Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley, says the Ministry will be hiring and training 1,000 young people as vector control workers, who will go into communities, and along with the Ministry’s vector control teams, identify mosquito breeding sites and destroy them. He also charged senior health officials in the Ministry to mobilise the public in preparation for the Zika virus...

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley, has praised the Jamaica Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (JAIFA) for the well-needed assistance it has been providing to the health sector over the years. “I believe that this group (JAIFA) is an important stakeholder in the move to improve the health of this country,” he said. Minister Dalley’s speech was delivered by...

The Jamaica Cancer Society is collaborating with 21st Century Oncology, the largest radiation service organisation in the US, to offer cancer treatment to patients in Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean. The company has a complete range of radiation equipment and can offer  treatment that is not readily available in the Caribbean, hence the partnership with the Society. Radiation...

The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) is reporting changes in the content, composition and varieties of narcotics surfacing on the nation’s streets. Substance Abuse Officer at the NCDA, Daniel Brown, noted for example that the variety of marijuana being consumed is to a great extent “much different from (the type used) years ago.” Mr. Brown said research shows that...

World AIDS Day 2015 is being commemorated under the theme, “Take care of the complete you: ask for a HIV test too”. This year, the Ministry of Health will focus on a wellness and preventative drive that will be supported by mass media as well as community mobilization which aims to increase the number of persons with HIV knowing their...

Jamaica AIDS Support for Life says gender-based violence (GBV) or its threat is likely to increase a woman’s vulnerability to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by making it difficult or impossible to set the terms of an equal relationship. According to Research and Communications Coordinator at Jamaica AIDS Support for Life, Nicolette Jones, it is more difficult for women to...

The Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) has collaborated with the American Cancer Society to offer free training on how to quit smoking. “Smoking addiction is a disease that requires professional help and not many persons are able to quit on their own so the JCS wants to extend this help to the country,” said Fundraising and Public Relations Officer at the...