The Government has earmarked $365 million to continue work on the construction of the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, during the new financial year. Details are outlined in the 2023/2024 Estimates of Expenditure, which was recently tabled in the House of Representatives. The project is aimed at building a 220-bed facility on the compound of...

The Government will be spending $838 million on the National HIV/AIDS Response in Jamaica Project during the 2023/2024 fiscal year. The programme is geared at reducing AIDS-related morbidity by providing effective biomedical and supporting services and reducing new HIV infections among key populations through behavioural and structural interventions. Details of the project are outlined in the 2023/2024 Estimates of Expenditure,...

Construction of the country’s state-of-the-art forensic pathology autopsy suite is set to continue in the new fiscal year. The Government has budgeted approximately $323 million to carry out construction activities on the facility, which will be located at 149 Orange Street, downtown Kingston. It is expected to increase the forensic capacity of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and reduce the backlog...

During the financial year 2023/2024, the Government will be investing $6 billion in the health sector, to include expansion work on the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. Work will also continue on the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James and the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital, in the parish, and the upgrading of the University Hospital of...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that work is advanced towards the goal of eliminating trans-fatty acids (trans-fats) from Jamaica’s local food supply. Trans-fats raise bad cholesterol levels, which increases the risk for heart disease and stroke. “We’ve had several consultations and [the] industry has agreed verbally to working over a number of years for...

Persons are being encouraged to screen for cancer, to ensure there is early detection, by Medical Officer of Health in Westmoreland, Dr. Michelle Sterling-Mills. “Cancers remain a significant cause of ill health and death and are now affecting younger persons. Persons with cancer have worse outcomes if they get COVID-19, so extra precautions are needed,” she said, while addressing the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), participates in the Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run today (February 12). The Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run is a unique road-running event designed to inspire fun, fitness and camaraderie among Jamaica’s business and fitness communities. Since the start of the charity road race in 1999, over $500 million has been donated to numerous beneficiaries...