The Ministry of Health and Wellness, in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), has launched a comprehensive Health After Action Review (AAR) in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa,...

Medical Officer of Health for Portland, Dr. Sharon Lewis, has welcomed the expansion of pharmacy services in primary care across the parish, describing it as a significant benefit made possible...

With the National Health Fund (NHF) providing subsidy for 28 illnesses, this represents 80 per cent coverage of the conditions defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), as chronic illnesses....

Residents of Portland now have access to electrocardiogram (ECG) services across all three health districts as the parish’s Health Department continues to expand and enhance service delivery for its clients....

Vector-control efforts across Westmoreland remain in high gear, with more than 34,000 premises inspected in February as health authorities continue to combat mosquito-borne diseases and reduce breeding sites. Chief Public...

Medical Assistant at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Delrose Francis (left), performs a finger-prick blood test on a member of the public during the St. Catherine High School's annual...

State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Krystal Lee, is urging new mothers and pregnant women to utilise the help available to take care of their mental...

With March 24 observed as World Tuberculosis Day annually, the Portland Health Department says it has been embarking on a month-long intervention to raise awareness about the disease. Speaking at...