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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Week 2022 culminates today, following a week of activities spearheaded by the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) to increase awareness about the lifesaving practice. The week, which started on August 22 is being observed under the theme: ‘Let’s Push Start the Heart, Give CPR’. As part of our contribution, on Heathline we’re focusing on Emergency Cardiac Care...

International and local contractors are being invited to participate in the tender process for the redevelopment of the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. We look at what’s to come in this week’s Healthline.

Jamaica recently confirmed the presence of the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub lineages of COVID-19. What implications will this new development have for the management of the pandemic? Find out in this week’s Healthline.  

Have you and other team members ever felt ill only when inside the building at work? It could be due to poor indoor air quality and the Sick Building Syndrome. We look at the problem and possible solutions in this week’s Healthline.

Good health, especially the mental kind, is an important factor to achieving success. So, taking care of our body, particularly our brain which regulates how we function, is key. Thanks to the pandemic, for many that hasn’t been easy to do in recent years, especially our students. Now, having assessed the psychological impacts of COVID-19 on students, the Ministry of...

It’s all about our healthcare workers in July and healthline is joining in on the celebrations.

Jamaica has recorded its first confirmed case of Monkeypox. But don’t panic, stay in the know. We’ll provide an update in this week’s Healthline.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and global health agency, Unitaid, recently launched a five-year, US$2.6 million partnership to scale-up regional and national efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of Chagas disease. We look at the disease and the collaboration in this week’s Healthline.

Health and Wellness Minister on working visit to the United States. We share highlights in this week’s healthline.

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...