Jamaica has received a donation of protective gear valued $2.2 million from the China-Caribbean Development Center (CCDC). The items, which include 50,000 medical masks and 1,000 sets of protective gowns,...

Jamaicans planning to travel to countries where malaria is endemic are being advised to take the necessary steps to safeguard themselves. This urging comes from Medical Officer of Health for...

The Westmoreland Health Department continues its drive to ensure that children in the parish are adequately vaccinated for their age. Medical Officer of Health for the parish, Dr. Marcia Graham,...

Several fundamental projects, at varying stages of completion, are in progress at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in St. Andrew, to improve offerings to patients as well as preserve the...

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has donated an echocardiogram (ECG) machine, valued $9 million, to the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ). The new equipment will strengthen...

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has a “competitive edge” in its operations with the latest technology, according to Medical Chief of Staff and Consultant Neurosurgeon, Dr. Carl...

Forty mothers at the Spanish Town Hospital have benefited from a donation of much-needed maternal care supplies under the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Right Start initiative. The items, which...

Parents are being urged to protect their young girls from cervical cancer by allowing them to take the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine, by Minister of State in the Ministry...