The newly renovated Robins Hall Health Centre was officially re-opened on Wednesday (Dec. 12), with improved facilities to serve the thousands of persons, who reside in the area and surrounding districts in Northern Manchester. The Culture, Health, Arts, Science, and Education (CHASE) Fund provided $30M for the rehabilitation of the clinic, which had been closed for some 30 years. Works...

Acting Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, has informed that the flu vaccine is now available to high-risk groups, including children, the elderly and persons with immuno-compromised conditions such as cancer and diabetes. “These are the persons that we try to protect, because they are the most vulnerable to the influenza virus and so, therefore,...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the recent Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey shows that 40 per cent of persons who are hypertensive are unaware, and this is of great concern. According to Dr. Tufton, more lives can be spared from this condition, and for this to happen, he is calling on the unaware to get regular...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the National Cancer Registry (NCR) provides a critical tool in guiding the planning and implementation of cancer prevention and control programmes. He noted that the population-based cancer registry, which covers the entire island, will actively collect information on all new cancer cases, including data on patient demographics and cancer type. It will...

The Japanese Government is providing $10 million (US$86,780) for the acquisition of a Digital Mobile C-Arm machine for the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon, which will strengthen the provision of orthopaedic surgeries at the facility. A grant agreement for the procurement was signed on Thursday (December 6) by Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Ambassador of Japan to...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen, have donated medical items to the Bustamante Hospital for Children. The donation, which includes two blood pressure machines, a weighing scale, and a nebuliser, were presented during a visit to the facility on Wednesday (December 5), where Their Excellencies also presented gifts to patients and staff at the...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging precaution against the dengue fever virus, including destroying mosquito breeding sites in and around the home. He said that while there has been an “unusually high” number of reported cases of dengue in the island, this is not remarkable for this time of the year, reiterating that there is no...