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The Ministry of Health is developing a national strategic plan to stem the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Jamaica, portfolio Minister, Rudyard Spencer, has announced. Mr. Spencer noted that, while the incidence of TB in Jamaica is comparatively low, the Ministry will continue to work "persistently" to educate the public and enhance TB prevention and control. He said that the...

The Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee plans to construct a health clinic in Montego Bay, St. James, to facilitate a more organised and sustainable health care programme between both cities. Jamaica's Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Vin Martin, told JIS News that for the past 15 years, Atlanta has been conducting its health mission to Montego Bay and it is now...

A lunch hour seminar for companies, in and around the downtown Kingston area, celebrating World Tuberculosis Day will be held on Tuesday March 24, at the Ministry of Health, 2-4 King Street. The seminar aims to educate individuals, particularly those in the corporate environment, about the disease and the required workplace response. In keeping with the World Health Organization's (WHO)...

A national plant health policy has been drafted by the Ministry of Agriculture to mitigate and avoid pest incursions, protect the health of people, plants, food supplies and livelihood, and save the country millions of dollars in the process. This adds to other measures being undertaken, and policies that have been amended to protect Jamaica's agricultural sector and ecosystems, including...

The United States Embassy is pleased to announce that the U.S. Military in coordination with the Ministry of Health will be hosting a series of "Beyond The Horizon" medical fairs in the Morant Bay Area. The first fair will be March 23-27 at the Morant Bay Primary School from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily. All members of the community...

Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, is urging Corporate Jamaica to follow the lead of the Department of Correctional Services in hosting Health and Wellness programmes for employees. He said this would have a tremendous impact on keeping the society healthy. Colonel MacMillan was giving the main address at Wednesday morning's (March 18) Mega Health Fair at the...

Residents of several communities in Kingston and St. Andrew will have access to free health screening this weekend, courtesy of members of the 2009 Events Management Class at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, on South Camp Road. The free health fair, which is being held under the theme: 'Here to Care - Creating a Healthier You',...

The Rotary Club of Mandeville, Manchester, has contributed $100,000 to the Sickle Cell Trust, for the screening of children in the parish. President of the club, McClooney Blair, who made the presentation to the Trust recently, told JIS News that this was another move to improve and promote health care for children in Manchester. "This year we are focusing on...

The St. Catherine Infirmary is to be given a facelift on March 21, when members of the St. Catherine Parish Council's 'Junior Council' will volunteer their services to paint all sanitary conveniences at the facility. Director of Administration at the St. Catherine Parish Council, Shirlene Greenland, told JIS News that the idea for the project came about, following a tour...

The benefit of embracing healthy lifestyle was the focus of a community meeting sponsored by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) (Port Antonio Office) in collaboration with the Portland HeaLth Department, in Boston, Portland on Thursday (March 12). The meeting focused on the HIV/AIDS pandemic, bad eating habits and the lack of exercise, three of the major factors posing health risks...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Audley Shaw, has said that efforts were being made to enhance provisions in the 2009/10 Budget to procure pharmaceuticals for dispensing in public health facilities. This move, he said, comes against the background of reports and discussions with stakeholders in the health sector, including Health and Environment Minister, Rudyard Spencer, which indicate a significant increase...

President of the Jamaica Bible College, Reverend Dr. Roy Notice, has called on the church to make service to others its main plank, in carrying out its mission. Dr. Notice, who spoke at a prayer breakfast, put on by Swaby's Hope New Testament Church of God, at the Tropics View Hotel, in Mandeville, Manchester, on March 14, stressed that a...