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Jamaica has been selected to be part of an elite group of countries to spearhead a campaign aimed at uniting the world in eliminating HIV and AIDS among children. A project of the United Nations Children's Fund, the five-year campaign, which will be launched on October 25, is designed to sensitise the global community about the pandemic and how it...

Chief Executive Officer of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. 'Billy' Heaven has reported that the Fund has disbursed some $965 million to several projects, since its inception three years ago. In regard to the Fund's focus on the health sector, Mr. Heaven said to date, CHASE has given its approval to 80 projects valued at...

Minister of Health, John Junor has lauded the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund for helping the country's health sector, rendering well needed financial assistance to health-related projects and programmes. "In its three years, CHASE has made a significant impact and made a marked difference in the lives and work of individuals and groups," Minister Junor said, noting...

The Ministry of Health today (June 30) signed its second service level agreement with the four regional health authorities that operate across the island. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Grace Allen-Young signed the agreement with Chairmen representing the separate regions, at the Ministry's King Street offices. Speaking of the significance of the signing, she told journalists that it represented a...

The Spanish Government has extended a helping hand in the post Hurricane Ivan reconstruction effort. Chief Executive Officer of the Office of National Reconstruction (ONR), Danville Walker, and Spanish Ambassador, Rafael Jover recently toured buildings repaired through the assistance of the Spanish Government. They examined the repaired ceilings and roofs at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, the Area 4 Police...

As of today (June 30), the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) on Slipe Pen Road in Kingston will be extending its opening hours to 6:00 p.m., so as to accommodate persons wanting to donate blood after work. In addition, the blood collection centre at the Port Antonio Hospital in Portland will be extending its opening hours to 5:00 p.m. and...

The Percy Junor Hospital in Spaldings, Clarendon, launched its Customer's Charter on June 28, on the occasion of its 60th anniversary. Parish Manager of the Manchester Health Department, Yvonne Pitter in launching the Charter, said it was created in keeping with the Government's policy to raise the standards of service offered by public organizations. "As you are aware, the Government...

A report submitted to Cabinet has identified obesity and its related conditions as the leading cause of death and poor health among Caribbean nationals. This was noted by Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, yesterday (May 30). The Minister told journalists that Cabinet was furnished with a presentation detailing the risks...

A 25-member medical team from the renown Hospital for Sick Children in Canada will arrive in Jamaica tomorrow for a five-day medical mission. The team, dubbed 'No Boundaries,' comprises surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, dentists, and dental assistants. They will be working out of the St. Joseph's Hospital in Kingston where they will provide medical care to needy young patients. This is...

The National Health Fund (NHF) has added five new subsidized drugs for prostate cancer treatment to its individual benefits drug list. The drugs are Zoladex, Lucrin, Casodex and Premarin, which have the active ingredients goserelin, leuprolide, flutamide, bicalutamide and conjugated estrogen, which are proven effective in cancer treatment. Marva Lee, Administrative Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society told JIS News...

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has applauded the staff of the Princess Margaret Hospital in Morant Bay, St. Thomas and the Ministry of Health for "resilience, professionalism and dedication" in maintaining the hospital during the last 50 years. "You have been faced with more than your fair share of challenges and recent natural disasters have added to that but...

Employees living with HIV/AIDS may soon face less discrimination from employers as a result of the National HIV/AIDS Workplace policy document, which is being prepared for tabling in Parliament. The policy document is aimed at sensitizing and educating employers on the issues relating to the disease. In addition, the Ministry of Health's National HIV/STD Control Programme has implemented two national...