The Ministry of Health & Wellness wishes to advise the public that due to the passage of the tropical storm, health centres across the island will be closed today, Tuesday, November 5, 2024. All primary care services are suspended and patients with appointments are asked to be in touch with their health centre later this week to reschedule appointments. All...

Acting on BULLETIN No 2 (November 3, 2024, at 8:00pm) from the Meteorological Service, the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is announcing the closure of all clinics and non-emergency services until further notice. The hospital remains open solely for dire emergencies. The limitation of clinical and non-emergency services is being done to ensure the safety of our patients,...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has announced plans to introduce a new policy, which will result in service contractors being engaged on a long-term basis to repair and maintain equipment at hospitals across the island. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure at a press briefing held on Thursday (October 24) at the Bustamante Hospital for...

The cold chain capacity of the National Health Fund (NHF) has been bolstered with the opening of a cold room at its warehouse on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. The cold room was donated by the Government of Japan and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). It has two units that will store vaccines and medicines within the temperature range...

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has consented to provide the necessary resources and support to facilitate critical surgery required by an 11-year-old girl who is ailing from an aggressive case of scoliosis. This was disclosed by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, during a media briefing at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in...

Children of staff at the Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee hospitals now have a more comfortable space where they can read, play or relax while they wait on their parents. The staff daycare, which serves children of all categories of employees at the adjoining hospitals, has been transformed through a donation of more than Can$15,000 from talented 12-year-old Canadian-Jamaican philanthropist,...

Clinical Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray, is advising the public that herbal medicines are not a proven cure for breast cancer. Speaking with JIS News, Dr. Fray expressed concern about the rising cases of late-stage breast cancer diagnoses despite widespread information on early detection. He attributed this, in part, to some patients seeking treatment...