Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton has welcomed the Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s newest campaign aimed at encouraging public support for Octagonal Front of Package food labels. We take a closer look at the campaign in this week’s Healthline.

A delegation from the Health and Wellness Ministry recently wrapped up working visits to the United Kingdom and Switzerland. We have highlights in this week’s healthline.

Persons developing fever and rash following recent international travel or close contacts of persons who travelled in recent weeks are being urged to report their conditions to the health department. Chief Medical Officer, in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Dr. Jacqueline Bisasor McKenzie, made the plea recently, in light of the recent outbreaks of monkeypox in Europe, North America...

The health and wellness of children is high on the agenda for the Ministry of Health and Wellness this fiscal year as it expands its priorities away from the management of the pandemic. We have some more updates from the Sectoral Presentation of the Minister of Health and Wellness on this week’s healthline

Healthcare workers to be celebrated, sustainable health financing being prioritized and community health being reformed…just some of the highlights of the 2022/23 Sectoral Presentation from the Minister of Health and Wellness. We’re giving the details in this week’s Healthline

Are you fully vaccinated? If not, please get all your shots. That’s the call for the 20th staging of Vaccination week in the Americas being observed from April 23-30. As part of the initiative, countries and territories in the region have set a target to vaccinate 140 million people against several dangerous diseases including measles, polio, influenza, diphtheria and COVID-19....

Jamaica will observe Pap Smear Week from April 24 to 30. This as the country continues to recognize Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in April. We continue our look at cervical cancer on this week’s healthline.

Women are being encouraged to follow the screening recommendations for cervical cancer, based on their risk profiles. This in light of the fact that symptoms of the disease can take a while to be discovered. Programme Development Officer at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr Cathi-Ann Williams and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist Dr. Leslie Meade recently joined host Vaughn...