Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging increased awareness and action among the youth in resisting the harmful long-term health effects of the use of...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is stepping up its immunisation programme to reach children and adults who might have missed doses during the pandemic. Director of Family Health Services...

Head of the Department of Community Health and Psychiatry, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Professor Wendel Abel, addresses the Child Protection and Family Services Agency’s (CPFSA) mental health...

Students from several institutions in western Jamaica benefited from a child and adolescent mental health playday, held at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday, May 30....

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has created a physician workforce document, that will provide the framework for the engagement of more doctors in both primary and secondary care. This...

Two new programmes designed to enhance health promotion in Jamaica through education and screening are slated for rollout this year. The initiatives, to be spearheaded by the Ministry of Health...

The Health Promotion and Education Unit at the Westmoreland Public Health Department is ramping up its dengue fever sensitisation thrust in the parish. This, according to Health Promotion and Education...

Nearly 6,000 persons in four western parishes received free blood pressure checks on Wednesday (May 17), far exceeding the 4,000-target set for World Hypertension Day. Regional Non-Communicable Disease Coordinator, Western...