State childcare facilities across the island are set to benefit from a suite of programmes and initiatives, to better address the psychosocial and psychological needs of children. This will be achieved, following the successful pilot of the Trauma-Informed Cognitive Behaviour Modification (TICBM) project as part of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Behaviour Modification Programme (BMP). The TICBM...

Male healthcare workers from across Westmoreland turned out to participate in a Men’s Health Day fair organised by the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA). Held at the Savanna-la-Mar Health Centre and Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital on June 30 under the theme ‘Big Man Time,’ the event was aimed at bolstering awareness of men's health. More than 40 men from various...

Scores of people turned out to experience the physical benefits of yoga on International Day of Yoga, observed on Wednesday, June 21, at India House, 2 East King’s House Road, Kingston 6. About 200 Indian community members and locals turned out in their comfortable exercise garbs for the annual event, ready for stretching on the lawns of India House. Yoga...

More than 1,000 residents from St. Ann benefited from a three-day medical mission spearheaded by HOPE Mission 360, a renowned nonprofit organisation committed to improving global healthcare access. The mission, led by a team of dedicated medical professionals and volunteers, set up temporary clinics from June 9 to 11 in Ocho Rios, Golden Grove, Claremont, Moneague and Mount Edgecome in...

Like the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund is concerned about the high number of Jamaicans who are ailing from cardiovascular disease. Each year, thousands of citizens become incapacitated by the malady and some even die, largely because of late diagnosis. Hence, both organisations are working endlessly to give those who are...

Ten years ago, when high school teacher, Bridget Thompson-Dunkley, was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), she thought her dream of having children had been shattered.  However, after undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF), she is now the doting mother of six-year-old triplets, two girls and a boy  PCOS is a hormonal complication which affects the female reproductive system and fertility.  ...

As Shirley Nugent prepares for another possible battle with cancer, she is grateful to have the comfort and security of her own home, which was provided through the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development’s Indigent Housing programme.  The 64-year-old resident of Hamilton Mountain in Oracabessa, St. Mary, was presented with the keys to the new studio unit, valued at...

Jermaine Hurst, a barber from Kitson Town in St. Catherine, is being hailed for his heroic act in preventing an attempted suicide along the Portmore Causeway. He tells JIS News that about mid-day on April 19 he visited a section of the Causeway to enjoy his usual pastime of fishing, when he noticed a woman in her mid-40s walk past...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is hoping that the implementation of the Problem Management Plus (PM+) programme will result in improved mental health within the population and reduced suicide rates. PM+ engages faith-based and community leaders to assist people to cope with distress resulting from death of family/friends, financial loss, experience with violence, and natural...