KINGSTON — Ground was broken for construction of the Centre of Excellence at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon, on Tuesday (October 11). The centre will house a dialysis treatment...

KINGSTON — Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Marlene Malahoo-Forte, says increased collaboration and partnerships among members of the Jamaican Diaspora and the...

MONTEGO BAY — Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Parish Council, Councillor Charles Sinclair, has commended overseas and local health personnel and volunteers of the Montego...

The Ministry of Health joins with the rest of the World to observe World Mental Health Day on October 10. This year we also intend to have a week of...

KINGSTON — World Mental Health Week will be observed in Jamaica October 9 to 14, under the theme, "The Great Push: Investing in Mental Health." The Southern Regional Health Authority...

MONTEGO BAY — Thousands of residents of St. James and adjoining parishes are expected to benefit from free medical services, as the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Health Mission stages its...

KINGSTON — Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jean Dixon, says there is a need to instill a culture of good oral health in Jamaica's children, from a...

MONTEGO BAY — The safety of the 108 residents at the St. Ann Infirmary has been given priority, with the Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister...

KINGSTON — Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, says that leaders at all levels of the society must act urgently to address the problem of childhood...

KINGSTON — Minister of Housing, Environment and Water, Hon Dr. Horace Chang, underwent surgery last night at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Mona, where was admitted with...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Health is ramping up its campaign to not only have mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies for up to six months, but also to encourage the...