Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says stakeholders need to redouble their efforts for Jamaica to attain the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Minister said...

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The delivery of health care to mothers in Jamaica has been given a shot in the arm, thanks to the provision of 150 fully equipped midwifery bags to the island’s...

The Ministry of Health wishes to advise the public that there are no cases of yellow fever in Jamaica. Yellow Fever is a Class 1 notifiable disease, which means it...

Ground will be broken on Thursday (May 17) for the construction of two High Dependency Units (HDU) at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, St. Ann. The project comes under the...

Patients of the Linstead Hospital in St. Catherine requiring physiotherapy treatment no longer need to travel to the Spanish Town Hospital to access the service. There has been a limited...

Residents of Westmoreland, who were recently affected by the heavy rains are being urged by the Health Department to take the necessary precautions to ensure their water is safe. Speaking...

The Ministry of Health will be observing Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week (CMAW) from May 14-20, 2018, under the theme ‘Small bite, big threat, Fight the bite, destroy mosquito breeding sites’....