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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...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has said that the Government is currently on a drive to procure and stock important machines at public hospitals, to ensure that the facilities can offer quality health care. In a message, read by Director of Policy, Planning and Development at the Ministry of Health, Mr. Howard Lynch, at the launch of the Manchester...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has said that the theme of this year's Vaccination Week - 'Reaching Everyone'- supports the Government's position of achieving universal immunization coverage, inclusive of the adult population. "This year's focus resonates with the Government. While it is well established that our priority has been on our children, we must support the transition from child...

A cheque valued at CAN$1,000 was today (April 23) handed over to the Bustamante Hospital for Children, during a brief ceremony at the hospital's Arthur Wint Drive location in Kingston. Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, who made the presentation on behalf of Lady Bustamante Memorial Planning Committee...

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) says that Prime Minister Bruce Golding has congratulated the Ministry of Health, on negotiating better payment terms for 719 vital drugs now available to the public health system. Prime Minster, the Hon Bruce Golding greeting General Manager of Medical Disposables Limited, Kurt Boothe, at the April 21 contract signing at Jamaica House where...

The Ministry of Health has issued the following statement in response to the Sunday Herald's (April 18) article headlined "Kids Dying Slowly". "The allegations printed in the Sunday Herald (April 18-24) article entitled "Kids Dying Slowly" are inaccurate, reckless and a misrepresentation of the process of managing patients with heart disease requiring surgery. "It is unfortunate that the Sunday Herald...