FFP FULFILLS ITS PROMISE TO MOH

FFP DONATES FOGGERS TO MOH: David Mair (front row right), Executive Director, Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica hands over one of the nine pest control foggers donated by FFP to the Ministry of Health (MOH) to Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (front row center), Acting Chief Medical Officer on November 20 at the charity organisation’s head office in Spanish Town. Also sharing in the moment are: Susan Moore (left), Director of Recipient Services, FFP; (back row from right) Ava-Gaye Timberlake, Director of International Cooperation in Health, MOH; Nakle Haddo, Director of Distribution Services, FFP; Sophia Williams, Health Care Coordinator and David Shoucair, Director of Distribution Logistics, FFP. (PHOTO: PETRI-ANN HENRY)

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Kingston, Jamaica – November 21, 2014: Food For The Poor (FFP) has fulfilled its promise of donating seven million 500mg paracetamol and acetaminophen tablets, 2,300 bottles of insect repellent and nine portable pest control foggers to the Ministry of Health.

Last month, the charity organisation announced that in an effort to help Jamaica fight the chikungunya virus, it would donate the medication, repellents and equipment in two phases for the benefit of the less fortunate in our nation.

The seven million paracetamol and acetaminophen tablets, 2,300 bottles of insect repellent and nine portable foggers were purchased by Food For The Poor Florida and shipped to Jamaica. The first phase of the handover occurred on October 14, while the second phase took place yesterday at FFP’s head office located in Ellerslie Pen, Spanish Town.

According to David Mair, Executive Director, FFP Jamaica, the cost of the donation made yesterday was US$24, 851.

Mr. Mair said, “Food For The Poor is delighted to partner with the Ministry of Health once more, as we continue in our effort to serve our less fortunate brothers and sisters across the island.”

He added that, “Food For The Poor decided to donate nine portable foggers to the Ministry of Health, so that their rate of fogging mosquitoes efficiently across our nation can be increased.”

A team from the Ministry of Health, spearheaded by Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse, Acting Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, accepted the donation from Mr. Mair yesterday. The Minister of Health, The Honourable Dr. Fenton Ferguson, accepted the first phase of the donation.

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PARACETAMOLS FOR MOH: David Mair (left), Executive Director, Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica, shows Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (center), Acting Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health (MOH) samples of the repellent and paracetamols donated on November 20. Looking on is Ava-Gaye Timberlake, Director of International Cooperation in Health, MOH. (PHOTOS: PETRI-ANN HENRY)

GLOVES FOR MOH: Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (center), Acting Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health (MOH), tries on a pair of gloves from the hundreds donated by Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica on November 20. Also sharing in the moment are: Ava-Gaye Timberlake, Director of International Cooperation in Health, MOH and David Mair, Executive Director, FFP.

ACCESSORIES FOR FOGGERS: After the official handing over of paracetamols, insect repellents and nine pest control foggers to the Ministry of Health, David Mair (left), Executive Director of Food For The Poor Jamaica, shows shows Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (center), Acting Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health, accessories which should be used with the foggers.