Registered Government nurses resumed normality Friday afternoon (September 3), after a meeting with Minister of Labour and Social Security, the Hon Pearnel Charles, at his Ministry, North Street, Kingston. Mr....

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has announced the allocation of an additional $60 million to fund the Ministry's vector control programme, in light of recent dengue fever outbreaks in...

The Child Health and Development Passport, which contains information about the growth and development of a child from birth to 17, was officially implemented today (September 1), during a press...

A new Cardiac Unit is to be constructed and equipped at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, in Kingston. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for this undertaking was signed on August...

Medical supplies and equipment valued at US$56,000 were handed over to the Gayle Health Clinic, St. Mary, on Wednesday (August 25). The items were donated by the Solomonic Philanthropic Lodge,...

Eye screening sessions under the Jamaica/Cuba Eyecare Programme will resume in Kingston on Thursday, September 2. Sessions will be held every Thursday in the month of September (September 2, 9,...

The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) in partnership with the Ministry of Health held consultations with various churches and faith based organisations (FBOs) in response to the prevalence of chronic...

A significant number of persons turned up at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) yesterday (August 24) to participate in a blood drive staged by the agency, in partnership with the...

Friends of the Black River Hospital, a support group for the St. Elizabeth based institution, has installed new windows at the facility at a cost of $1.4 Million. At a...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, says the Government is seeking to develop co-operation between training and health service institutions, in order to strengthen the capacity of the health workforce....

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has partnered with the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), commonly known as the Blood Bank, to host a blood drive on Tuesday, August 24. The...