President of the Jamaica Association for Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI), Karen Brown, says public sensitisation and education can better help to temper the varying levels of hostility that public health...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has lauded the work of the country’s public health inspectors in ensuring a healthy and safe environment, particularly as the...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica is to receive approximately 145,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine this week. Of the total, 45,630 doses are...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced new curfew hours, from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., seven days per week, effective Friday (October 29). With the adjustment, Sunday...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is expected to provide an update to the nation today (October 26) regarding new measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus...

Camrie Hines of Westmoreland is the Public Health Inspector for the Year 2021. Mr. Hines walked away with the coveted trophy and $80,000 monetary prize during the Jamaica Association of...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Ltd in partnership with the Ministry of Health & Wellness will on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, mount its first vaccination effort dubbed Vax-Up Day at...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has developed a modelling tool that tracks cases during outbreaks of diseases, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19), and forecasts short-term trends. Director, Dr. Carissa...