My fellow Jamaicans,   Since July, we have been battling an increase in the incidence of cases of fever with pain, among them individuals affected by the chikungunya virus. As a citizen of this country and the Minister of Health I am very concerned about this and commit to you that the Ministry will continue to do all it can...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is appealing to medical practitioners in private practice to report all suspected cases of Chikungunya (CHIKV) to the Ministry. Dr. Ferguson made the appeal at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (September 24), where he said that many private doctors were not reporting the suspected cases, which is posing a challenge to the...

Jamaica passes 5th IMF test, Health Minister appealing to private medical practitioners to report suspected cases of the chikungunya virus and House approves bill to introduce flexible work arrangements.

JAPEX 2014 to Boost Business for Local Tourism Interests, Tourism ministry sensitizing industry players about Chikungunya virus and  32 schools record improved performance.

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is calling on all Jamaicans to come together and designate a day to undertake community clean-up activities. He pointed out that the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which transmit the Chikungunya virus, breeds in and around areas where people gather, so the school, home, church and business places should be a part of this clean-up....

Residents in and around the town of Black River, in St. Elizabeth, will be updated on many health issues, including Chikungunya, at a public forum on Thursday, September 18. The forum will be held at the St. Elizabeth Parish Library, in Black River, commencing at 4:30 p.m., and is part of a series of Town Hall meetings that the Southern...

The Ministry of Health has responded to reports that a high level of staff absenteeism at the Yallahs Primary School in St. Thomas is related to the mosquito-borne Chikungunya Virus. Although no breeding sites were identified during Tuesday’s inspection of the school compound, the Ministry of Health fumigated the area on Wednesday, September 17 as an additional precautionary measure. The...

School feeding programme to be strengthened; KSAC joins Ministry of Health’s chikungunya public education campaign and PCJ committed to securing affordable energy supply.

600 million dollars to be spent on welfare-to-work programme, Health Ministry urges persons to avoid self-diagnosis for Chikungunya virus and members of Clowns without Borders currently in Jamaica.

The Ministry of Health is encouraging School Administrators to continue efforts to ensure that mosquito breeding sites are removed from school grounds. Director, Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse says this should be an ongoing exercise especially since the Aedes aegypti mosquito which spreads Chikungunya mostly bites in the day time and is generally found in...

Health Minister says Jamaica not in the category of high risk for countries for transmission of Ebola virus, Education Ministry to discuss possible Chikungunya spread in schools and COHSOD Endorses Holistic Strategy to Reduce Adolescent Pregnancy in the Caribbean.

Residents of Manchester and surrounding parishes to benefit from a Health Fair and Men’s Health Symposium, which will be held on Thursday, July 31, at the Mandeville Seventh Day Adventist Church. The event, being organized by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) will commence at 9:30 a.m. and will focus on heart disease. Programme Organiser for Health at the...