The Portland Health Department is urging residents to continue to practise influenza prevention-and-control measures such as proper hand hygiene and cough and sneeze etiquette. Medical Officer of Health for the...

The Portland Health Department is embarking on a programme to eradicate rodents from town centres. The parish has seen an increase in rat infestation in recent months. Public Health Inspector,...

Pregnant women are being urged to identify their risks early, join high-risk antenatal clinics, if necessary; closely monitor their blood pressure and act quickly at the first sign of trouble....

The ongoing redevelopment of the St. James-based Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) has been allocated more than $5 billion in the 2025/2026 financial year. Over the next 12 months, the money...

The Government has set aside more than $4 billion to combat preventable illnesses under its ‘Prevention and Care Management of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) Project’. Details are outlined in the 2025/26...

A Group Health Insurance Policy, covering 4,000 members of the Entertainment Registry, free of charge, will be launched by March 2025. Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, made the disclosure...

The National Committee on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCNCD) is commending the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) for using Heart Month in February to sensitise Jamaicans about the importance of adopting healthy...

St. Jago Health Centre in Spanish Town has received a donation of medical equipment valued at $2.3 million from the VM Foundation. The items, which were handed over on Wednesday...