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Bustamante Hospital for Children to undergo renovation and expansion |
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Wednesday, 06 January 2010 15:49 |
 Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer says the Bustamante hospital will in the near future be undergoing extensive renovation and expansion. The Minister made the remarks during a recent function to honour the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation, Corporate sponsors and performers, who assisted in the concert held to provide financial support to the hospital. “It will be like we’re building a brand new hospital, a facility that is representative of Jamaica and of which all Jamaicans can be proud. Thanks to the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation and all who participated in the effort. They have once again demonstrated good corporate service and we express our gratitude for what they have done for healthcare in Jamaica and the Bustamante Hospital specifically,” the Minister said.
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Restructuring of the Public Sector |
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Monday, 04 January 2010 15:37 |
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As you are aware, the Public Sector Transformation Unit located in the Annex adjoining Jamaica House, has been established to restructure the Public Sector. The Unit comprises a mixture of public and private sector experienced staff to include a Chief Executive Officer and six specialists covering the areas of Strategic Human Resource Management, Finance, Business Process Re-engineering, Organizational Management and Change Management and Project Management. Currently in place are:
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Global & National Policies |
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Monday, 04 January 2010 15:17 |
Millennium Development Goals: Three of eight Goals are directly health related (4, 5 & 6). The other five Goals directly impact health outcomes Seven of the twenty-one targets are directly health related. Seven other targets directly impact health outcomes
- A World Fit For Children (UNICEF Sponsored). Establishes goals to advance a universal child centred agenda
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Ministry of Health urges persons - particularly those in the high risk group from complications from Influenza A(H1N1) - to take steps to protect their health and wellbeing |
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Tuesday, 29 December 2009 16:04 |
 Director of Emergency Disaster Management and Special Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse says persons should continue to take the necessary precautions to secure their health and wellbeing as the country continues to experience cases of Influenza A(H1N1). “Persons particularly in the high risk group need to ensure that they seek medical attention immediately as they begin to feel symptoms. We have to continue to stress this because if this is followed we can initiate treatment early, which will likely result in a more favourable outcome for the patient,” Dr. Bullock DuCasse explained. The country has recorded its seventh death as a result of Influenza A(H1N1) infection. The patient who was confirmed with the virus was within the high risk group and developed complications. This group includes pregnant women, persons with chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, asthma, heart disease or any condition that impairs the immune system and children under five years old.
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No Impending Crisis at Spanish Town Hospital |
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Tuesday, 29 December 2009 15:59 |
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The Ministry of Health wishes to advise the public that there is no impending crisis at the Spanish Town Hospital as a result of the end of the current tenure of Senior House Officers as new officers will replace those who have completed the Senior House Officers’ programme. This assurance is being given by Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer who convened a meeting with representatives of the South East Regional Health Authority and senior technocrats of the Health Ministry this morning (Tuesday, December 29, 2009) to discuss the matter of the expiration of the contracts of Senior House Officers attached to the Spanish Town Hospital.
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