PORT ANTONIO — The Ministry of Health has approved funds for the rehabilitation of the operating theatre at the Port Maria Hospital in St. Mary, and the construction of a...

KINGSTON — As the National Health Fund (NHF) officially takes over operations of the Health Corporation Limited (HCL) on April 1, the Fund's Chief Executive Officer, Hugh Lawson, is assuring...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer says after three years of the abolition of user fees policy, significant reductions have been seen in the percentage of Jamaicans who are now...

MONTEGO BAY – Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has emphasized that the opening of the newly refurbished Falmouth Hospital Maternity Ward forms part of government’s commitment to significantly improving...

KINGSTON – The mobile collection services of the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) have been boosted with the addition of a 15 seater bus, which will be used to conduct...

KINGSTON – The island's complement of nephrology and operating theatre nurses has been increased, with the addition of 25 nurses in these specialist areas. They have been presented with certificates...

KINGSTON – Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon Lady Allen, wants more volunteers, particularly those with educational expertise, to assist patients of the Bustamante Hospital for Children,...

MANDEVILLE – Administrative Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Carol Blair, is appealing to Jamaicans 50 years and over, to get screened for colon cancer. She said that advances in...

KINGSTON – The Ministry of Health has earmarked some $30 million to boost security arrangements at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. The measure comes in the wake of...

OCHO RIOS – A team of medical personnel from New York will be making a special visit to the St. Ann's Bay Hospital on Monday, March 21. The team, headed...

KINGSTON – Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, is encouraging men to adopt healthier lifestyle practices to minimize risks associated with non-communicable diseases, such as prostate cancer. In a message...