The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will again promote healthy gender relations, through the staging of the annual International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVAW) 2018, on November 25. This year, it is being held globally under the theme ‘#HearMeToo: End Violence Against Women and Girls’. IDEVAW aims to raise public awareness of violence against...

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacqueline Bisasor-McKenzie, says the Ministry of Health supports the use of cannabis and products derived from the plant for research and medicinal purposes, where scientific evidence validates their benefits and effectiveness in treating specific conditions. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on November 16, Dr. Bisasor-McKenzie said the Ministry is prepared to accept...

The St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital has received a major boost with the donation of a new state-of-the-art ultrasound machine, valued approximately $8.2 million, by the Embassy of Japan in Jamaica. The machine, which was provided under the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects initiative, was formally handed over by Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency...

Head of the Microbiology Department, University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Alison Nicholson, says overuse and misuse of antibiotics is affecting their effectiveness in treating infections, resulting in a rapid emergence of resistant bacteria worldwide. She noted that “bacteria have learned the secrets of how antibiotics work and are outsmarting them”. “Some of them (bacteria) have very elaborate mechanisms...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, crosses the finish line after competing in the Jamaica Civil Service Association’s (JCSA) Civil Service Week 2018 charity run/walk at Emancipation Park, New Kingston, on Saturday (November 17).

With more bacteria demonstrating full or partial resistance to antimicrobial agents in recent years, Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, are calling on Jamaicans to take disease prevention more seriously. During the launch of World Antibiotic Awareness Week at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries...

The Kingston Public, Victoria Jubilee, Mandeville and Falmouth hospitals are to benefit from a project aimed at improving the energy efficiency of the institutions. This follows Cabinet’s approval of the award of a US$5.35-million contract to Power Services Company Ltd to design, supply, install, commission and maintain energy-efficient and renewable-energy interventions at the hospitals. Making the announcement at a post-Cabinet...