Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, on November 3, signed contracts valued at a combined cost of $37 million for renovation and expansion works to the...

The 600,000 patients served by the Orthopaedic Department at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, in Manchester, are now benefiting from a new C-Arm machine, donated by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports...

Shelly-Ann Brown-Bailey remembers the day in 2012 when, while taking a shower, she felt something in her breast that “just didn’t feel right”. The St. Ann resident told JIS News...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says parents need to be extra vigilant in protecting children from respiratory illnesses, as the infection rate is high. The...

The National Public Health Laboratory has commenced preparing samples to be sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for PCR testing to detect for the presence of Respiratory Syncytial...

The Government has full confidence in Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton’s ability to manage his portfolio. This was stated by Minister without Portfolio in the...

The 246-year-old Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) is poised for a major upgrade of infrastructure and equipment. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that the hospital,...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is awaiting the final report from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on the discovery of a cluster of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections at the...