Meanwhile, Opposition Spokesman on Health, Dr. Ken Baugh, says the government should delay having local government elections as it continues to deal with the Chik-V outbreak and ramps up its preparedness for Ebola.
Dr. Baugh, who’s recovering from Chik-V, says the monies to be earmarked for elections would be better spent dealing with public health threats.
Dr. Baugh, the MP for West Central St. Catherine, says he took similar actions in dealing with the poliomyelitis epidemic in the 1980s.
Dr. Baugh says while the 5-hundred million dollars allocated by the government to deal with chik-v and ebola is not enough, it’s a start.
Meanwhile, Health Minister, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has endorsed a suggestion for Dr. Baugh to be part of the team dealing with the current public health concerns.
The suggestion was made by the North Central St. Andrew MP, Karl Samuda, at today’s meeting at Jamaica House.
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