The medical emergency response system has been bolstered with the addition of six ambulances, donated by the Government of Japan, through its Grass Roots Human Security Project. The emergency vehicles are a gift to St. John Ambulance of Jamaica, with three assigned to its headquarters in Kingston, while the others will be operating out of the parish of St. Mary,...

Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke, is reminding members of the public that persons in areas affected by smoke from the Riverton Disposal Site should cover their nose and mouth with a mask or a damp cloth. “The mask that is recommended by the Ministry of Health is the N95, because it protects the...

More Jamaican students will be able to access medical training at the recently opened $4 billion Faculty of Medical Sciences Teaching and Research Complex, at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus. The 250,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility boasts some of the most advanced teaching and research laboratories, lecture theatres and tutorial rooms, which national leaders and academics...

The Ministry of Health has spent $22 million as part of an ongoing communication and public education campaign on Ebola preparedness, to increase public awareness on the signs, symptoms and modes of transmission of the Ebola virus. The campaign, which began October 2014, incorporates a variety of public communication methods to disseminate information about diseases, including Ebola. Several Jamaica Urban...

The Ministry of Health has provided additional resources to its main hospitals in Kingston, St. Andrew, and St. Catherine, to treat persons who have been affected by the smog from the Riverton City disposal site. Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock Ducasse, informed a press briefing at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in Kingston, on...

Some Health Centres in the South East Regional Health Authority are open today from 8:00 a.m. to facilitate persons who have been affected by the smog, smoke and other emissions arising from the fire at the Riverton City Disposal Site. The Health Centres which are open today from 8:00am-4:00pm are the Glen Vincent and Edna Manley in Kingston and St....

Government’s effort to reduce deaths due to sickle cell disease has been boosted through the acquisition of a High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) machine. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), on March 11, officially handed over the machine to the Sickle Cell Unit, located at the Tropical Medical Research Institute on the grounds at the University of the West Indies....