Seventy-one per cent of the deaths of Jamaicans from cancer of the trachea, bronchus or lungs are attributable to smoking. This was disclosed by Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker, as he addressed a recent World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Youth Forum on the dangers of tobacco use. WNTD was observed on Wednesday, May...

Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore is calling for adequately resourced mobile units to be put in place, to respond to the needs of individuals who have been impacted by traumatic circumstances. “Mental health care is on everybody’s mind and what this has brought to the fore is the need… for a mobile response unit in these circumstances. The demand is...

In a bid to boost the supply of blood, the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is strengthening its collection sites and expanding the programme to educational institutions. Delivering the keynote address at the commissioning of a mobile collection unit at the NBTS head office on Slipe Road in Kingston on June 14, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, said...

Chief Public Health Inspector, St. Elizabeth Public Health Department, Nelesha Brown-Wint.

The St. Elizabeth Public Health Department is calling on citizens to assume a greater responsibility in eliminating mosquito breeding sites within their homes and surroundings. Chief Public Health Inspector, Nelesha Brown-Wint, has emphasised the need for proactive action to safeguard public health, noting that since the start of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season on June 1, there has been an...

Children and adolescents in St. Thomas can now access a wide range of social, educational and health services in a safe and conducive space at the Teen Hub, which opened in the parish on Friday (June 9). The facility, established by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, is the second of its kind in Jamaica, following the launch of the...

Approximately 68 patients at the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre, who have lost limbs due to a health condition or trauma, will be provided with prosthesis. They are among the first beneficiaries under the Government’s ‘New Life, New Limb’ programme, which Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, first announced in his Sectoral presentation in May. Under...

Scores of persons in Clarendon benefited from health screening under the Ministry of Health and Wellness ‘Know Your Numbers’ campaign, held at Stewart’s Hardware in May Pen, on June 7. Services offered included blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, body mass index, HIV, and Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) tests, Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) and pap smear. Patrons attending the all-day event...

Students of Bridgeport High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, participated in a Wellness Check-In Session at the institution on Wednesday (June 7), which was designed to encourage positive practices during stressful situations. The session was led by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in collaboration with stakeholders from the Ministry of Education and Youth. These engagements...