“It was screening for prostate cancer that saved my life,” says Dr. Audley Betton. The 40-year medical practitioner recalls that it was in July 2006 after a friend, who is the same age as him, shared that he had been diagnosed with the disease that he decided to get tested. He immediately did a Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test, which he...

The Cornwall Regional Hospital is improving its customer service to more effectively meet the needs of patients. Senior Administrator at the hospital, Keriesa Bell Cummings, said that Patient Care Representatives (PCR) have been engaged to interact with clients and ensure their satisfaction and comfort. “They are on the ground, in the Accident and Emergency department, and on the wards and...

Chairman of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), George Duncan, has praised the work of the Caribbean Institute of Nephrology for the role it is playing in educating and empowering citizens, as they fight against hypertension. Addressing the opening of a 7th annual International Conference on Nephrology and Hypertension at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, on January...

The Ministry of Health will be embarking on a series of health campaign events to encourage the population to consume healthy foods, even as it gets ready for the distribution of the Food-based Dietary Guidelines. “The Food-based Dietary Guidelines are close to completion, and a public education campaign will be undertaken to promote portion sizes, and healthy food choices among...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has underscored the need for every Jamaican to have a birth certificate. He said that not only does it provide proof of identity, but a birth certificate is one of the required documents to access vital social services such as education and employment. “I believe that having a birth certificate, creating an identity...

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will be launching its mobile bus service on Thursday, January 22, as part of efforts to ensure that Jamaicans across the length and breadth of the island, can access its various services. The launch will take place in St. Thomas, at the Wesleyan Holiness Church located on Chapel Hill.  Minister of Health and Member of...

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) will launch its 2015 blood drive on Saturday (January 10), at the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) building in Half-Way-Tree, where it will also commission into service, its new mobile blood collection unit. The blood drive, which is aimed at collecting at least 30, 000 units of blood for the year, is being held...