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Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forrester, is appealing for more Jamaican mothers to breastfeed their babies, noting that is the breast is the best and safest choice for nutrition, especially during emergency situations. Noting that infants are at greater risk of contracting infections and diseases during emergencies, she stated that breast milk provides the best...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has said that strengthening the capacity of institutions providing services for children, and fortifying the legislative framework to safeguard and protect their rights, must be at the forefront of the country's social and development agenda. The Minister specifically proposed amending the Evidence Act to allow for the use of technology in the Court system...

The Ministry of Health says it will be conducting simulation exercises at health facilities, including the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) on Wednesday ( September 16) and Thursday (September 17). There will be over 150 participants from across all Ministries and agencies, as well as volunteers. According to...

The Manchester Health Department observed Caribbean Wellness Day at Mandeville Park, Friday (September 11). Persons were encouraged, by various health professionals, to manage and prevent chronic non-communicable diseases. The event also featured live demonstrations of gym exercises, sack races, squat competition for males and females, dance competitions and other forms of physical exercises. Medical Officer of Health (moh) for Manchester,...

The Hope Dialysis Centre, which will provide medical treatment to persons affected by kidney disease, was officially opened yesterday (Sept. 10) by Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer. A state-of-the-art private facility, which is located at 17 Latham Avenue in Kingston, the dialysis centre will boost the capabilities of the island in providing high quality self-management skills training for persons...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has directed that certain actions be taken, as it relates to the five persons who were interdicted after the discovery that the body of a new born baby went missing from the Mandeville Regional Hospital's Morgue. Mr. Spencer spoke to the issue during a meeting Thursday afternoon (September 10), involving the five workers, their...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has announced an arrangement between Government and a number of private pharmacies to provide free prescriptions to the public. This move, he says, will make filling prescriptions easier for patients and reduce the load on public dispensaries. Addressing his sixth Town Hall Meeting in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, on Wednesday (September 09) he said,...

Festival Queen for Clarendon, Zuleika Jess, brought cheer to paediatric patients at the May Pen Hospital on Monday (Sept. 7), when she visited the facility as part of her social outreach programme. Miss Jess, who was accompanied on her visit by Cultural Organiser for the parish, Matthew Lawrence, toured the Paediatric Ward, where she read to and played with the...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding is urging all Jamaicans to give support to Caribbean Wellness Day 2009, which was officially launched yesterday (September 9), at Jamaica House. The Day will be observed on Sunday, September 13 with a Health Festival in Half-Way Tree Square. Speaking at the launch, the Prime Minister said: "If you cannot get to the festival,...

The Manchester Health Department and the Devon Community Development Committee have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a health centre in the community. The facility will be housed at the Devon Community Centre, which was spruced up from a $50,000 grant the community received for placing third in the Best Community Competition about two years ago....

The Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), in association with the Jamaica Urological Society (JUS), will host their annual Prostate Cancer Public Forum on Sunday, September 13, 2009, at Stephanie Hall, Holy Childhood High School, Kingston, starting at 9:00 am. Speaking Thursday (September 03) at a JIS Think Tank session, Consultant Urologist and President of the Jamaica Urological Society, Dr. Richard Mayhew,...

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Consultant on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Dr. Alafia Samuels, has expressed the hope that the concept of Caribbean Wellness Day will stimulate increased physical activity and exercise among individuals, thereby contributing to reducing the factors causing chronic diseases. Caribbean Wellness Day, which is celebrated on the second Saturday in September, evolved out of the Declaration of...