The Health Ministry is undertaking a review of the registration process for pharmaceutical drugs, in an effort to achieve a more modernised system. Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton,...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has proposed an average increase of 16.4 per cent to the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) cash grants, with effect...

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), on Thursday (March 7), opened a new mammography unit at its Women’s Imaging Centre, boasting advanced technology for the detection of breast...

The Government is expected to spend approximately $143 million during the 2019/20 fiscal year for the completion of a project that is geared towards establishing three Diagnostic Centres. Details of...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says in a few months a Green Paper will be tabled in Parliament for the National Health Insurance Scheme. Addressing the National...

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is appealing to persons who have applied and paid for documents, to collect them now. Marketing and Planning Manager at the RGD, Nicole Whyte, told...

A stern warning is being issued to students across the island to desist from smoking cigarettes, marijuana, hookahs, e-cigarettes and other harmful substances. Consultant Pulmonologist and Senior Medical Officer at...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that a number of clinics across the island will be rehabilitated this year in a bid to improve access of Jamaicans...