KINGSTON — The Ministry of Health is encouraging more medical practitioners to serve in deep rural communities, providing attractive incentives for those who decide to relocate. "If they will come...

KINGSTON — There has been an increase in the number of persons accessing care at health centres in St. Mary. This was disclosed by Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer...

MONTEGO BAY — Children of staff of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay have received educational grants to assist with their secondary school expenses. The grants, which total $80,000,...

KINGSTON — The first members of a Cuban biomedical engineering team to restore well-needed medical equipment in the public health system, have arrived in Jamaica. Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard...

KINGSTON — Acting Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Hugo Prado, has attributed severe health challenges occurring in some countries, to weak and ineffective...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jean Dixon, has underscored the importance of having an effective and robust information system that will support the management of health service...

KINGSTON — The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) officially handed over a $1.8 million solar lighting system to the Maxfield Park Health Centre, Kingston, which should help the institution save...

KINGSTON — The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, opened its newly constructed state-of-the art CHASE Carnegie Skills Laboratory, for the training of medical students and residents in a...

MONTEGO BAY — Over $7 million will be spent to rehabilitate the Moneague Health Centre in St. Ann, which serves more than 10,000 persons from that area, and surrounding communities....

KINGSTON — The Registrar Generals Department (RGD) is to launch an islandwide series of consultations with stakeholders in the collection of civil registry data. This was disclosed by Chief Executive...

KINGSTON — The Registrar General's Department (RGD) is to implement an online verification process as it looks to cut down on records fraud. The agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Patricia...