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KINGSTON — There has been a push by Government to improve the availability and accessibility to mental health services, with small and other health facilities offering support to persons with the illness. According to Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, services to mental health patients have been integrated into general health services. “These services are now offered at 139 locations,...

KINGSTON — Ground was broken for construction of the Centre of Excellence at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon, on Tuesday (October 11). The centre will house a dialysis treatment facility, which will be called The Beverly Nichols Dialysis Centre, in honour of Mrs. Nichols’ financial contribution to its construction. The Centre will also consist of administrative offices, cafeteria, conference...

KINGSTON — Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Marlene Malahoo-Forte, says increased collaboration and partnerships among members of the Jamaican Diaspora and the Government is critical to improving the quality of local health care. “There is a genuine need for improved healthcare in Jamaica but, unfortunately, at this time the Government is not...

MONTEGO BAY — Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Parish Council, Councillor Charles Sinclair, has commended overseas and local health personnel and volunteers of the Montego Bay/Atlanta Sister Cities Health Mission for the “tremendous’ sacrifices which have made the 18th health mission to Montego Bay a reality. Addressing Jamaica's Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Hon. Vin Martin,...

The Ministry of Health joins with the rest of the World to observe World Mental Health Day on October 10. This year we also intend to have a week of activities from October 10-14 to mark the occasion.  As we continue to promote mental health and the need for more significance to be placed on affected persons, this observance will...

KINGSTON — World Mental Health Week will be observed in Jamaica October 9 to 14, under the theme, "The Great Push: Investing in Mental Health." The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) will be hosting activities across the parishes of Clarendon, St. Elizabeth and Manchester during the week. Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Karen Elliott, says these activities are geared to sensitizing...

MONTEGO BAY — Thousands of residents of St. James and adjoining parishes are expected to benefit from free medical services, as the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Health Mission stages its 18th annual visit to Jamaica next week. Specialists in the fields of ophthalmology, gynAecology and obstetrics, paediatrics, internal medicine, dentistry, nursing and pharmacology will be offering their services during the...

KINGSTON — Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jean Dixon, says there is a need to instill a culture of good oral health in Jamaica's children, from a very early age. "This is the only way that we will achieve the type of culture change that we need in Jamaica, that will bring persons to the realization that...

MONTEGO BAY — The safety of the 108 residents at the St. Ann Infirmary has been given priority, with the Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Shahine Robinson, committing $1 million towards the construction of a perimeter wall along the eastern boundary of the facility. According to Parish Council and...

KINGSTON — Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, says that leaders at all levels of the society must act urgently to address the problem of childhood obesity by encouraging healthy eating habits. “I believe that we need…to stimulate greater and more intense dialogue between the leadership at the level of schools, at the level of the...

KINGSTON — Minister of Housing, Environment and Water, Hon Dr. Horace Chang, underwent surgery last night at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Mona, where was admitted with a broken shoulder following a motor vehicle accident in St. Catherine, Wednesday (September 28). Doctors performed x-rays Wednesday to determine the extent of his injuries, and decided last night that...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Health is ramping up its campaign to not only have mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies for up to six months, but also to encourage the entire family to support this critical process in the healthy growth and development of the nation’s children. As part of fulfilling the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) mandate to educate and...