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Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, makes his Sectoral Debate presentation on Wednesday (July 15) in Parliament. Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, will be the other Government speaker. Opposition Members of Parliament, Dr. Peter Phillips (East Central St. Andrew) and Michael Peart (Southern Manchester) will also make their contributions. The Sectoral Debate...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forrester, says special attention must be paid to women's welfare during this period of financial crisis. She insists that this must be so, because when a country faces financial difficulties, women tend to fare worse than men. "They tend to face more job cuts, girls are generally the ones...

Director of Emergency Disaster Management and Special Services in the Ministry of Health (MOH), Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse, has expressed satisfaction with the high priority that some employers have been giving to the Influenza A H1N1 situation. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Thank session, Dr. Bullock DuCasse said that, based on prior conversations, many employers have indicated that they...

The St. Ann branch of the Jamaica Red Cross is the beneficiary of a refurbished ambulance, courtesy of St. Ann Jamaica Bauxite Partners (SAJBP). The unit was officially handed over to the branch on July 13, at a ceremony held at the SAJBP in Discovery Bay. "We believe that healthcare is essential and it is of paramount importance in Jamaica,...

Director of Emergency Disaster Management and Special Services in the Ministry of Health (MOH), Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse, is appealing to organisers of summer activities to ensure that children, who display flu-like symptoms, are sent home. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on July 10, Dr. Bullock DuCasse said that due to the highly contagious nature of the Influenza A...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, and senior officials of the Ministry, on Friday afternoon (July 10), briefed Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding on the current situation relating to the Influenza A (H1N1) virus. According to the Ministry of Health, the meeting took place in light of the second recorded death in Jamaica associated with the virus. The person,...

The Hanover Health Department is taking a proactive approach, including increasing surveillance, to prevent the Influenza A (HINI) virus from spreading to the parish. Hanover remains one of the parishes unaffected by the virus with no confirmed cases to date. Addressing the monthly meeting of the Hanover Parish Council in Lucea on July 9, Acting Medical Officer of Health for...

The Hanover Health Department will be carrying out vector control activities, as it moves to contain the increase in the mosquito population, resulting from the high levels of rainfall in the parish since the start of the hurricane season in June. "It is a situation that affects us as a population in different communities", said Acting Medical Officer of Health...

The third staging of the North East Regional Health Authority's (NERHA) Research Conference was held recently in Ocho Rios, under the theme: 'Forging Alliances through Environmental Research'. The forum, which brought public health professionals together at the Christ Temple Evangelical Centre, allowed for the sharing of experiences, work and best practices in environmental health. Regional Environment Health Officer at NERHA,...

The North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) of the Ministry of Health, will stage its third research conference on Tuesday (July 7), under the theme: "Forging Alliances through Environmental Health Research", at the Christ Temple Evangelistic Centre, Ocho Rios, St. Ann. The conference, which starts at 9:00 a.m., will target public health inspectors, nurses, educators and doctors from the three...

New President of the Rotary Club of Mandeville, Manchester, Dr. Olajide Adekeye, has said that the group will continue to raise funds to provide more equipment for the Mandeville Regional Hospital. "It is part of our community responsibility to equip this major medical facility in central Jamaica with state-of-the-art equipment, and we intend to provide equipment worth over US$50,000 to...

Jamaica's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forester, is optimistic that Jamaica will achieve Millennium Development Goal (MDG) five, which aims to reduce the country's maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by 75 per cent by 2015. To achieve the target, the country will need to reduce its current MMR from 95 deaths per 100,000 live births to 25 deaths per 100,000 live...