The humanitarian arm of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) extended its annual Christmas outreach initiative to the Montego Bay Community Home for Girls in Irwin, St. James, recently. Members of the WRHA’s outreach committee paid a visit to the home, popularly known as Melody House, where they donated several key items to staff and 10 girls of the private,...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is looking to facilitate partial reoccupation of the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James before the end of this year.   This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, during a ceremony at the hospital on Friday (January 6) to hand over four ambulances, valued approximately $12 million each, which the...

Residents of St. Elizabeth and surrounding areas are to benefit from free mental health services, to be delivered over three days at the Junction Health Centre in the parish. These services will be administered on January 9, 11 and 13, by the non-profit organisation – Restoring Human Independence (RHI). Director, Richard Hall, told JIS News that RHI encourages residents to...

The Government will be pursuing a direct and deliberate programme, in partnership with the church, to provide robust intervention that supports mental health in the population. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during the ‘Heal the Family, Heal the Nation’ conference, held at the National Arena, in Kingston, today (January 4). “We need to start a...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (left), congratulates Mickay Martin (seated,) on the birth of her daughter at the Spanish Town Hospital on January 1. Also sharing the moment are (from second left) Acting Director of Nursing Services, Candice Thompson, Registered Nurse Midwife, Kerrian Lawes and Medical Representative, R.A. Williams Distributors Limited, Camile...

Former head of the Pharmaceutical Society of Jamaica (PSJ) Dr. Ernestine Watson is urging persons on prescription drugs, to stop hoarding these if they are not working. Dr. Watson advised that individuals should, instead, inform their doctors to have the issue rectified. She cited, as an example Metformin, which is used to treat Type 2 diabetes, pointing out that some...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be boosting the staff of its Health for Life and Wellness Foundation as part of measures to increase the entity’s effectiveness in garnering support for the health sector. The Foundation works to simplify, strengthen, and make it easier for the Jamaican Diaspora to assist the island in healthcare. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon....