Jamaica joins the rest of the world in observing World Blood Donor Day (WBDD), Friday, June 14, under the theme:‘Give the gift of life: donate blood’. Speaking at a recent...

Two electrocardiograph (ECG) machines, valued at approximately $500,000, were yesterday (June 12) handed over to the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital in St. Ann. The donation, from the ‘Friends of...

Four Jamaican students will have the opportunity to pursue medical degrees in Cuba this September, under the Jamaica/Cuba Bilateral Scholarship Programme. Toni Ann Nelson, Janelle Tennant, Mikhail Burke and Oraine...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is expressing satisfaction with the progress of work to develop the Santa Cruz Health Centre in St. Elizabeth into a Centre of Excellence. That...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is confident that the ongoing national consultations on financing Jamaica’s public health system will yield tangible solutions, redounding to the country’s benefit. This position,...

Jamaica has been selected by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to host the official ceremony for World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) for the Region of the Americas, on June...

A sub-committee, consisting of members of the Jamaican Diaspora in the United Kingdom (UK), will be established to focus on the procurement of medical supplies for Jamaica. Jamaica’s High Commissioner...

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) will raise awareness of the critical need for more Jamaicans to donate life-saving blood during World Blood Donor Day on June 14. The day...