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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…

  • | Health

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…

  • | Health

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…

  • | Health

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…

  • | Health

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…

  • | Health

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…

  • | Health, International

Old Harbour Bay teachers benefit from TagHeart Foundation’s third mission

With literally the last week of the academic yearend the foundation was back in Jamaica, this time at the Old Harbour Bay Primary School.…

  • | Education, Health

$32m outpatient waiting area at the Spanish Town Hospital opens

The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) recently opened the outpatient waiting area at the Spanish Town Hospital (STH), which has…

  • | Health

Vaccine ‘patches’ trial shows promise – WHO

But now, there could be an easier alternative in the form of patches that can be simply applied to the skin, much like a sticking plaster.…

  • | Health, International

Children hospital to conduct ‘first ever’ surgical procedure

The hospital is now equipped with two critical pieces of equipment to enhance the precision of surgical procedures while facilitating…

  • | News, Health

US charity performs 10 spinal surgeries at Jamaica children’s hospital

The surgeries were performed at the hospital on 8th and 9th November.           …

  • | Health

NHF updates health card

Beginning Tuesday (October 24), the agency’s card programme is providing increased support for Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Multiple…

  • | News, Health

Covid-19 Pandemic: The crisis of a lack of truth

This reality was magnified during the recent Covid episode when Big Pharma, in concert with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Food and…

  • | News, Commentary, Health

Dr Tufton challenges World Bank to do more

“There needs to be a much more broad-based conversation around health and not just from a clinical perspective, but from an economic…

  • | Health

$50 million prosthetic investment for disability community

The announcement was made by the Minister of Health & Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, during his Sectoral presentation in Gordon House…

  • | Health