More than 371,000 Jamaicans will have access to expanded medical benefits, following changes to the national programmes administered by the National Health Fund (NHF).

Starting this Christmas, children at the Bustamante Hospital for Children will get to spend time with trained therapy pets, as part of their treatment process.

The Kingston Public and Annotto Bay Hospitals will be retrofitted with the infrastructure to better support oxygen delivery to patients. The 2-million-dollar project, which will provide lifesaving oxygen to the bedsides of patients in need of respiratory support, is being funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The project will also enable the public hospitals to expand...

Thousands of residents of Chapelton and surrounding areas in Clarendon are benefitting from improved access to health services following the renovation of the Chapelton Community Hospital. We share highlights of the official reopening ceremony in this week’s Healthline.

Delivery of care to be improved in public health system with the introduction of the Electronic Health Record Management System (EHR).

Jamaica recently concluded activities to mark World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2022 from November 18-24. But why is this annual observance necessary? We discuss that in this week’s Healthline.

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton has announced that the first overseas mission under the CODE CARE initiative will be in Jamaica from December 1 to 6. The work arrangement forms part of the strategy to remove 2,000 surgeries from the backlog caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Government is this month rolling out a $50-million programme to increase citizen access to the point of care testing procedure for diabetes.