Health
17% of Jamaica population will be senior citizens by 2025
Posted: Thursday, September 12, 2024 - 11:41
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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...
Jamaica health officials discuss mpox amid heightened concern
Posted: Monday, August 19, 2024 - 16:06
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This comes as the Government of Jamaica heightens its preparedness for the possible re-introduction of mpox in the country.
According...
Mpox outbreak in African state of international concern - WHO
Posted: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - 14:41
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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...
Old Harbour Bay teachers benefit from TagHeart Foundation’s third mission
Posted: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 - 22:23
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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
Posted: Sunday, May 19, 2024 - 18:00
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The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) recently opened the outpatient waiting area at the Spanish Town Hospital (STH), which has...
Vaccine ‘patches’ trial shows promise – WHO
Posted: Thursday, May 9, 2024 - 11:43
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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....
Children hospital to conduct ‘first ever’ surgical procedure
Posted: Friday, December 22, 2023 - 09:16
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The hospital is now equipped with two critical pieces of equipment to enhance the precision of surgical procedures while facilitating...
US charity performs 10 spinal surgeries at Jamaica children’s hospital
Posted: Sunday, November 19, 2023 - 10:16
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The surgeries were performed at the hospital on 8th and 9th November.
SCSF is a United...
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NHF updates health card
Posted: Thursday, October 26, 2023 - 13:09
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Beginning Tuesday (October 24), the agency’s card programme is providing increased support for Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Multiple...
Covid-19 Pandemic: The crisis of a lack of truth
Posted: Monday, September 18, 2023 - 10:42
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This reality was magnified during the recent Covid episode when Big Pharma, in concert with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Food and...