Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has assured the country that the health authorities were fully prepared to deal with the two cases of Influenza A (H1N1) virus confirmed in...

Two imported cases of Influenza A (H1N1) have been identified in Jamaica and contained. The persons had traveled to New York, in the United States, which has recorded a number...

Director of Health Promotion and Protection at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Eva Fuller, says that the Ministry has been working with various entities to get the CARICOM labelling standards...

Head of the Department of Basic Medical Sciences at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Wayne McLaughlin, has advocated greater use of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) evidence, to...

The Ministry of Health, on May 28, continued its series of workshops geared at educating health professionals about the needs of persons with disabilities, at its Downtown Kingston offices. Consultant...

A new mental health centre, complete with three consultation rooms and a waiting area, was officially opened on May 28 in Greater Portmore, St. Catherine. The only facility of its...

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Health and Education will be involved in two meetings in Montego Bay, Jamaica next week. First they will convene the Eighteenth Meeting of the CARICOM...

Several reggae, gospel and dancehall artistes will be performing at the charity event, MUSIC in the name of LIFE on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre....

Despite early morning rains, and intermittent mid-morning showers, there was a full turnout of participants for the Ministry of Health's Labour Day project, which was the beautification of the Comprehensive...

The male ward at the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth has been remodelled at a cost of $1.5 million, with the contribution of the Friends of the Black River...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) is moving to introduce online bedside registration in hospitals and clinics soon, to facilitate real time registration of births in these facilities, Chief Executive Officer...