The Ministry of Health is to receive equipment valued at approximately US$13,000 from three Jamaican organisations in the United States, to assist the country in the campaign to prevent and...

The following is a fact sheet regarding Ebola, formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever. There are no reported cases of the Ebola virus in Jamaica at this time. The Ministry of Health has...

The National Health Emergency Vector Control Clean Up campaign moved into the West Kingston community this week as the Government continues to take steps to contain the transmission of the...

Acting Director, Emergency, Disaster Preparedness and Special Services at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland, says the Ministry will be aiming to train 1,000 health care workers as part...

Beginning next week, the Ministry of Health will be beefing up the number of health personnel stationed at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, as part of its Ebola...

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is celebrating ‘Family Week’ with a series of activities focused on family life, and sexual and reproductive health. Addressing a JIS Think Tank on...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is expressing satisfaction with the level of preparedness at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) for the detection, isolation and treatment of any suspected cases...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said that only the major hospitals such as Cornwall Regional and Kingston Public will undertake the treatment of any suspected Ebola cases in Jamaica....