The recently launched National Nutraceutical Industry (NNI), by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is being hailed by industry players as a major opening up of opportunities for small entrepreneurs. For generations, persons have had various forms of fledging enterprises stocked with products made from indigenous plants, with claims of health benefits. The products, according to experts, generally...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has welcomed the $7 billion increase in the Ministry’s budget, which was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, during her Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives last week. A total of $49.1 billion has been allocated to the Ministry in the 2015/16 Budget, which is 17 per cent...

The Ministry of Health has launched a physical activity guide and toolkit for the workplace, as part of efforts to promote healthier lifestyle practices as well as combat some of the health problems facing Jamaicans. The guide and toolkit, which contains material centred on healthy lifestyle and promoting population-wide physical activity, is the start of measures being undertaken by the...

Jamaica has joined six other Caribbean countries in implementing its own dietary guidelines with the aim of improving the nutritional well-being of citizens. The Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for Jamaica, form part of efforts by the Government to provide nutrition and health-related recommendations to promote healthy eating habits and lifestyle in the population. The guidelines are outlined on an easy to...

In an effort to improve service delivery to its clients, the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) has implemented a toll free telephone line and an email address, to allow members of the public to comment on the service received at health facilities across the region. The toll free number is 1888-429-5013 and the email address is: patientcare@serha.gov.jm. In an...

View/Download the Riverton City Disposal Site Air Quality Report 

The Ministry of Health has started the review of literature as the basis for conducting research on the effects of the air pollutants associated with fires at Disposal Sites and will engage local and international partners in this priority area. The Air Quality Report which was commissioned by the Ministry has shown that during the period when the sample was...