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Giving blood to save someone else's life is one of the most important public service anyone can offer, and the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), or Blood Bank, is currently on a drive to get the message across to more Jamaicans. Blood is vital for life, as it is a specialised bodily fluid that delivers vital substances to the body's...

The Westmoreland Public Health Department is spearheading the mosquito eradication drive in the parish, with the objective of lessening the threat posed by the pests. Speaking to JIS News after the Westmoreland Parish Council meeting in Savanna-la-Mar on June 10, Chief Public Health Inspector with the Westmoreland Health Department, Steve Morris, said citizens had a critical role to play in...

Young people, 17 years and over, who are fit enough to donate blood, will have the opportunity to do so at either of two "Blood Drives" planned by the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) and Scotia Bank to observe World Blood Donor Day 2010. World Blood Donor Day, will be observed on Monday, June 14, under the theme, "New Blood...

The Trelawny Health Department is undertaking a public education programme to sensitise residents about the importance of safe food handling, including treating drinking water, to prevent disease outbreak. The programme, dubbed: 'Environmental health and diarrheal diseases', is being carried out across the parish, with emphasis on schools. Chief Public Health Inspector for Trelawny, Elsa Sommerville, took the campaign to the...

Just under 150 students of Prattville Primary and Infant School and their parents benefited from services offered at a health and wellness fair organised by Jamalco at the school, recently. The company's Corporate Services, Medical and Mining departments, as well as its Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and the Manchester Health Department partnered in hosting the Fair. Speaking at the opening...

The Ministry of Health wishes to advise the public that the Kingston Public Hospital has resumed full services today (Wednesday, June 2, 2010). However, elective surgeries and clinics will operate from 8am - 4pm daily. The University Hospital of the West Indies has resumed elective surgeries and is expected to restore full services by Friday, June 4, 2010. Norman Gardens,...

The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) continues to advocate for people not to start smoking, as it is the best way of preventing complications that can arise from the unhealthy practice. Manager for NCDA's Western Region, Clifton Morris said that the significant health consequences of prolonged tobacco use are well known, and ongoing public education about diseases that smoking...

The Ministry of Health has advised that full services have resumed at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, and the National Chest Hospital this morning (May 31). The Kingston Public Hospital and the University Hospital of the West Indies will continue to offer only emergency and in-patient services. All health centres in Kingston and St. Andrew re-open...

The paediatric ward at the May Pen Hospital, in Clarendon, was painted recently, and the children presented with books by volunteers at the bauxite/alumina company, Jamalco. The company also plans to donate items of furniture to the ward. The volunteers also cleaned the shelter for homeless persons in the parish capital, operated by the Clarendon Association of Street People (CLASP)....

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has lauded the efforts of the management and staff of hospitals in the corporate area and Spanish Town, who have been working tirelessly since the recent unrest in sections of Kingston. The Minister made the commendation today (May 29) during his tour of the University Hospital of the West Indies, National Chest and Spanish...

Director of Policy, Planning and Evaluation at the Child Development Agency (CDA), Audrey Budhi, has said that all boys detained during the Joint Police/Military Operation in Western Kingston have been reintegrated into their communities. According to Ms. Budhi, after the minors were debriefed and counselled by CDA officers, they were reunited with family members. In some cases they were taken...

Head of the Ministry of Health's (MOH) Emergency Operation Centre, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse, is assuring the public that the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) has adequate supply of blood bags to facilitate the collection of blood for emergency surgeries. This assurance comes amid rumours that a number of blood collection centres are out of blood bags. "The National Blood...