The Jamaica Cancer Society will stage its third annual Anti-Tobacco Youth Forum today (February 16) under the theme: ‘We hold the future in our hands… Let’s begin by making it...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has informed that the Government will retain the no user fee policy at the level of the primary health care system, such as...

The issue of HIV/AIDS has been a discussion topic for many persons within the workplace, as a result of the stigma and discrimination associated with this life threatening illness. Against...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says a formal review is to be conducted on the impact of the abolition of the user fee policy on critical areas of...

Members of two vulnerable communities in  Westmoreland - McNeil Lands and New Roads - are now better equipped to deal with disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, as some 100...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be observing Safer Sex Week from February 12 to 18, 2012, under the theme: ‘Tek charge! Condom: check HIV Test: check Less...

Some 203 locally trained nurses are expected to join the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) as of Monday (Feb. 5) to boost the staff complement in several hospitals across...

The cobalt unit used to administer radiotherapy to cancer patients at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), should be up and running within the next two weeks. Health Minister, Hon. Dr....

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has called on private sector stakeholders to partner with the government in implementing an expanded programme of community-based care and intervention for the society’s...

The Ministry of Health will begin a Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) immunisation campaign shortly, as it seeks to ramp up coverage for this vaccine, which is now at only 88...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said that an audit is to be conducted on the island's sole mental health institution, the Bellevue Hospital in East Kingston. This audit, he...