Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says that Epidemiology studies have been completed and the results have justified the decision to establish a state-of-the art Child and Adolescent Hospital...

The Ministry of Health has secured funding from the World Bank to develop a National Strategic Plan for National Health Information System strengthening and modernisation, over the six-month period from...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says Jamaica has made significant gains in the area of immunisation coverage over the last 50 years. Dr. Ferguson informed that Jamaica has...

The Ministry of Health has set up an Equipment Performance Taskforce (EPTF), in an effort to develop a framework for the optimal use of medical equipment and to help standardise...

During this financial year, the Health Ministry will initiate the establishment of four Centres of Excellence at the primary care level, one in each of the four Regional Health Authorities....

The Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI) is urging senior citizens to take charge of their health, by consuming a variety of nutritious foods, in adequate portions. Speaking in an...

Jamaica will join the rest of the world in observing World Population Day on July 11, under the theme: 'Universal Access to Reproductive Health Service’. Advocacy and Communication Advisor of...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) has launched an HIV in the Workplace Public Education campaign, aimed at sensitising employers of the need to adopt policies on HIV...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says that all Jamaicans will benefit from the Government’s plans to expand the country’s health tourism offerings. He noted that health and...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising the public that Emergency Response Teams from the ODPEM, the National Environmental Planning Agency (NEPA) and the Jamaica Constabulary...

The country’s senior citizens are being urged to adopt a healthy lifestyle to prevent colonic diseases, including cancer. Urologist at the Portmore Health Complex in St. Catherine, Dr. Devon Osbourne,...