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Concerned about some of the products coming into Jamaica, the Ministry of Health is reminding importers that they must seek a permit to import selected items. Under the Food and Drugs Act and Regulations, the importation of items such as food and some cosmetics, medical devices and pharmaceuticals require a permit. Items currently being imported without prior permission by the...

Residents of Cumberland, in North West Clarendon, are happier now that they can access the services of a new health centre, which was opened on May 19. This is one of the many projects undertaken by the Department of Local Government and the European Union Banana Support Programme (EUBSP), to facilitate the Rural Economic and Social Infrastructure Support Project (RESISP)...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has said that work on the proposed National Nutrition Policy should be ready for implementation by October. Ministern of Health, Hon Rudyard Spencer Responding to questions from Opposition Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Ronald Thwaites, during Wednesday's (May 12) sitting of the House of Representatives, Mr. Spencer said work on the document is...

Persons living with HIV and AIDS stand to benefit under a four-year grant programme, through which they can access financing for income generating activities and skills training. Some $9 million (US$100,000) has been allocated for the programme this year, which is being funded by the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS and managed by the National AIDS Committee (NAC) in collaboration with...

Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Lyttleton Shirley, has praised local nurses for their contribution to the health sector over the years. Mr. Shirley rated the role of nurses as pivotal, not only in addressing communicable diseases, but also in the adverse case of providing chronic care management to patients. He was speaking at a ceremony to...

The Government has been asked to give consideration to undertaking cloud seeding, as one of several possible measures to counter the effects of the current drought. Cloud seeding is the technique of stimulating or enhancing rainfall, by distributing dry ice crystals or silver iodide particles over developing storm clouds, in a specific area of the atmosphere. This was one of...

Director of Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry of Health (MOH), Dr. Eva Lewis-Fuller, is adamant that medical institutions involved in the delivery and care of infants, must become certified under the baby-friendly hospital initiative. This means that operators of the institutions must ensure that they maintain supportive health care practices crucial to breastfeeding promotion, and adhere to international...

Cabinet has approved the award of a $108.372 million contract to Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited for group health insurance for employees and eligible retirees of the HEART Trust/NTA. The contract period runs from March 1 to February 28, 2013, Minister of Information with Responsibility for Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz informed at today's (May 12) post-Cabinet press briefing...

The Ministry of Health's Jamaica/Cuba Eye Care Programme will be conducting screening sessions in Clarendon, St. Catherine and St. Thomas, May 12 - 21. Screening will take place at: Princess Margaret Hospital, St. Thomas, May 12/19; St. Jago Health Centre, St. Catherine, May 13; and Clarendon Health Department, May 14/21. Screenings will be conducted in other parishes at a later...

Some 40 boxes of medical supplies and sundries were handed over to the Bustamante Hospital for Children by the Local Government Department, during a ceremony at the hospital, Arthur Wint Drive, Kingston on Thursday (May 6). Among the supplies handed over were: dialysis tubes, surgical gloves, needles, bandages, nipples, spinal and prep trays and connection tubes. They were valued at...

The Cross Keys Health Committee in Manchester will begin a series of events tomorrow (May 6), to promote proper ways of disposing solid waste, and to inform residents of the health risks associated with the improper disposal of garbage. At a meeting to be held at Bottom Shop in the community, residents will be addressed by Local Government officials, health...

The Ministry of Health is advising distributors, wholesalers and retailers that sale of the following children's preparations is to be suspended until further notice: Benadryl, Tylenol, Tylenol Plus, Motrin and Zyrtec. McNeil Consumer HealthCare, a US based company issued a recall of the products because they did not meet required quality specifications. The Ministry wishes to reassure the public that...