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The Ministry of Health has intensified its mosquito control activities under the National Vector Control Programme in response to the increase in the mosquito population due to intermittent rains. Addressing the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (June 30), Minister with responsibility of Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said that a report provided to...

The Darlow Health Centre in Clarendon re-opened its doors on Friday (June 25) after extensive renovation work carried out by the Ministry of Health, under its Health Centre Renewal Programme. The $4.9 million project, which was funded by the National Health Fund (NHF), with support from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), included replacement of the roof, construction of a new...

A new infirmary for the parish of Hanover is to be constructed at a cost of some $20 million. Details of the project were outlined at a meeting of representatives of the Hanover Parish Council and the Department of Local Government, in Lucea, on June 24. Technical Director in the Department of Local Government, Office of the Prime Minister, Alston...

Director of Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Eva Lewis-Fuller, has said that Jamaica has achieved significant success in reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV. She noted that the incidence of transmission has been reduced by more than 50 per cent since 2004. "HIV testing of pregnant mothers has been in the region of 90 per cent,...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer has expressed his delight at the continued collaboration between the United States and Jamaica in the fight against HIV/AIDS through the United States' President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to support the Caribbean Regional Strategic Framework on HIV/AIDS. Minister Spencer along with United States Embassy Charg

The State of Emergency, which has been in effect in Kingston and St. Andrew since May 23, has been extended until July 22, and expanded to include the parish of St. Catherine. Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding This was disclosed by the Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, in the House of Representatives, Tuesday (June 22). The expanded state...

Six former employees of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James were last week honoured for a total of 192 combined years of dedicated and meritorious service to the institution and to health in the region. The six retirees were; Deputy Matron, Joycelyn Hyman-Hill, who served for 38 years; Chief Security Officer, Noel Cleghorn, 37 years; Enrolled Assistant Nurse, Lentine...

The Fruitful Vale Health Centre in Portland, recently rehabilitated by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at cost of $5 million, was officially handed over to the community yesterday (June 17) . The project, which was undertaken in collaboration with the North East Regional Health Authority, included replacing the roof, adding new walls and partitions, installing doors and windows, and...

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...