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Health care at the Port Antonio Hospital has received a major boost with the donation of a surgical bed to the facility by the Scotia Bank Foundation. The bed, which costs approximately $2 million, was handed over to Senior Medical Officer for the Hospital, Dr. Wendy Allen-Davis, by Executive Director of the Scotia Bank Foundation, Joylene Griffith-Irving, on Monday (Dec....

The St. Elizabeth Parish Council awarded two nursing scholarships to Northern Caribbean University (NCU) students from the parish on (December 9). Outlining details of the scholarships, Mayor of Black River, Councillor Jeremy Palmer, said that eligibility depended on enrolling in an accredited programme of study and demonstrating need. For the student to remain eligible for the $300,000 support, they have...

Mental health patients, caregivers and support staff of the Portland Health Services, yesterday (December 15) came together to celebrate and honour outstanding service, at a Christmas treat and awards ceremony held at the Port Antonio Hospital. The function was organised by the Community Mental Health Team to show recognition and appreciation to the patients and their caregivers, for complying with...

The Old Harbour Development Area Committee (OHDAC) is partnering with the St. Catherine Health Department to upgrade the town's health centre, including finding a new location for the facility. Chairman of the group, Randy Finnikin, told JIS News they will be lobbying various interests for funding to repair the Health Centre, and to actively work for a new health complex....

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, broke ground for the construction of the Block J male and female wards, at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Manchester on Friday (December 17). "The construction of Block J will help us to improve the quality of our services in obstetrics and fertility management. The additional space that will be afforded from the construction of...

As the Portland Health Services continues efforts to reduce the level of mosquito infestation in the parish, focus is being placed on eradicating the breeding sites for the Anopheles Mosquito, which is the primary vector for malaria. Public Health Inspector for the parish, Sharon Johnson, said that the work, which began in October, has so far covered some target areas...

Their Excellencies Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, and Lady Allen brought Christmas cheer to the patients and staff of the Bustamante Hospital for Children on Monday (December 13) during a visit to the facility. Their Excellencies handed out gifts to the children and interacted with them and the hospital staff. Sir Patrick expressed pleasure at being able to...

Worker of the Year at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Ellorine Palmer, says she is ever present at work, and that has contributed to her receiving the top award at the health institution. "I am dedicated to my work, I am ever early and I don't leave at the time that I am to leave, because there are other things to...

With more elderly Jamaicans suffering from the degenerative brain disease Alzheimer's, the Ministry of Health is looking to add drugs for the treatment of the condition to the Jamaica Drug for the Elderly Programme (JADEP). "We are exploring the addition of certain drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's because of the increasing number of elderly persons, who are presenting with...

Over seventeen thousand (17,000) persons enrolled in the Jamaica Drug for the Elderly Programme (JADEP) during the last financial year. From January to November this year, thirteen thousand three hundred and twelve (13,312) new persons joined the JADEP programme, which now has a total of two hundred and twenty two thousand six hundred and five (222,605) beneficiaries. The announcement was...

The project to be undertaken as part of this year's National Prayer Vigil, involves assisting with the purchasing a blood analysing machine for the Princess Margaret Hospital in St. Thomas, estimated to cost $1.5 million, Chairman of the National Prayer Vigil Committee, Rev Dr. Roy J. Henry, has informed. "We are going to be asking the congregation at the Vigil...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, says the recent expansion of the warehouse at the Ministry's Export Complex, at the Norman Manley International Airport, is an attempt to take full advantage of Jamaica's earning potential in the export market. Noting that the agricultural sector produced $106 billion worth of goods last year, representing a 12 per cent...