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Minister of Health, Horace Dalley, has disclosed that since September 2005, some 25,405 persons have been screened for eye conditions under the Jamaica/Cuba Eye Care Programme. Mr. Dalley, who was making his contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 19), noted that at the end of April this year, some 3,553 persons have...

Having to endure less than desirable service is an experience of the past for most citizens when dealing with many Government departments and agencies. This is as a result of the new dispensation of efficiency, swift processing time and the friendly and professional customer service emanating from the Public Sector Modernisation Programme (PSMP). The culture of many public sector entities...

Newly appointed Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), Dr. William Shija, will arrive in the island tomorrow (June 22) for a three-day visit. Dr. Shija will arrive at the Norman Manley International Airport at 12:25 p.m. and is expected to call on a number of local officials later in the day, including Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller; National Security Minister...

A team from the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Agricultural Support Services Project (ASSP), headed by the Permanent Secretary, were recently in Cuba negotiating a technical cooperation agreement with the Cuban authorities in the areas of protected agriculture, including greenhouse and semi-protected technologies. The objective of the technical cooperation is to bolster the...

More than 200 children at the Polly Ground Primary School in St. Catherine will benefit from the addition of a new $9 million five-classroom block, which was officially handed over to the school on Friday (June 15) by Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry-Wilson. The block was built under the Ministry's Critically Needed School Spaces Programme, which uses pre-fabricated...

Manager of the Inspectorate Division of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Fay Anderson, has urged industry players to ensure that their products comply with conditions under the Standards Compliance Programme (SCP). "The programme ensures that local and imported goods sold in Jamaica comply with the acceptable standards covering health, safety, the environment and performance," Mrs. Anderson informed at a...

Some 30,000 visits were made to government health facilities during the first two weeks of implementation of the free health care policy for children under age 18. This was disclosed by the Minister of Health, Horace Dalley during his contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 19). As at May 28, children under the...

The Child Development Agency (CDA) will be seeking to complete the Protocol for Child Abuse Prevention and Control in Residential Child Care Facilities (RCCF) during this fiscal year. According to a Ministry Paper tabled in the House of Representatives on June 19 by Minister of Health, Horace Dalley, the protocol is intended to raise awareness of the problem of child...

The Ministry of Health during this financial year intends to design a wider Health Information System (HIS), to among other things, facilitate efficient planning and management delivery of health care services. This disclosure was made by Minister of Health, Horace Dalley during his contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 19). He pointed out...

Minister of Health, Horace Dalley, has said that during the current financial year, the government intends to upgrade the Renal Dialysis Unit at the Kingston Public Hospital, as well as procure 16 new dialysis machines, to provide better medical treatment for persons affected by kidney disease. "There is a great need to expand the dialysis services in the island to...

The National Health Fund (NHF) Individual Benefits Programme grew by just over 33 per cent for the 2006/07 financial year and by the end of May 2007, enrolment had exceeded 300,000 persons. This was announced by Minister of Health, Horace Dalley, during his contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 19). He informed that...

Minister of Health, Horace Dalley, has said that in the last 12 months, the government has spent more than $1.8 billion on the construction and rehabilitation of public health facilities islandwide. The majority of these funds were provided by the National Health Fund (NHF) through its Institutional Benefits programme. Mr. Dalley, who was making his contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral...