Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Registrar General's Department (RGD), Dr. Patricia Holness, toured the Victoria Jubilee and Kingston Public hospitals, downtown Kingston, on Friday (October 16), observing the institutions'...

The Ministry of Health said last night that, based on reports it has received, the public hospitals have been operating with their full complement of nursing staff since Thursday (October...

Minister of Health, the Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has said that his Ministry is prepared to take any action necessary to ensure that the health service remains in a position to...

The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) last night (October 13) ordered a resumption of normality within the nursing service at all public hospitals, including the University Hospital of the West Indies...

The Vere Technical High School and the Lionel Town Hospital in Clarendon have benefitted from much needed upgrading and repairs, which were carried out by Jamalco as part of its...

With October being observed as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Physician and Public Relations Officer of the Jamaica Midlife Society, Dr. Fay Whitbourne, is encouraging women to examine their breasts and...

The St. Mary Health Department is carrying out a public education drive aimed at reducing the incidence of leptospirosis in the parish. Health Educator for the St. Mary Health Department,...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jean Dixon, has appealed for support from stakeholders for the Government's efforts to improve the status of mentally ill Jamaicans. "We need...

Four-year-old Tennyson Cole will benefit from the first Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy Surgery for spasticity in cerebral palsy, to be performed in Jamaica on Monday (October 12). The surgery will be...

Vice Chairman of the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA), Dave Morrison, has commended registered nurses for their role in the health sector. "Nurses have always been at the forefront...

The Ministry of Health's Public Health Inspectors will begin inspecting schools on Monday (October 12), to ensure that proper hygiene and sanitation practices are being observed and appropriate facilities exist....