All but one of the island's 25 public hospitals are now offering full services, following the passage of Hurricane Sandy last week, Director of Emergency Disaster Management and Special Services...

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) and the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) will be the beneficiaries from the 'Party for Charity' event, which is staged annually by Fraser, Fontaine &...

Most of the island’s 25 hospitals have resumed full services, following the passage of Hurricane Sandy on October 24. This was disclosed by Director of Emergency Disaster Management and Special...

  The Ministry of Health wishes to advise the public that all hospitals have resumed full operations with the exception of the Annotto Bay Hospital in St. Mary and the...

  Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse is urging individuals who may be experiencing severe symptoms of dengue fever or dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF)...

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) will be staging a series of events across the island from October 21-27, to mark National Family Planning Week 2012. The week, which will...

The Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) is inviting members of the medical fraternity to attend and support its Breast Cancer Medical Symposium, which takes place on Sunday, October 21. The event...

Jamaica will join the rest of the world in observing World Mammography Day on Friday, October 19, under the theme: ‘Develop a Healthy Habit today… Make Screening a Habit for...

Director of Veterinary Public Health in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Lynette Peters, says the five-day meeting of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV) provides an opportunity...

Renowned obstetrician and gynaecologist, Professor Horace Fletcher, has been awarded the Gold Musgrave Medal for his revolutionary work in maternal health. He was one of two gold medalists recognised by...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Government has committed an additional $14 million to tackle the dengue problem, of which $4 million is designed for the health...