The Ministries of Health and Wellness and Local Government and Community Development have been collaborating to expand infirmaries as part of efforts to resolve the issue of social cases at public hospitals. Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, recently renewed an appeal for persons to fetch their loved ones once they are discharged from public hospitals. He said, so...

Medical supplies and equipment worth US$80,000.00 were handed over to the Percy Junor Hospital, in Clarendon, on August 16. This was done by Dr. Beverlyn Allen, Vice President of the Jamaica Nurses Association of Florida and a team comprising members of the Kiwanis Club of Kendall, South Dade, Rachel Dixon Memorial Fund, in collaboration with Dinthill Past Students’ Association. “Every...

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) celebrates Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Week 2023 from August 21 to 25, under the theme ‘When Seconds Count, Count on CPR’. Persons are being invited to participate in several activities to be hosted by the HFJ, which aim to heighten public awareness about the life-saving technique. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’...

Jamaica has received a donation of intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs), from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), to boost the work of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB). The IUCD is a highly effective method that affords women of childbearing age the opportunity to delay and space their pregnancies, thereby avoiding unwanted and mistimed births. Speaking at the handover ceremony...

The Ministries of Health and Wellness and Labour and Social Security have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement the ‘New Limb, New Life’ Initiative. The $50-million initiative aims to provide patients losing limbs due to a health condition or trauma with prosthesis. The signatories were Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton and Labour and Social...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is advising Jamaicans to remain vigilant in the wake of an increase in Dengue cases. Data from the Ministry’s Surveillance Unit shows a 13% increase in cases of the mosquito-borne disease since the start of the year. The figure, it notes, is above those reported in the 2021 and 2022 epidemiological year. While the...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has allocated $500 million to each of the four Regional Health Authorities (RHAs), for infrastructure improvement and equipment replacement. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who made the disclosure on August 15, at a Service Level Agreement and Medical Equipment Maintenance Policy signing ceremony, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston,...