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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), listens to a point being made by Member of Parliament for Western Kingston, Desmond McKenzie during the official re-opening ceremony for the Charles Chin Loy Health Centre in Western Kingston on Thursday, November 28.

Cabinet Approves Non-Communicable Disease Strategic Plan

By: Chris Patterson, November 29, 2013

Cabinet has given approval for the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Strategic Plan 2013/2018. This was announced by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson on Thursday, November 28, during the official...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (third left), cuts the ribbon symbolically the official reopening of the Charles Chin Loy Health Centre in Western Kingston on November 28. Others from left are: Councillor, Tivoli Gardens Division, Donovan Samuels; Member of Parliament, Western Kingston, Desmond McKenzie; Project Manager, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, Paulette Mitchell; Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Lyttleton Shirley; Regional Director, SERHA, Donald Farquharson.

Health Centre Re-Opens in Tivoli Gardens

By: Chris Patterson, November 29, 2013

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), addressing Rotary Club of St. Andrew meeting at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston on November 26. Others (from left) are: Past President of the Club, Jennifer Anderson and President, Marie Powell.

Health Minister Supports Marijuana Use as Medicine

By: Chris Patterson, November 27, 2013

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By: Chris Patterson, November 29, 2013
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By: Latoya Linton, November 24, 2013
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By: Bryan Miller, November 23, 2013

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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), speaks with Dr. John Peter Figueroa, shortly before the start of the opening ceremony for the 29th Caribbean Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Managers Meeting/Conference at the Jewel Runaway Beach and Golf Resort in St. Ann on November 19.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Ensure Children Are Fully Immunized – Dr. Ferguson

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is reminding parents of their responsibility in ensuring that their children are immunized with exemptions only allowed for medical reasons. He said that...

By: Glenis A. Rose, November 21, 2013

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), emphasizes a point while in discussion with (from second left) President of the Rotary Club of Trafalgar New Heights, Marcus Irons; President of the Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal, Dr. Howard Haughton; member of the Rotary Club of Trafalgar New Heights, Renée Johnson; and member of the Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal, Atasha Bernard. Occasion was a joint meeting between both service clubs at the Eden Gardens Hotel in Kingston, on November 18.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Ban on Smoking Most Far-Reaching Health Policy in Decades

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Public Health (Tobacco Control) Regulations 2013, which had provisions for the imposition of a ban on smoking in specified public places,...

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, November 19, 2013

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), addressing a group of 20 newly arrived Cuban health professionals during a welcoming ceremony at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, in Kingston, on November 15. Seated to the Minister’s left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Jean Dixon.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

20 Health Professionals Arrive From Cuba

The health sector has been strengthened with the arrival of 20 Cuban medical professionals, who will be placed across the four Regional Health Authorities in the island. Speaking at the...

By: Chris Patterson, November 16, 2013

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is assisted by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), in cutting the ribbon, symbolising the official opening of the Oak Glade Health Centre in Kingston, during a special ceremony on Friday, November 15. Also sharing in the moment are (from left): Councillor, Payne Land Division, Audrey Smith-Facey; Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Lyttleton Shirley; and Board Chairman, National Health Fund, Sterling Soares.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

PM Opens Upgraded Oak Glade Health Centre

Approximately 20,000 residents of communities in south western St. Andrew and its environs will now benefit from improved health services with the upgrading and renovation of the Oak Glade Health...

By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, November 15, 2013

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Karen Lewis- Bell, stresses the importance of getting children immunised, at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held recently, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Renews Call for Children to be Immunised

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has renewed its appeal for parents and guardians to get their children immunised. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Director of...

By: Shelly-Ann Irving, November 15, 2013

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Yulit Gordon at a recent JIS Think Tank.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Ban on Public Smoking A Major Achievement – Cancer Society

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Yulit Gordon, is hailing the ban on public smoking as a major achievement for individuals and organisations, which have long agitated for...

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, November 14, 2013

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), makes a comment to Chairman of the National Health Fun (NHF), Sterling Soares, during opening of the 8th Caribbean Conference on Health Financing Initiatives at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay on Tuesday, November 12.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Waging War Against Non-Communicable Diseases – Dr. Ferguson

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says that Jamaica is in the midst of a war on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which he says, account for over 70 per cent...

By: Glenis A. Rose, November 14, 2013

President of Help Jamaica Medical Mission, Dr Rudolph Willis.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Diaspora Group Hosts Fundraiser For Medical Mission

The New Jersey-based Help Jamaica Medical Mission (JaMM) will be staging its annual black tie event this Saturday, November 9, aimed at raising funds for its yearly medical mission to...

By: Derrick Scott, Information Attache (Jamaican Embassy, USA), November 7, 2013