Taylor JAMAICA'S SPECIAL Envoy for Children, Ambassador Marjorie Taylor, has been admitted to the University Hospital of the West Indies where she is undergoing treatment for a stress-related illness.
She has been ordered to rest by her doctors.
A former Minister of State in the Ministry of Health, Ms Taylor stepped down as Member of Parliament for Eastern Kingston and Port Royal just before the December 1997 General Elections because of deteriorating health. She said then that she was no longer able to cope with the rigours of representational politics.
However, she has been busy since her appointment as Ambassador for Children in 1998. Her responsibilities as Special Envoy sees her making representation for Jamaica's children both locally and overseas. In Parliament, she has pushed for amendments to several pieces of child care legislation with a view to improving the lot of the nation's children.
Officials at the Health Ministry told The Gleaner yesterday that Ms Taylor became stressed while making preparations for the Fifth Ministerial Conference on Children and Social Policy in the Americas. The five-day event ended inside the Jamaica Conference Centre last Friday. Attempts were made to have her admitted to hospital during the conference, but she refused to quit in the middle of the meeting, saying she was determined to see it through to the end. She was admitted on Saturday.
Reports are that she is resting well, is in good spirits and should be released soon.
