Eighty-one residents of Farm and surrounding communities in South Manchester on Friday (December 4) benefitted from a health fair and outreach programme organised by Jamalco. The bauxite/alumina company, which has...

Manchester resident, Miss Keino Ward, who suffers from sickle cell anemia, is appealing to Jamaicans to offer emotional and other support to persons with the disease. She made the plea...

The Ministry of Health intends to scale up its Antiretroviral (ARV) treatment for persons infected by the HIV virus, by providing access to updated treatment regimes. "Even in an environment...

The final Adolescent Mental Health Training Seminar for Teachers and Mental Health Officers was held on Friday (December 4), in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. The workshop is the final in...

The National Health Fund (NHF) has approved funding for the construction of a perimeter fence at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Morant Bay, St. Thomas to increase security at the...

One of the pioneers of Jamaica's first hospice, Mrs. Monica Cousins, is to launch a book about the 25-year-old Consie Walters Cancer Hospice, which is located on the grounds of...

The Ministry of Health is reminding persons to avoid mass gatherings if they have flu-like symptoms such as such as fever, cough, sore throat, and runny nose. Even if the...

A contract valued at $26 .7 million, for the construction of a new Type 3 health centre in Duncans, Trelawny, was signed on the grounds of the Duncans/Dewar Health Centre...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has assured persons living with HIV/AIDS that the National HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy is expected o be debated in Parliament during the 2009/10 session,...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, has said that the Government is currently reviewing the Maternity Leave Act, to support the promotion of gender equality in the...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is announcing that an agreement has been reached with the Nurses' Association of Jamaica, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and the...