Following a temporary break, eye screening under Phase two of the Jamaica/Cuba Eyecare Project will resume in western Jamaica on Monday(April 27). Project Coordinator, Claudetta Williams-Yearde told JIS News that...

Government's commitment to promoting healthy public lifestyle is being highlighted by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Grace Allen-Young. Speaking at the annual conference of the St. Mary...

It has taken the Registrar General's Department (RGD) just eight years as an Executive Agency to achieve the coveted Model 'C' designation. This means that the RGD is no longer...

The prevalence of vectors in Jamaica has made mapping the entire island for these organisms a challenging goal for the Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health (MOH). However,...

The stigma attached to HIV/AIDS must be addressed in order to stem the spread of the virus, says Winstone Zulu, one of Africa's best known advocates for awareness and action...

The Ministry of Health and Environment has activated its emergency protocol in light of the threat of industrial action by some 800 doctors in the public health sector. Chief Medical...

The Ministry of Health and Environment is working on reducing the delays being experienced by the public at Government health facilities. This has been confirmed by Senior Medical Officer (SMO)...

Wayne Blake and Esther Stephenson smile as they watch their infant son sleep in his hospital bed this morning (April 15) at the Bustamante Hospital for Children. Somewhere in the...

Imagine being independent and proud and loving it, then suddenly finding yourself totally dependent on your family for financial support! That sums up the unfortunate life of Errol Brown* over...

Jamaica's National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan has been boosted by a $108 million allocation in the 2009/10 Estimates of Expenditure, currently before the House of Representatives. The project, which is being...

The Ministry of Health's efforts to enhance universal access to treatment,care, and preventative measures for persons living with HIV/AIDS, have been boosted by the $576 Million allocated in the 2009/10...