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Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has called on Jamaicans to get activity involved in the abortion consultations now underway. He said that the public's views and recommendations will inform the deliberations of the Joint Select Committee of Parliament, which is considering the final report of the Abortion Policy Review Advisory Group. "I want you to be actively involved, I...

A medical team from the Ministry of Health left Jamaica on Friday (January 22), to relieve colleagues in Haiti who have been helping with relief efforts, following the January 12 earthquake. Jamaica currently has a 26-member health team stationed in Port-au-Prince, comprised of doctors, emergency medical technicians, public health inspectors, nurses and a health educator. Director of Emergency Disaster Management...

The 15-member Cuban health team which is here to work under the Jamaica/Cuba Eye Care Programme, met the Jamaican health team at the Ministry of Health in downtown Kingston on Thursday (January 21). The Cubans have been in Jamaica for the past two weeks, ahead of the official launch of the Ophthalmology Centre, at the St. Joseph's Hospital, Kingston, which...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Daryl Vaz has indicated that the team of medical personnel dispatched to Haiti on January 16 will not have a negative impact on Jamaica's health care services. "This is something that we have taken into consideration. What is going to happen is that they (medical team) are going to go and spend a few days,...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer says the team of medical and health volunteers has been able to immediately and successfully assist in the effort to provide much needed medical and health support to the people of Haiti. Since its arrival early Saturday morning (January 16, 2010), the team has conducted surgeries and other procedures as well as had numerous...

The Mandeville Regional Hospital awarded 34 persons for their contributions, at its 4th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday (January 13) at Las Palmas in Mandeville, Manchester. Five persons received awards for over 22 years of service, and six retirees, who served from 1970 to 2009, were honoured. Five persons were given special awards. Nurse Allison Cassanova copped the...

The Trelawny Health Department has stepped up monitoring activities in order to maintain good health standards within the parish. In a report tabled at the regular monthly meeting of the Trelawny Parish Council held last Thursday (Jan. 14), Deputy Chief Public Health Inspector for the parish, Delroy Mowatt, informed that during the month of December, 191 food and beverage establishments...

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...