Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), exchanges pleasantries with Under Secretary-General and Executive Director, the Joint United Nations Programme for HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Winifred Byanyima, during...

The prevalence of kidney disease among Jamaicans has become increasingly worrying, according to Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. The Minister was speaking with journalists after...

It is that time of year when hospital visits within the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) will increase due to the flu, dengue and other seasonal illnesses. This normally...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, on November 3, signed contracts valued at a combined cost of $37 million for renovation and expansion works to the...

The 600,000 patients served by the Orthopaedic Department at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, in Manchester, are now benefiting from a new C-Arm machine, donated by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports...

Shelly-Ann Brown-Bailey remembers the day in 2012 when, while taking a shower, she felt something in her breast that “just didn’t feel right”. The St. Ann resident told JIS News...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says parents need to be extra vigilant in protecting children from respiratory illnesses, as the infection rate is high. The...

The National Public Health Laboratory has commenced preparing samples to be sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for PCR testing to detect for the presence of Respiratory Syncytial...