, said that among the measures are: the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer and board of management; improvement in infrastructure to ensure...

The Jamaica/Cuba Eye Care Programme will be conducting screening sessions in the parishes of St. Catherine, Clarendon and Portland. Screening will take place from January 24 – 28, 2011.  The sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day. SCREENING SCHEDULE: JANUARY 24-28, 2011 DATE FACILITY ST. CATHERINE Monday, January 24, 2011 Greater Portmore Health Centre   Thursday, January 27, 2011...

A team of 35 Cuban nurses arrived in the island on January 12 to take up various positions within the health sector. The nurses, specialising in paediatrics, neonatal, and intensive care, as well as operating theatre and eye care nurses, are to be deployed in the primary health care system across the four regional authorities. Speaking at a welcoming ceremony...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Anthony Johnson has agreed to become the official patron of the Wolverhampton Sickle Cell Care and Social Activity Centre (WSCCSAC). The Centre was set up in 2001 to complement existing services by providing specialist help and support in terms of outreach care and respite services for patients, carers and the parents of...

Eleven Jamaican nurses who work in the public health sector and their educators are to travel to Cuba to obtain practical experience in the area of Nephrology. Nephrology is the area of medicine that deals with malfunctions and diseases of the kidneys including diagnosis, treatment and management by medication, diet and dialysis. Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer says this...

Energy efficiency at the Bellevue Hospital in Kingston has been significantly improved, with the installation of seven outdoor security lights, powered by a solar photovoltaic system. Photovoltaic systems use solar cells to convert light into electricity. It consists of multiple components, including cells, mechanical and electrical connections and mountings and means of regulating and/or modifying electrical output. The security solar...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jean Dixon says that for the 2011/12 fiscal year, the Ministry will seek to improve its performance in terms of quality assurance, in the delivery of health service to the public."Persons in the field must have simple guidelines to follow. This is how we will be able to hold people's feet to...

Based on preliminary tests, the Ministry of Health suspects that the case involving the food poisoning of 11 persons in December 2010 may be as a result of them ingesting sodium nitrite also known as salt petre. The Ministry is awaiting the final investigation report from the Government Chemist, which is expected to be submitted by Monday, January 10, 2011.Chief...

A new medical ward, accommodating 40 beds, is to be built at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James. This was announced by Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, on January 6, at a function at the hospital, to honour long-time donor of the health facility, Ms. Billie Rees West. "We have already identified the space for the...