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Thirty-one active court cases in St. Mary have been referred for mental health evaluations. Director and Chief Executive Officer of…
Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton has sought to defend the timelines for hospital projects being undertaken by the Government amid…
The National Food Handlers Permit Programme will be modernised to move from annual renewal, to every 2 years. This follows Cabinet’s approval of amendments to…
2 weeks ago
Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton says the Ministries of Finance,…
Some Cuban medical professionals have returned to Jamaica to support…
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is partnering with the…
The door remains open for the Government and the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) to settle their overtime…
The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) says it has not received any update from the Industrial Disputes Tribunal…
GraceKennedy (GK) Foods has announced a voluntary recall of specific batches of its Grace Tropical Rhythms Fruit Punch…
The Health Ministry says regional health authorities reported no adverse event at public health centres and hospitals due…
The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) has warned that there could be further disruption to services at public…
President of the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) Dr. Jubilee Brown-Service says doctors will return to work for…
Junior medical doctors across the island have taken industrial action affecting services at some hospitals. It comes as the…
Jamaicans seeking non-emergency healthcare services today, could face significant delays as medical doctors have decided on a 24-hour restriction of…
The Association of Government Medical Consultants (AGMC) says its members are prepared to assist with healthcare services if doctors follow through on their threat to…
3 weeks ago
There are mixed reactions from citizens about the Jamaica Medical…
The Health and Wellness Ministry has sought to assure the…
The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association is asking the Industrial Disputes…
The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) says the Health Ministry’s call for patience in the ongoing matter with…
The Health Ministry stands ready to implement contingency measures should public sector doctors follow through on a warning…
The Jamaica Medical Association (JMDA) says it is still awaiting answers from the Industrial Disputes Tribunal over…
Jamaicans are being urged to get their medical check-ups and to take extra precautions to stay safe, as…
Dr. Christopher Tufton is among several Health Ministers from the Americas, gathering for a high-level meeting in the…
The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association says it will continue to fight for fair rates, given that it is…
A three-year-old Kingston girl is preparing to travel to the United States for potentially life-changing treatment, but her loved ones…
Jamaica is calling for greater international collaboration to strengthen health workforce capacity while ensuring the movement of workers does not…
The Ministry of Health and Wellness will welcome the first group of Ghanaian healthcare workers to Jamaica tomorrow. The arrival follows a four-year bilateral agreement…
4 weeks ago
Public health sector doctors are warning that normal operations cannot…
“An unfortunate waste of the court’s time.” That is the…
The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) has amplified its…
Chief of Medical Staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Carl Bruce has been acquitted…
The Opposition People’s National Party is calling on Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton to launch an independent probe…
The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) says it continues to monitor issues relating to interns even as it…
The Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) says it is awaiting its second call to meet with the Finance…
The North-East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) says a comprehensive investigative process and clinical review have been initiated in…
There are some 239 abandoned patients in public hospitals. The Health and Wellness Ministry says among the public…
