Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says that the Santa Cruz Health Centre is to benefit from extensive upgrading to transform the facility into a centre of excellence. Making...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has committed to bringing the Tobacco Control Act to Parliament early in the next financial year. The legislation, which is in the drafting...

Child abuse, incest and trafficking of children, will be the topics for discussion at a public education forum slated for next Friday (November 23) at Emancipation Park, New Kingston. The...

Health Minister Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said that the administration has decided to make the prevention and control of cancers “a major focus of our attention” to reduce deaths associated...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the role of nurses will be crucial as the Government seeks to transform health care delivery in Jamaica, to a more patient-centered...

Termed, the ‘silent killer’, Diabetes Mellitus,  is a chronic disease that is characterised by the presence of high levels of sugar in the blood and, if not managed properly, can...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Government has committed some $50 million to upgrade and rehabilitate facilities at the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth. “We intend to...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says Cabinet has approved an additional $111 million to continue the Ministry’s dengue eradication programme across the island. Speaking to journalists in Black River,...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) wishes to advise the public that the stationary front currently affecting the island has produced heavy rains resulting in flooding within...

A pioneering treatment for high blood sugar and high blood pressure, created by a team from the University of the West Indies (UWI), has won the Minister’s Innovation Awards for...

The Ministry of Health is developing a strategic plan for the prevention and control of non- communicable diseases (NCDs). The plan, which is in draft stage, will also address risk...