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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd left); and Project Manager, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund, Paulette Mitchell (3rd right), cut the ribbon to officially open the renovated Accident and Emergency Department at the Annotto Bay Hospital in St. Mary, recently. The department was upgraded as part of a rehabilitation project undertaken at the hospital at a cost of more than $90 million. Others participating in the exercise are Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase (2nd left); South East St. Mary Member of Parliament, Dr. Winston Green (4th right); Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Ray Fraser (2nd right); and North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) Chairman, Leon Gordon (right).

Refurbishing of Annotto Bay Hospital A Symbol of Public/Private Partnership

The recently completed rehabilitation of the Annotto Bay Hospital in St. Mary, done at over $90 million, represents one of the most significant displays of public/private sector collaboration on a major project undertaken in Jamaica. The work was to repair...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (seated), listens intently, while Chief Radiographer at the Princess Margaret Hospital in St. Thomas, Leesa Sharpe (left), explains how the imaging aspect of the institution’s new state-of-the-art digital X-ray unit functions. The Minister was touring the hospital’s X-ray department on Thursday (Oct. 31), following a ceremony to officially commission the unit into service. Others looking on (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the hospital, Colleen Wright; and Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority, Lyttleton Shirley.

Princess Margaret Hospital Gets State-Of-The-Art Digital X-Ray Unit

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.

Significant Decline in Asthma Admissions Since Smoking Ban

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), is presented with a copy of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) State of the World Population Report 2013 by Deputy Director of the UNFPA’s Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean, Siti Oussein. The document was launched by the UNFPA, in collaboration with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), during a ceremony held at the Chinese Benevolent Association in Kingston, on October 30.

UNFPA Lauds Actions By Government To Assist Adolescent Mothers

Hundreds Expected to Participate in Heart Foundation Fundraising Run

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), shares with (from left): Member of Jamaica’s National Senior Netball Team, Vanessa Walker; Project Manager, HEART Foundation of Jamaica, Barbara McGaw; and Director of Sales, Employee Benefits, Sagicor Life Jamaica Ltd., Desmon Jangalee. Occasion was the launch of the Jamaica National Building Society’s (JNBS) Wellfest Family Fair 2013 on October 25, at the JNBS headquarters in St. Andrew.

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Gov’t Implements 5-Year Plan to Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases

The Ministry of Health has implemented a five-year strategic plan aimed at tackling the prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Jamaica. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said the plan will address the four major conditions causing death and illness among Jamaicans, namely cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic respiratory disease. He said the programme will also tackle the four...

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

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Get Involved in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has urged all Jamaicans to become more active in the fight against breast cancer, as the disease affects not only the women who physically experience the effects, but also families and the society as a whole. “This involvement must not only rest with the women…knowing (about) it, that is not enough, get involved. It...

President, Jamaica Association of Health Service Executives (JAHSE), David Dobson (at podium), addressing Friday’s (October 25) opening ceremony for the JAHSE’s biennial conference, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Friday (October 25). The conference was held under the theme: ‘Professionalization of Health Service Managers – 21st Century Perspectives’. Listening keenly are: Conference Chairperson, Dr. Pansy Hamilton (centre); and Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Margaret Skőld.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Favourable Indicators for Development of Health Tourism

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the targeted development of health tourism in Jamaica and the transformation into a regional health hub are achievable, based on several indicators deemed “favourable” to Jamaica. “We have some of the best health-trained personnel this side of the world (and) logistically, we are at the very centre of the Caribbean,” Dr. Ferguson said...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (at podium), addressing the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Travel and Wellness Club’s Getaway and Health Conference, on Friday, October 18, at the Hilton , Rose Hall Resort and Spa, in Montego Bay. Listening keenly (seated from left) are Founder of the JTA Travel and Wellness Club, Mrs. Claudia Ferguson and Secretary General of the JTA, Dr. Adolph Cameron.

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Health Minister Calls On Jamaicans To Help In The Fight Against NCDs

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has underscored the need for persons to become very health conscious, and join in the campaign against Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), which is responsible for about 70 per cent of preventable deaths. He cites tobacco use, abuse of alcohol, improper diet and lack of exercise as the four pillars on which the prevalence of...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), addresses the 52nd Directing Council meeting of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Washington, D.C on Friday, (Oct. 4).

13 years ago Health & Wellness

Quality Primary Health Care Remains A Priority – Dr. Ferguson

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has emphasized that the delivery of quality primary health care is a priority for the Government of Jamaica. He also pointed out that Jamaica is working to significantly reduce the incidence of non-communicable diseases (NDCs), while remaining mindful for the need to protect the populace from other ailments. Dr. Fenton made the disclosure...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addresses the Paediatric Renal Conference and Workshop today (Oct. 6), at the Couples San Souci in Ocho Rios, St Ann.

13 years ago Health & Wellness

Gov’t Committed To Providing Jamaicans With Quality Health Care – Dr. Ferguson

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has underscored the Government’s commitment to ensuring that Jamaicans enjoy their fundamental right to good health and health care services, especially children, whom he describes as the future of the nation. The Minister, who was addressing a Paediatric Renal Conference and Workshop at the Couples San Souci Hotel in Ocho Rios on October...