During the 2009/10 financial year, 44 new projects valued at just under $1 billion were approved by the National Health Fund (NHF), Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, told the...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer says that rehabilitation work on 36 clinics islandwide have been completed, and that another 28 will be completed by the end of the year,...

Jamaica has moved closer to achieving universal immunization, having achieved over 90 per cent coverage in Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) and BCG (against tuberculosis) vaccination last year. Minister of Health, Hon Rudyard...

Minister of Health, Hon Rudyard Spencer, says Cabinet will re-examine the policy framework shaping the ministry's strategic plan for mental health, shortly. He made the announcement in the House of...

The Ministry of Health (MOH) is to develop a comprehensive policy framework for health promotion, given the rise and impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Jamaica. Minister of Health, Hon...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer says the breastfeeding campaign must be revitalised, so as to meet the national target of raising the number of mothers who give their children...

Residents of the Hanover Infirmary are to benefit from new and improved residential amenities. The new facility, which will be built at a cost of $27.2 million, will provide accommodation...

A 3-month Dengue public education campaign will begin on Wednesday, September 22, at the Port Antonio Town Square, Portland. It is aimed at sensitising residents of the parish to the...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer will be opening the social policy section of the sectoral debate in parliament on Tuesday, September 21, 2010. In his opening presentation, Minister Spencer...

Women's healthcare has been given a boost, with Tuesday's (September 14) groundbreaking for the Queen Sophia of Spain Women's Centre, at the Spanish Town Hospital, St. Catherine. The centre is...

The Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister City Foundation will stage its 17th annual health mission to Montego Bay from October 4 to 7. Chairman of the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister City Health Mission,...