Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says discussions surrounding the challenges impacting personal health and wellness must focus on the root cause, with a view to decisively addressing these...

The Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) 16th annual flagship fundraising event, Relay for Life, will take place next month on the campus of the University of Technology (UTech), Old Hope Road,...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left) participates in a 5K run at Hope Gardens, Old Hope Road, on April 29. The race, staged by Running Events Limited,...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says non- communicable diseases (NCDs) take up 70 per cent of the country’s health budget, and represent the biggest...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to familiarise themselves with the provisions of the Occupational, Safety and Health (OSH) Bill. The legislation addresses safety and health in the Jamaican workplace within a framework...

The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) launched its ‘Too Much Junk’ online petition in Jamaica on Monday (April 23), in the hope of reducing obesity in children across the country. The...

The National Health Fund (NHF) has launched a mobile application (app), ‘Quick Prescript’, which will facilitate the speedy filling of prescriptions issued to persons at public medical facilities by NHF-operated...

A study is to be commissioned to examine the health profiles of staff who have reported being affected by air-quality issues at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St. James....