Several health centres in St. James Southern are to benefit from upgrading works, says Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West) and Member of Parliament (MP),...

The National Health Fund (NHF) has donated an ultrasound machine valued at US$96,356 to the Foetal Diagnosis and Therapy Unit at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). The...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government is making crucial investments in the health sector to respond to the needs of Jamaicans more effectively....

The Ministry of Health & Wellness wishes to inform the public that health facilities islandwide have begun to operate under emergency protocols, due to junior doctors calling in sick. This...

Food safety standards in Jamaica are set to be revolutionised with the launch of the Food Hygiene Bureau’s Safe Bites Eateries Award.  The launch took place at the Cardiff Hotel...

‘Dying to Be Beautiful’, a three-day conference focused on mental health, body image, and eating disorders in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean, gets under way on Friday (December 6) at...

More than 120 Jamaicans with physical impairments have, so far, benefited from the Government’s ‘New Limb, New Life’ Programme. Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine...

Executive Director of Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL), Kandasi Walton-Levermore, says there is need to increase efforts to eliminate HIV-related stigma and discrimination. Speaking with JIS News, she noted...