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The Committee of Higher Education in the Colonies in 1945 recommended the establishment of a University in the West Indies and Jamaica was chosen as the site. It was decided that the first faculty should be that of medicine as there was a shortage of medical personnel in the region. The University College of the West Indies (UCWI), affiliated to...

The Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre (formerly the Mona Rehabilitation Centre) is a 70 bed hospital which was started in 1954 during the polio epidemic. The centre, which was founded by Sir John Golding, a British orthopaedic surgeon, served as the only centre in Jamaica and the English speaking Caribbean which catered to the rehabilitation of patients afflicted with polio....

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) was first established in 1879 in Jamaica’s old capital – Spanish Town. It was located at the Rodney Memorial Buildings in Spanish Town up to the time of its removal in July 1996. The Rodney Memorial Buildings and Colonnade were erected to commemorate the victory of British Admiral Lord Rodney over the French at the...

The North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) was born out of the National Health Service Act in 1997 and the Government of Jamaica’s Health Reform Programme which saw the decentralizing of health service delivery. Under decentralization, the management of delivery of health services shifted from central government (Ministry of Health) to 4 semi-autonomous bodies – the Regional Health Authorities (RHA)....

The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) is a statutory body of the Ministry of Health. SERHA is one of four Regional Health Authorities formed as a part of the Health Sector reform, by passage of the National Health Services Act in 1997. The main administrative office of SERHA is located at 25 Dominica Drive in New Kingston. SERHA is...

The Southern Regional Health Authority, SRHA, is a statutory body of the Ministry of Health. SRHA is one of the four Regional Health Authorities that emerged from the National Health Services Act of 1997 which authorized the decentralization of the health care system through the creation of Regional Health Authorities. Regional management aims at improving the quality of health care...

Mission of the Region To provide quality preventative, curative and rehabilitative health care that is affordable, accessible and reliable to the population of the region under our control. To provide and maintain facilities and conditions conducive to the promotion of health. To attract, train, motivate and retain a high caliber of staff and to provide opportunities for the development of...

The Pharmacy Council of Jamaica (PCJ) was established in August 1975 by the Ministry of Health, under the Pharmacy Act of 1966. The Council's primary responsibilities include regulating pharmacists, pharmaceutical students, pharmacy owners, and authorized sellers of poisons. Additionally, the Council maintains registers for all these individuals and sets standards for pharmacists' education, scopes of practice, and professional conduct. It...

The primary duty of the Medical Council of Jamaica is to protect the public by regulating the conditions of medical Practice across Jamaica. Composition of Council There are eight (8) registered medical practitioners elected by their colleagues. In addition to these the appointment of two (2) ex-officio members viz the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) or his/her deputy and the Dean...

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (J.B.I.) was established by the Government of Jamaica in 1975 and is a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Jamaica in October 1975. The main activities are to: monitor and study the aluminum industry and advise the Government of Jamaica on matters pertaining to the bauxite/alumina industry locally and internationally continually assess and ensure...

The Earthquake Unit is a self-financing unit in the Faculty of Science and Technology on the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies. Funded by the Government of Jamaica through the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, the unit serves as Jamaica's hub for earthquake monitoring and research.

Founded in 1928, the Jamaica Dental Association (JDA) is a non-profit professional association. The Jamaica Dental Association (JDA) is the national voice for dentistry, dedicated to the advancement and leadership of a unified profession and to the promotion of optimal oral health, an essential component of general health. The first convention of the Jamaica Dental Association was held in 1964...