Jamaica joins the rest of the world in observing World Antimicrobial Awareness Week from November 18 to 24, under the theme ‘Spread Awareness, Stop Resistance – Handle Antimicrobials with care’....

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 79 90,005 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 40 51,195 Males 39 38,807 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 28 days to 99...

As of January 2022, the Government will begin the process of filing civil suits against the families of persons who have abandoned their relatives in health facilities. This was disclosed...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams, has revealed that the St. James Municipal Corporation received a donation of some 20,000 masks from Montego Bay’s sister city, Zhuhai, China, for...

The St. Elizabeth Public Health Department and Municipal Corporation have agreed to coordinate activities aimed at preventing the spread of rodents in the parish. Chief Public Health Inspector, St. Elizabeth,...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is looking into the potential use of coronavirus (COVID-19) self-test kits locally for personal and firm-level surveillance or monitoring of the virus. This was...

More than 40,615 diagnostic tests have been completed in private facilities at a cost of $1.42 billion over the past two years, under the Government’s Enhancing Healthcare Services Delivery Project,...

Public health expenditure in countries across the region has increased since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as states bolster their capacity to respond, including deploying vaccines and maintaining...