Students who participate in regular physical activity not only tend to get better grades but are less likely to get sick and be absent from school. State Minister in the...

The Thompson Town Health Centre in Clarendon will be receiving $4 million in support over a four-year period under the Adopt-a-Clinic Programme. Details of the support, being provided by diaspora...

The Maia Chung Autism and Disabilities Foundation is to collate local statistics, in its bid to garner support for autistic persons at the policy level. This should result in the...

Jamaica’s health care system is expected to be fully transformed over the next 10 years. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says this undertaking will see...

Jamaica has received a donation of protective gear valued $2.2 million from the China-Caribbean Development Center (CCDC). The items, which include 50,000 medical masks and 1,000 sets of protective gowns,...

Jamaicans planning to travel to countries where malaria is endemic are being advised to take the necessary steps to safeguard themselves. This urging comes from Medical Officer of Health for...

The Westmoreland Health Department continues its drive to ensure that children in the parish are adequately vaccinated for their age. Medical Officer of Health for the parish, Dr. Marcia Graham,...

Several fundamental projects, at varying stages of completion, are in progress at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in St. Andrew, to improve offerings to patients as well as preserve the...