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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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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.…

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$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…

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