As Jamaica prepares for the passage of Hurricane Beryl, the Ministry of Health & Wellness is advising that all public hospitals will now enter emergency mode. This means that while hospitals remain open: • Outpatient services and elective surgeries will be suspended • Visitations will be limited and • family members are asked to pick up their relatives, who have...

The Ministry of Health & Wellness is advising that taking care of your mental wellness is just as important as physical preparations for a hurricane. Here are some tips to cope with Hurricane Beryl.  Take your medication.  Set up a support network of trusted family members and friends.  Stay informed.  Contact the Mental Health & Suicide...

In keeping with reports from the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, the Ministry of Health & Wellness is cautioning members of the public to guard against the effects of the Saharan dust that is expected to affect the island starting today through to Thursday. Satellite images on Tuesday showed that a very thin layer of dust had drifted from the Eastern...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the public health system has 118 working ventilators. The Minister, who addressed a virtual press conference, on Thursday, June 20, said an audit was done to trace all ventilators in the system, and it shows that the Ministry owns 210 of the machines, 40 of them are going through...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is encouraging overseas Jamaicans in the healthcare profession, particularly those in specialist areas, to partner with local agencies and organisations to conduct health missions as part of their service to their homeland. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dunstan Bryan, made the call during Monday’s (June 17) session of the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference,...

Fourteen projects will be executed in several communities on Diaspora Day of Service on Thursday, June 20. The projects, which cover medical missions and community development and educational initiatives, will conclude the 10th Jamaica Biennial Diaspora Conference, which began on Sunday (June 16). The day allows diaspora members to take part in pre-arranged projects in communities across the island. “We...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will host a series of activities in recognition of World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, which will be observed on Wednesday, November 19, under the theme ‘Sickle Cell Matters, Whole Person, Whole Health – Know Your Status’. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on June 17, National Sickle Cell Programme Coordinator at the Ministry of...