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Prime Minister the Hon Bruce Golding, has said that a team of doctors and nurses will leave the island on Friday (January 15) to offer medical assistance to Haitians, who have been injured in the earthquake that shook the island on Tuesday, January 12. "We have a team of 20 doctors and nurses that are leaving tomorrow. They'll be there...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is leading Jamaica's response to Haiti's earthquake disaster of January 12. The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will transport supplies to the Haitian Capital departing at midnight January 13 and will serve as a base for the Prime Minister's visit tomorrow (Jan 14) and medical support thereafter. The ship will contain relief...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) is reporting 100 per cent success in the registration of births in the parishes of St. James and Trelawny last year, which Manager for the western region, Daynielle Clarke, is crediting to the beside registration programme. She told JIS News that between April to November 2009, there were 3,393 birth occurrences and all were documented...

The Ministry of Health says that an eleven (11) member medical team from Cuba, which will be working at the Ophthalmology Centre in Kingston, will arrive in Jamaica on Saturday (January 9). The team consists of a doctor, seven nurses and three medical technicians. They will ensure that all systems are in place for the successful operations of the Eye...

Director of the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), Blood Bank, Dr. Evadne Williams, is appealing for voluntary donations to shore up the nation's blood supply. In an interview with JIS News, Dr Williams explained that during the holiday season, the demand for blood becomes especially high, due in part to the increased occurrence of traffic accidents. "We know that accidents...

The Ministry of Health has issued a release advising the public that no crisis is impending at the Spanish Town Hospital, with the expiration of contracts of Senior House Officers. The release, issued following a meeting between Minister of Health, the Hon Rudyard Spencer, and representatives of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), stated: "The Ministry of Health wishes...

As Jamaicans prepare to congregate at various locations across the island to ring in the New Year, Director of Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Eva Lewis Fuller, is reminding persons with flulike symptoms to stay away from public gatherings, in order to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses such as the influenza virus. In an...

The Ministry of Health says that of the fourteen passengers admitted to hospital following Tuesday's night's accident at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), only one person remains in hospital. According to a release from the Ministry, the reports it has received revealed that 100 injured passengers were seen at hospitals in Kingston and St. Andrew. "The number reflects eight...

Equipment valued at approximately $600,000 has been presented to the Portland Infirmary by Cari-Med Limited, as part of its outreach programme. Items handed over on Wednesday (December 16) included medical supplies, personal care items, nutritional and household supplies, clothing, bath benches and a computer printer. The presentation was the second such gesture made to the infirmary by Cari-Med with the...

Their Excellencies Governor General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen, today (Dec. 22) met with medical personnel and mothers at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, during a visit to the facility in downtown Kingston. The visit to Victoria Jubilee is the last stop on a four- hospital tour by Their Excellencies to bring Christmas cheer to patients and...

The Rotary Club of Mandeville has donated two stethoscopes to the Mandeville Regional Hospital, valued at US$14,000. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the hospital, Alwyn Miller, who accepted the machines at the Club's weekly meeting at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester on Wednesday (December 16), noted that its work in the parish has helped to bring comfort to many...

Three newly refurbished residences at the National Chest Hospital, Kingston, which will accommodate Cubans in the Jamaica/Cuba Eye Care Project, were handed over by Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, on Friday (December 18). The eye care professionals will be working in the new Opthalmology Centre at the St. Joseph's Hospital, Deanery Road, Kingston, which will be officially opened next...