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Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)
Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)

Contribution to the 2014/2015 Sectoral Debate by the Hon. Fenton Ferguson

Mr. Speaker, I am grateful to this Honourable House to be able to serve the people of Eastern St. Thomas for another year as their Member of Parliament. I am humbled by the level of trust that they have continually shown in...
Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), Dr. Haik Nikogosian (left), emphasises at a special meeting of representatives Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, to discuss the FCTC. Listening keenly in Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguron (centre); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Jean Dixon.
Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), Dr. Haik Nikogosian (left), emphasises at a special meeting of representatives Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, to discuss the FCTC. Listening keenly in Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguron (centre); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Jean Dixon.

Government Advancing WHO Tobacco Control Measures
Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), is assisted by Acting Chairperson, Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Natalie Sparks (2nd left), to cut the ribbon to officially open the new James Hill Health Centre in North Clarendon, on January 24. Sharing the moment are: Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Finance and Planning, and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Horace Dalley (centre); Winsome Gregory (2nd right), who represented Clarendon’s Custos, Hon. William Shagoury; and National Health Fund (NHF) Chairman, Sterling Soares.
Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), is assisted by Acting Chairperson, Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Natalie Sparks (2nd left), to cut the ribbon to officially open the new James Hill Health Centre in North Clarendon, on January 24. Sharing the moment are: Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Finance and Planning, and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Horace Dalley (centre); Winsome Gregory (2nd right), who represented Clarendon’s Custos, Hon. William Shagoury; and National Health Fund (NHF) Chairman, Sterling Soares.

New Health Centre Opens in James Hill, Clarendon
Minister of Health, the Hon. Fenton Ferguson at the launch of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s (HFJ) annual ‘Run for your Heart’ event on October 29, at Emancipation Park in New Kingston.
Minister of Health, the Hon. Fenton Ferguson at the launch of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s (HFJ) annual ‘Run for your Heart’ event on October 29, at Emancipation Park in New Kingston.

Access to Quality Health Care Advanced in 2013
Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)
Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)

Emergency Security Talks at KPH

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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (6th left); and Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (5th left), and other stakeholders, display the National HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy during its recent launch, along with the Jamaica Occupational Safety and Health National Profile, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Others participating in the launch included: parliamentarians, Raymond Pryce (left) and Olivia Grange (2nd left); United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Mission Director in Jamaica, Jeannette Vail (3rd left); Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) Board Member, Keith Comrie (4th left); State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Richard Azan ( 7th left); Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Errol Miller (7th right); Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF), Brenda Cuthbert (5th right); HIV/AIDS Programme Director, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Peta-Gaye Pryce (4th right); President, Jamaica Network of Seropositives, Paula Samuels (3rd right); Senior Director, Occupational Safety and Health Department, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Robert Chung (3nd right); and President and Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Richard Powell.
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Health Minister Welcomes National Workplace Policy on HIV/AIDS

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has welcomed work undertaken by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to advance development of Jamaica’s National Workplace Policy on HIV and AIDS, and to pilot a Bill on the proposed Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act. The Policy, approved as a White Paper by both Houses of Parliament earlier this year, is...
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Health & Wellness

$50 Million Earmarked to Begin Electronic Medical Records System

Approximately $50 million has been earmarked to begin implementation of the Electronic Medical Records System within the health sector, to replace the existing paper-based system. “Our first set of projects in terms of Electronic Medical Records will start in the first quarter of next year, and it will start with our regional hospitals and the four Centres of Excellence (for...
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Health & Wellness

Health Centre of Excellence Opens in Darliston

The health centre at Darliston, in Eastern Westmoreland, which has been upgraded to a Centre of Excellence, was officially opened on December 20, by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. This is the second Health Centre of Excellence to open its doors to the public, with the first being the one in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, which was opened...
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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (third right), observes the display of the contract between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), and the Golden Spring Community Associations, on December 19, at the Golden Spring Community Centre, in St. Andrew. The health centre in the area will be upgraded from a Type 1 centre, to a Type 2. Holding the contract are: General Manager for Human Resource and Administration at JSIF, Rhonda Lumsden-Lue (third left), and Chairman of the Stockfarm Citizen Association, Derrick Simon (fourth left). Others (from left) are: Chairman of the Golden Spring Community Committee, Chrishana Richards; community leader, Dr. Kerrich Golden; Member of Parliament for West Rural St. Andrew, Mr. Paul Buchanan, and community leader, Trevor Ferguson.
Health & Wellness

Golden Spring Health Centre to be Upgraded

A contract has been signed for a $39 million, for the reconstruction and upgrading of the Golden Spring Health Centre, in St. Andrew. The facility serves some 4,000 persons monthly. The facility, which is a Type 1 health centre, will be upgraded to a Type 2, with funding from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), and community input. Services to...
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Minister of Health, Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)
Health & Wellness

British American Tobacco Settles Case Against MOH

The case brought against the Minister of Health by British American Tobacco through its local subsidiary Carreras has been settled. News came on Thursday morning as the parties squared off in the Supreme Court. In a quick reaction Health Minister the Honourable Dr. Fenton Ferguson welcomed the development, saying it is always better to settle issues amicably rather than through...
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Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)
Health & Wellness

Urgent Examination of Buff Bay Hospital

The Buff Bay Community Hospital is to come in for urgent attention. That is the directive from Health Minister the Honourable Dr. Fenton Ferguson. He says that operations at the over 100 year old institution must be immediately reviewed by an ad hoc committee so that a suitable road-map of development can be charted. “My fact-finding mission is to have...
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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), giving an update on proposed amendments to be made to the Public Health (Tobacco Control) Regulations, which came into effect on July 15, 2013, at a briefing held at the National Health Fund (NHF), in New Kingston, today (December 17). Looking on is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Jean Dixon.
Health & Wellness

Health Minister Announces Proposed Changes to Tobacco Regulations

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has announced a number of proposed amendments to the Public Health (Tobacco Control) Regulations, which came into effect on July 15, 2013. “In respect of breaches by individuals, fines will be lowered and persons found in breach of the Tobacco Regulations will not be given a criminal record. However, the sanctions imposed will...
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