A total of 236 residential facilities have been inspected by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, to assess their adherence to measures aimed at mitigating the risk of an outbreak...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, is reporting that 43 of the 87 positive cases at the Golden Age Home in Vineyard Town, Kingston, have recovered...

Community Health Aides (CHA) attached to Westmoreland Health Services will benefit from the staging of a virtual diabetes education forum on Wednesday (November 4). The event is part of activities...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be collaborating with community youth groups in St. James on an outreach mask-making project as part of the nation’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response effort....

In recent weeks, there have been several articles/discussions in the media regarding the accreditation of private laboratories for COVID-19 testing. It is critical that we understand what accreditation is and...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging Jamaicans not to lose sight of the threat of dengue fever, even as the country is battling the...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that the Government is taking the necessary steps to avert a possible ‘triple threat’ outbreak of dengue fever, the coronavirus...

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is calling for widespread availability of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) across the island, particularly in major towns. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank held...