Iron deficiency and multiparity are significant risk factors for anaemia in women of childbearing age in Jamaica, a local study has found. Multiparity is defined as having given birth more than once or to more than one baby at a time. The study, titled ‘Dietary Predictors of Anaemia in Women of Reproductive Age (WRA)’, is aimed at determining the association...

The nation’s healthcare managers are being urged to use their knowledge and expertise to provide creative solutions to challenges in the sector. “The solution does not have to be normal. It does not have to follow a strict protocol... . Indeed, even when the rules say do it a particular way, if you can get an exemption, you must advocate...

A new monument was unveiled on Monday (March 10), at the National Chest Hospital in Kingston, standing as a powerful symbol of the bravery and dedication of healthcare workers who lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nearly 10-foot-tall structure, made of concrete and steel, will serve as a lasting tribute to the men and women who risked their...

The Government has significantly increased investments in healthcare and should another crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic hit the island, the country will be better equipped to deal with it, according to Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Speaking at the unveiling of a monument in honour of healthcare workers who died while tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, on Monday...

Residents of Brown’s Town and surrounding communities in St. Ann are set to benefit from significant improvement in healthcare services following the relocation and renovation of the Brown’s Town Health Centre.   The $80 million temporary facility, housed in a renovated structure in Huntley, provided by the Brown’s Town Community College, was officially opened by Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the...

The phased reopening of Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, is expected to begin shortly.  Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure while providing an update on the rehabilitation and redevelopment project during the sitting of the Standing Finance Committee in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 6).  He said the...

Jamaica’s sole public psychiatric medical institution, the Bellevue Hospital in Kingston, officially opened its new family room, the ‘Wellness Lounge’, on Monday (March 3). The lounge will serve as a forum to effectively enhance communication between patients and their loved ones, locally and overseas, thereby bridging the gap created by distance and the stigma surrounding mental illness in Jamaica. It...