| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag

Latest

The new Genome Sequencer has significantly reduced the time taken to analyse samples for variants.
The new Genome Sequencer has significantly reduced the time taken to analyse samples for variants.

Genome Sequencer To Improve Tracking Of HIV Transmission

The new genome sequencer should improve the tracking of HIV transmission networks on the island. Tracking seeks to establish how the virus moves among different groups within a population and can prove critical for preventing the spread of the virus....
Stock Image
Stock Image

COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Sunday, March 6, 2022
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton

Health Minister Supports The Full Resumption Of Face-to-Face Classes
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (centre), hands over boxes containing non-surgical isolation gowns, donated by the Jamaican Consulate in Toronto, to Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. The Consulate has donated 156,000 gowns, valued at $27.8 million. Looking on is Immediate Past President of the Kiwanis of Spanish Town, which provided logistical support for the donation, Patrick Derden. The handover took place on Tuesday (March 1) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, downtown Kingston.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (centre), hands over boxes containing non-surgical isolation gowns, donated by the Jamaican Consulate in Toronto, to Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn. The Consulate has donated 156,000 gowns, valued at $27.8 million. Looking on is Immediate Past President of the Kiwanis of Spanish Town, which provided logistical support for the donation, Patrick Derden. The handover took place on Tuesday (March 1) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, downtown Kingston.

PHOTOS: 156,000 Isolation Gowns Donated To Ministry Of Health
(FILE) State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, speaking at the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 3).
(FILE) State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, speaking at the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 3).

Mental Health Support For Students Evacuated From Ukraine

More

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton
Health & Wellness

Encourage Loved Ones To Get Colorectal Cancer Screening – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is encouraging Jamaicans to talk to family and friends, who are at risk, about getting screened for colorectal cancer. Dr. Tufton, in his message to mark Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, said that screening and early detection offer the best defence against the disease, which is the fourth leading...
Read more
Psychiatrist and winner of the Award for the Most Impactful Presentation at the National Health Research Conference 2021, Dr. Kunal Lalwani, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on the findings of a study on polydrug use, on March 1.
Health & Wellness

Psychiatrist Calls For Policy Geared At Early Marijuana Interventions

Consultant Psychiatrist at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Kunal Lalwani, is calling for the development of a policy geared at early marijuana interventions. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Tuesday (March 1), Dr. Lalwani reported that findings from a study he conducted on persons using multiple drugs in Jamaica, showed that the average age of...
Read more
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), addresses the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 1). Also pictured are State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan (right).
Health & Wellness

Minister Promises Better Management Of Hospital Rehabilitation

The Government has boosted the project management capacity of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, where hospital rehabilitation works will now be managed with more efficiency. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, was addressing the works being carried out at Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St James, during the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on Tuesday...
Read more
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Risk Factor Programme Development Officer in the NCD and Injury Prevention Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Cathi-Ann Williams.
Health & Wellness

Colorectal Cancer Is The Focus For March

The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) is shining the spotlight on the risk factors of colon cancer as Jamaica joins the global observation of March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. NCD Risk Factor Programme Development Officer in the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) and Injury Prevention Unit, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Cathi-Ann Williams, told JIS News that the aim...
Read more
Community Health Aide from the Clarendon Health Department, Sharlene Carty (right) checks the blood pressure of Public Health Nurse from the Manchester Health Department, Shernett Kerr-Turner during the commemoration of World Cancer Day recently.
Health & Wellness

Healthcare Workers Provided With Free Cancer Screening & Education

With the recent commemoration of World Cancer Day, the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) used the opportunity to focus on its healthcare workers, by providing them with free cancer screening, education and wellness checks. Scores of healthcare workers from the parishes of St. Elizabeth, Clarendon and Manchester gathered at the St. James Methodist Church hall in Clarendon on February 24...
Read more