The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is urging Jamaicans to check their weight on a regular basis to determine whether they are overweight or obese. In an interview with JIS...

Several communities in upper Clarendon will benefit from a US$783,000 Climate Change Adaptation programme, courtesy of the Environmental Health Foundation (EHF). Project Manager with the EHF, Faradaine Forbes-Edwards, told JIS...

Hundreds of Manchester residents converged on the Mandeville Greens on October 5 to take part in the Jamaica Moves campaign. Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, led the enthusiastic...

Employers are being urged to provide support for employees who may be afflicted with mental-health issues, by the Ministry of Health. According to the Ministry, one in every five persons...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government is doing the right thing by administering the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to girls. He said that cervical cancer...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says administering of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to grade-seven girls in schools has been going well. “Reports and what I have...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the policy of free access to health care is a right that every Jamaican should be able to enjoy, regardless of financial...

There is no substitute for a healthy lifestyle, and Jamaicans should take the matter of caring for their bodies very seriously, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Addressing...