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Jamaica will be observing Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, under the theme: 'Early Detection: Your Best Defence in the Fight Against Breast Cancer'. Throughout the month, the Jamaica Cancer Society, with the support of Yoplait yoghurt, will be staging a series of initiatives, seeking to increase awareness about breast cancer and to garner support for its activities. Some of...

The health and wellness of citizens of St. James will be given top priority, when sister cities, Atlanta in the USA and Montego Bay, stage their 14th annual Health Fair, at the St. John's Methodist Church Action Centre, Montego Bay, Monday (October 5) to Friday (October 9). Citizens will again benefit from the services of about 16 medical professionals and...

Jamaica will not suffer any loss of qualified health professionals from the training and recruitment of practical nurses for jobs in Canada. International Marketing Director for the Canadian-based Marmicmon Integrated Marketing and Communications (IMC), Professor Michael Patterson, said that idea is not to recruit registered nurses but rather to train persons, who are interested in the health care industry. "Persons,...

Some 28 employers from 14 healthcare establishments across Canada are taking part in a job recruitment fair organised by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, from which they will select persons for employment overseas. A total of 197 nursing students are taking part in the job fair, which got underway today (Sept. 28) at the Ministry's Overseas Employment Centre...

Jamaicans are being trained to fill practical nursing vacancies in Canada. The provision is being made under the Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) Programme, which involves collaboration with the Government of Jamaica, the Centre For Nursing Studies (CNS) in Canada and Marmicmon Integrated Marketing and Communications. Training sites are: the Nuttall Hospital in Kingston; the Brown's Town Community College in St....

Parish Manager for the Manchester Health Services, Stanhope Scott, wants men to help promote breastfeeding for infants. "A father's support is critical to a successful breastfeeding, simply by listening to the mothers. It requires that you actively play a role in your partner's life without being invasive," he told a breastfeeding forum organised by the Manchester Health Department, on Thursday...

Minister of Health, Hon Rudyard Spencer, has commended the work of the National Health Fund (NHF) in advancing health care for Jamaicans. "I want to place on record my tremendous appreciation for what the health fund is doing to advance the cause of health care for the Jamaican people. I am proud of the National Health Fund and you should...

Minister of Health, Hon. Ruddy Spencer, says the government is working hard to ensure that no patient in need of renal treatment will have to travel more than half an hour to receive dialysis treatment. "We have put in place, 17 new dialysis machines at the Kingston Public Hospital and last week we opened the (private) Hope Dialysis with 14...

Cabinet has approved the award of two contracts of just over $68.3 million for the supply and installation of an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system for the Ministry of Education's Caenwood complex, in Kingston, and for repairs to the Christiana Health Centre, in Manchester. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with...

The Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation (HHJF) is a young organisation that has done a lot of good in its three short years of existence. Formed in 2006 with a mandate to assist Jamaica's health and education sectors, the organisation has so far donated more than C$127,000 (J$9 million) to its Jamaican recipients. Committed to making a difference for its recipients,...

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forrester, is appealing for more Jamaican mothers to breastfeed their babies, noting that is the breast is the best and safest choice for nutrition, especially during emergency situations. Noting that infants are at greater risk of contracting infections and diseases during emergencies, she stated that breast milk provides the best...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has said that strengthening the capacity of institutions providing services for children, and fortifying the legislative framework to safeguard and protect their rights, must be at the forefront of the country's social and development agenda. The Minister specifically proposed amending the Evidence Act to allow for the use of technology in the Court system...