Parish Manager for the Manchester Health Services, Stanhope Scott, wants men to help promote breastfeeding for infants. "A father's support is critical to a successful breastfeeding, simply by listening to...

Minister of Health, Hon Rudyard Spencer, has commended the work of the National Health Fund (NHF) in advancing health care for Jamaicans. "I want to place on record my tremendous...

Minister of Health, Hon. Ruddy Spencer, says the government is working hard to ensure that no patient in need of renal treatment will have to travel more than half an...

Cabinet has approved the award of two contracts of just over $68.3 million for the supply and installation of an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system for the Ministry of Education's...

The Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation (HHJF) is a young organisation that has done a lot of good in its three short years of existence. Formed in 2006 with a mandate...

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forrester, is appealing for more Jamaican mothers to breastfeed their babies, noting that is the breast is the best and...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has said that strengthening the capacity of institutions providing services for children, and fortifying the legislative framework to safeguard and protect their rights, must...

The Ministry of Health says it will be conducting simulation exercises at health facilities, including the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and the Victoria...

The Manchester Health Department observed Caribbean Wellness Day at Mandeville Park, Friday (September 11). Persons were encouraged, by various health professionals, to manage and prevent chronic non-communicable diseases. The event...

The Hope Dialysis Centre, which will provide medical treatment to persons affected by kidney disease, was officially opened yesterday (Sept. 10) by Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer. A state-of-the-art...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has directed that certain actions be taken, as it relates to the five persons who were interdicted after the discovery that the body of...