Jamaica to begin using AI to enhance breast cancer screening
The proposal for the new technology to support cancer screening featured among the discussions on Monday when Minister of Health and Wellness…
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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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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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