The ‘New Limb, New Life’ programme is providing opportunity for amputees to regain their mobility, while educating persons about the debilitating effects of non-communicable diseases (NCD), says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Under the $50-million initiative, prosthetic legs and arms are provided to qualified persons who have lost limbs due to a health condition or...

The Ginger Hill and Fyffes Pen Health Centres in St. Elizabeth will be temporarily closed for renovation and expansion works, for a period of four months. The services for both health centres will be relocated January 8, 2024. Residents who would normally access services at the Ginger Hill Health Centre can go to the Ginger Hill City Mission Church, less...

The Ministry of Health & Wellness wishes to advise that the Pfizer vaccine is now available in Jamaica. The country received a donation of 45,000 doses of the vaccine from the US Government on December 13, 2023. This donation of vaccines will be available to all members of the public for both initial vaccination and booster doses. Persons are encouraged...

A fully digitised health records platform will be rolled out at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon in January, making the public health facility the first in the island to benefit from the electronic health records (EHR) system. Government is spending some US$5 million to digitise several hospitals and clinics throughout the country. “This will be the first hospital in...

Minister of Education and Youth and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth right), attends Thursday’s (December 14) renaming ceremony for August Town/Hermitage Health Centre in the constituency. The facility’s name has been officially changed to the Kenneth Standard Health Centre, in honour of the late Jamaican medical doctor who was a cornerstone of public health...

Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis, addresses the audience at the annual Elderly Treat and Health Fair on December 13 at Gordon House. Approximately 100 elderly persons who reside at Mark Lane and surrounding communities, downtown Kingston, received care packages containing food items and toiletries. The annual event returned this year after a hiatus due to the COVID-19...

The Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC) is now equipped with two critical pieces of equipment to enhance the precision of surgical procedures, while facilitating training for residents in paediatric surgery. The C-Arm and laparoscopy machines, donated by the Culture, Health, Arts, Science and Education (CHASE) Fund at a cost of $46 million, were handed over by the entity’s Chief Executive...