No Zika Virus in Jamaica
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says there is no case of the Zika virus (ZIKV) in Jamaica. “Based on advice from my technical team, this is not so....
By: , October 3, 2015
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2,000 More Benefitting From Montego Bay/Atlanta Sister Cities Health Mission
By: , October 8, 2015
An additional 2,000 St. James residents are benefitting from health and outreach services being provided by the Montego Bay/Atlanta Sister Cities Vin Martin Memorial Health Mission. Director of the annual...
Health Ministry to Continue Monitoring Schools Affected By Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
By: , October 8, 2015
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Medical Officer Lauds Health Mission
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$38.97 Million Upgrading of Health Centres to Benefit 20,000 Residents
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Sample Tests Negative for Mosquito-borne Viral Illnesses
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse says the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has reported that the sample which was sent by the Ministry and received by them on...
By: , October 2, 2015
Schools Affected By Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Being Sanitised
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says public health officials are busy sanitising schools affected by the Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, and where necessary they will decide on...
By: , October 2, 2015
Jamaica Cancer Society Says Men Are Heeding the Call
The Jamaica Cancer Society is reporting that more men are heeding the call to take Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) tests and Digital Rectal Examinations (DRE) for prostate cancer. In an...
By: , October 1, 2015
United Nations Population Fund Lauds Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has lauded the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) on its programme offered to adolescent mothers. The Foundation, which was established in 1978 in...
By: , September 30, 2015
UTech Dental College Brightening Smiles of Needy Jamaicans
The smiles of thousands of ordinary Jamaicans have been made brighter through the outreach work provided by the country’s first dental training school, the College of Oral Health Sciences. A...
By: , September 29, 2015
SERHA Monitoring Cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
The South East Regional Authority (SERHA) is closely monitoring cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth disease that have been found in at least three schools in Kingston and St. Andrew...
By: , September 28, 2015
Employers Encouraged to Assist Lactating Mothers
Employers are being encouraged to be as accommodating as possible in the workplace in assisting lactating mothers who have returned to work, so they can sustain breastfeeding for at least...
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