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The Office of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), located at Twickenham Park, in St. Catherine.

Prizes for Fathers Who Include Particulars on Children’s Birth Certificates

By: Denise Dennis, July 2, 2015

A promotion by the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), encouraging Jamaican fathers to include their particulars on their children’s birth certificates, has been receiving positive feedback since it started last month....

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), presents a National Health Fund (NHF) card to sickle cell patient, Keino Ward (right). Occasion was a ceremony to formally announce the addition of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) to the NHF Individual Benefits programme, held on Tuesday (June 30), at the New Kingston Conference Centre.

Sickle Cell Disease Now Covered By NHF

By: Rochelle Williams , July 2, 2015

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), participates in the breaking of ground for a $32.7 million renovation and expansion project at the Morant Bay Health Centre in St. Thomas, which took place on Thursday (June 25) at the project site. Others (from left) are: Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority, Dr. Andrei Cooke; Chairman, Morant Bay Health Centre, Cordinal Beckford; and Councillor, Morant Bay Division, Rohan Bryan.

Morant Bay Health Centre to be Renovated

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, June 29, 2015

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Minister of Health, Dr. Fenton Ferguson (second left) listens intently while Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (left) gives advice to Dr. Abigail Morrison (second right), new medical intern who graduated top of her class of 2015 from the Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI, Mona, while looking on is Director, Health Service Planning and Integration, Ministry of Health, Dr. Lundie Richards. The occasion was a recent cocktail reception hosted by the Ministry of Health for the new medical graduates who were placed in public hospitals for their internship.

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Brighter Future for Children Born with Sickle Cell Disease

“There will be a brighter future and hope for those born with sickle cell disease,” stated Minister of Health, Dr. Fenton Ferguson in making reference to research done by the...

By: Ministry of Health Public Relations & Communication Unit , June 23, 2015

The bus used by the Mobile Customer Service Unit of the Registrar General’s Department. The Registrar General’s Department, is undergoing a transformation with a number of initiatives that has helped to improve service delivery and reduce the number of customer complaints.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

RGD Implements Intiatives Aimed At Improving Service Delivery

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD), is undergoing a transformation with a number of initiatives that has helped to improve service delivery and reduce the number of customer complaints. The entity,...

By: Elaine Hartman Reckord, June 20, 2015

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right) holds three year old Renique Holness (centre) during the launch of World Sickle Cell Day 2015 held on Friday, June 19 at the Faulty of Law Lecture Theatre at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus in Kingston. Looking on is Renique’s mother, Renee Davis (left)

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Sickle Cell Disease Priority Condition for the Ministry of Health

Minister of Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson says that sickle cell disease is one of the priority conditions that have been included in the Strategic and National Action Plan...

By: Rochelle Williams, June 20, 2015

Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley Jones, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

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Householders Urged to be Vigilant in Preventing Mosquito Breeding

The Ministry of Health is imploring householders to be vigilant in preventing the breeding of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits the Zika virus. Speaking at a recent JIS Think...

By: Peta-Gay Hodges , June 20, 2015

Life Support Instructor in the United States (US), Delores McGregor, demonstrates the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedure to athletic coaches and nurses from five educational institutions, which benefitted from donations of automated external defibrillators (AED) from Team Jamaica Bickle. The presentation of equipment and training session took place yesterday (June 18) at the Hilton Hotel in Montego Bay. The occasion was part of the Diaspora Day of Service, an event of the 6th biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference held from June 13-18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

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Team Jamaica Bickle Donates Life Saving Defibrillators Kingston

Five institutions in Jamaica now have automated external defibrillators (AED), which are used in resuscitating the heartbeat. The devices, valued at some US$7,500, were provided by Team Jamaica Bickle Inc.,...

By: E. Hartman Reckord, June 20, 2015

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), presents a gift to Japanese Embassy representative, Hiromoto Oyama (right), during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s North Street offices on Thursday (June 18), by members of the Japanese Funds Special Monitoring Mission. Others from (2nd left) are: Principal Technical Lead and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Representative, Japan, Kazushige Taniguchi; and Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance, Japan, Nobuyuki Imamura

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Japan impressed with execution of project to assist disabled persons

The Government has received commendation from Japan for the successful implementation of the Disabilities Technical Cooperation Project partly funded by the Asian country. Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance in Japan,...

By: Shari-Ann Palmer, June 20, 2015

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), presents Toyota Jamaica Limited’s Sales and Marketing Manager, Howard Foster (2nd right), with a copy of the agreement formalizing the auto dealership’s provision of 10 new ambulances, valued approximately $81.13 million, to the Ministry of Health. The units are slated for delivery within the next six months. The signing took place on Wednesday (June 17) during the Sixth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James. Others (from left) are: Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Marion Bullock Ducasse, and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kevin Harvey.

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Ministry Of Health to Get 10 New Ambulances

The Health Ministry’s fleet of ambulances is to be significantly boosted with the acquisition of 10 new vehicles from auto dealer, Toyota Jamaica Limited, valued at approximately $81.13 million. The...

By: Marlon Tingling, June 18, 2015

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), and State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (right), in discussion with Diaspora Health Care Lead Delegate from the United Kingdom, Celia Grandison Markey, during Tuesday’s (June 16) Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS)-sponsored power breakfast, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, St. James. The breakfast formed part of activities scheduled for this year’s sixth staging of the Biennial Diaspora Conference from June 13 to 18, at the Montego By Convention Centre, under the theme: ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Linking for Growth and Prosperity’.

11 years ago Health & WellnessJamaican Diaspora

Gov’t Looking To Amend Mental Health Act

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Government is looking at amending the Mental Health Act in order to improve service delivery in this area. He said the proposed...

By: Sharon Earle, June 18, 2015

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Brighter Future for Children Born with Sickle Cell Disease

RGD Implements Intiatives Aimed At Improving Service Delivery

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Householders Urged to be Vigilant in Preventing Mosquito Breeding

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