Special consideration must be given to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and their circumstances, including high debt burdens and small size, which compromise their capacity to respond effectively, without support,...

As part of efforts to rid communities of mosquito breeding sites, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has dispatched its vector-control teams to several high-risk areas across the island. Medical...

The Government has intensified efforts to make schools safe from the dengue virus with supplies of drum covers, weekend fogging, and removal of bulky waste. Medical Entomologist and National Programme...

The St. James Municipal Corporation has donated five fogging machines to the St. James Public Health Department, which will be used in mosquito eradication activities in communities across the parish....

There was a 6.7 per cent decrease in the number of complaints received at public health facilities in the first quarter of the current financial year as noted by the...

Vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and children, as well as front-line healthcare workers are being encouraged to get the influenza vaccine. The influenza season normally starts in October. The...

As the Ministry of Health and Wellness heightens measures to contain the outbreak of dengue on the island, there is a call for householders to accommodate vector control workers.  Public...

Administrator of the Jamaica Athletes Insurance Plan, Michelle Napier (left), addresses students attending the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission(JADCO) health and wellness fair held on Friday (September 22), at the agency’s offices...