Advertisement

JIS Heritage Competition 2025

News

Home
|
Page
|
News

Latest Stories

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De La Haye, addresses a JIS Think Tank on the importance of the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey.

Public-Private Partnerships Needed to Fund Projects in Health Sector

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, January 6, 2017

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De La Haye, is underscoring the need for public-private partnerships to provide funding for important projects pertaining to public health....

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De La Haye, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on the importance of the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey, on January 4.

Jamaicans Urged to Participate in Health and Lifestyle Survey

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, January 5, 2017

Director of Nutrition in the Ministry of Health, Sharmaine Edwards.

Breastfeeding Key to Attaining Sustainable Development Goals

By: PETA-GAY HODGES, January 3, 2017

Health & Wellness 9 years ago Parents Encouraged to Tap into Jamaica Cancer Society Programmes to Prevent Youth Smoking
By: PETA-GAY HODGES, January 2, 2017
Health & Wellness 9 years ago Persons Urged to Take Precaution Against the Flu
By: CHRIS PATTERSON, December 31, 2016
Health & Wellness 9 years ago NHF Adds New Drugs for Arthritis and Major Depression to NHFCARD Programme
By: National Health Fund , December 30, 2016

More Stories

Board Chairman, University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), James Moss-Solomon,

9 years ago Health & Wellness

UHWI Has Acquired Over $800 Million Worth of Equipment

Board Chairman, University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), James Moss-Solomon, says the institution has invested more than $800 million in the acquisition of equipment in 2016. He made the...

By: Latonya Linton , December 29, 2016

Members of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica’s (PSOJ) team which participated in the 2016 staging of the National Health Fund’s (NHF) ‘Work it Out’ Challenge workplace weight loss competition, with trainer Stokely Rose (2nd right) of TrainFit Club. From left, are: Jason Nelson, Michelle Scarlett, Sheryl Barnes, and team captain, Kisha-Kaye Walker. Missing is the fifth member, Prudence Gentles.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Teamwork Key to PSOJ Workplace Wellness Success

Members of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica’s (PSOJ) team which participated in the 2016 staging of the National Health Fund’s (NHF) ‘Work it Out’ Challenge, proved that teamwork is...

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, December 26, 2016

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the launch of an initiative to extend the hours of surgery at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), held on the compound of the hospital in Papine, St. Andrew, on December 21.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Sector Public-Private Partnership Policy for Cabinet

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says a public-private partnership policy will be brought before Cabinet next year as part of measures to improve efficiency within the public...

By: Latonya Linton, December 23, 2016

A very happy first-time mother Serenia with her son, Omani, after he successfully underwent urgent heart surgery at the Harley Street Clinic in London.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Bright Christmas for Mother and Baby

Christmas will be much brighter for Jamaican mother Serenia and her baby, Omani. With the help of United Kingdom-based charity Chain of Hope, the first-time mother from Norwood in Montego...

By: Oroyo Eubanks, December 23, 2016

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), converses with National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster-Kerr, during a town hall meeting to discuss concerns surrounding development on the cholera cemetery at the Mayfair Hotel in St. Andrew on December 21.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Government Considers Memorial Site for Cholera Victims

The Government is looking at establishing a memorial site for victims of the 1860 cholera epidemic. “I am making a commitment here that we are going to take it up and...

By: Chris Patterson, December 22, 2016

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), converses with National Epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Webster Kerr, at a town hall meeting to discuss concerns surrounding development on the old cholera cemetery in St. Andrew, at the Mayfair Hotel in St. Andrew, on December 21.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

No Cause for Concern at Old Cholera Cemetery – CMO

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De La Haye, says there is no medical cause for concern regarding the proposed commercial development on lands at...

By: Chris Patterson, December 22, 2016

Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton (left), takes part in the breaking of ground for the $49-million expansion of the Brown’s Hall Primary School in the parish on December 20. The $49-million project is being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). Principal of the school, Barrington Mighton (centre); and Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney, also participate in the ground breaking.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Ground Broken for $49 Million Expansion of Brown’s Hall Primary School

Work is set to commence on the $49-million expansion of the Brown’s Hall Primary School in St. Catherine, which will create much-needed space for the more than 350 students at...

By: Garfiled L. Angus, December 22, 2016

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), shares a light moment with Clarendon resident, Henry Osborne (2nd left), following Monday’s (December 19) launch of the Ministry’s Public Sector Pharmacy Partner Programme at Health First Pharmacy in May Pen. The initiative is being implemented as a pilot in the parish over the next three months. Others (from left) are residents – Lillian Davis and Janett Davis. In the background is May Pen Mayor, Councillor Winston Maragh.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Clarendon Residents Welcome Programme to Speed Up Dispensing of Drugs

Residents of Clarendon are hailing the Ministry of Health’s implementation of the Public Sector Pharmacy Partner Programme in the parish. The initiative, which is being piloted over the next three...

By: Douglas McIntosh , December 22, 2016