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Jamaica and India forge strategic healthcare partnership

A high-level delegation led by Jamaica’s Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is currently in India to…

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St Catherine hospital receives $2.6m in medical equipment

Among the donated items are an…

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14 Jamaican children receive heart surgeries

A former Cardiac Surgeon at Johns Hopkins University, Professor Jacobs is also the founder and chairman of the Cardiac Kids Foundation of…

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12 of 13 state health facilities using e-Care

This was revealed by the Health Systems Strengthening Programme (HSSP) – a specialized unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness tasked…

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UK mission completes lifesaving surgeries on Jamaican children

Over the course of the week-long mission, the visiting team, alongside local specialists, successfully operated on seven children suffering…

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SERHA awards JMD$132m contract for anaesthetic machines

The contract, valued at JMD$100,247,991.36 million for the machines and JMD$32,850,321.00 million for a five-year preventative maintenance…

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Flu vaccine now available at all health centres

The flu, an acute viral infection, is highly contagious and spreads primarily through coughing, sneezing, and close contact. It can affect…

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PAHO and the OECS launch health projects

These projects, respectively entitled - “Disease Elimination in the OECS between the PAHO/WHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean…

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Health agency champions ‘building trust’

This event featured representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO) across various regions, as well as the Africa and European…

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12-y-o donates CAD$15,000 worth of items to daycares in Jamaica

This initiative is part of her ongoing philanthropic efforts through the Jazz Me Foundation.

Jazmin's philanthropic journey began four…

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Customer service, a public health priority - Tufton

According to the minister, who was addressing the diaspora in Florida on Wednesday attention to improved customer service is one of the…

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St Catherine Health Dept offers free prostate cancer screening

Caribbean Wellness Day, which will be celebrated under the theme ‘Power through Collective Action’ with a sub-theme ‘Good Health is Our Right…

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17% of Jamaica population will be senior citizens by 2025

That’s approximately 400,000 Jamaicans, with the numbers to rise even more in the next couple of decades. It’s a growing concern for the…

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Jamaica health officials discuss mpox amid heightened concern

This comes as the Government of Jamaica heightens its preparedness for the possible re-introduction of mpox in the country.

According…

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Mpox outbreak in African state of international concern - WHO

Dr Tedros’s declaration came on the advice of an IHR Emergency Committee of independent experts who met earlier in the day to review data…

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