Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that Jamaica now has 723 hospital beds for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. The amount, he said, is inclusive of the...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has reported that provisional data indicate that in 2020 there was a decrease in hospital visits and an increase in...

The Government has spent approximately $900 million assisting needy persons through the Public-Private Partnership, Enhancing Healthcare Services Delivery Project, since its inception in September 2019. Minister of Health and Wellness,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says there was an 18 per cent increase in healthcare workers in the public health system in 2020 when compared...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 100 47,672 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 53 26,653 Males 44 21,013 Under Investigation 3 6 AGE RANGE 1 year to 92 years...

Phase one of the Redevelopment and Modernisation Programme of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has been approved by Cabinet. Making the disclosure during today’s (May 19) post-Cabinet...

Cabinet has given approval for the integration of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) to function as a Department of the Ministry of Health and Wellness. This was noted...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is forging stakeholder partnerships designed to bolster member countries’ capacity to manufacture medical supplies needed across the region. PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says...