The Government has set aside $75 million to continue initiatives under the Programme for Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) in Jamaica. The allocation will facilitate final payments on...

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is to launch a Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Campaign, entitled Live Life Before You Give Life. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 22,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he is pleased to see that there is now a shift in public sentiment regarding the COVID-19 vaccination, with more persons seemingly...

Poison Information Coordinator at the Caribbean Poison Information Network, Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh, is appealing for persons to be aware of and report any harmful effects from the use of or exposure...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported that young persons between the ages of 20 to 29 years now account for the highest number of persons confirmed with the...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is to pump $125 million into the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital during the 2021/2022 fiscal year. Details of this expenditure are outlined in...

Staff at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and St. Elizabeth Infirmary have benefited from basic first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training to better prepare them for emergency situations. The two-day...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government has the resources to secure vaccines for some two million Jamaicans. These vaccines are to be made...