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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...

World Health Day 2022 saw calls being made for citizens to put greater focus on environmental health to ensure the survival of the Earth and its inhabitants.

Pesticides help protect our produce from pests and diseases, but sustained use of these chemicals can have negative health consequences for us humans. For instance, several persons were accidentally poisoned by pesticides over the last two years. This, among other reasons, has prompted a study to investigate pesticide use in agriculture and the impact on the Jamaican environment.

It’s been two years since Jamaica started battling the COVID-19 crisis and while there have been several setbacks, the country is starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. We’re looking back at the last two years on this week’s Healthline

Calls are being renewed for the food industry to reduce the salt content in their products, considering the negative impact of excess salt on overall health. The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is among those making the plea as the country gears up to join the rest of the world in observing Salt Awareness Week from March 14 to 20,...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded grants totaling 600,000 US dollars to nine private sector health organizations to support administration of COVID-19 vaccines across the island. The grants are designed to support the Outsourcing of Vaccination Administration Plan of the Ministry of Health & Wellness. We’ll tell you which private sector organizations are onboard in this...

On this week’s healthline, we look at some of the areas under the health portfolio to receive additional focus in the 2022/23 fiscal year.

February is heart month and this year’s observance is under the theme ‘‘The Weigh to a Healthy Heart’. On this week’s Heathline we look at the meaning behind this year’s theme.

AstraZeneca boosters now available and more mixed vaccine options being provided. We’ll give you all the details in this week’s Healthline.

Nine more doctors have signed on to the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Public Private Partnership for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) programme. This means more patients with chronic illness who are being treated at clinics will get the opportunity to receive private care. We’ll tell you what that means for the country on this week’s Healthline.

Omicron running rampant in Jamaica; numbers confirm suspicions. We have that update on this week’s healthline.