Kingston, Jamaica. April 15, 2019: Jamaica officially opened the English-speaking Caribbean’s first state-of-the-art Paediatric Cardiac Centre at the Bustamante Hospital for Children on Monday, April 15. The Centre is designed to offer full surgical and after-care cardiac services for children. It boasts a 10-bed Intensive Care unit, an Operating theatre… Read More

Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton has announced that a cardiac ward costing approximately J$100 Million, inclusive of the infrastructure and equipment, will be built at the Bustamante Hospital for Children to support pre and post cardiac surgery care. This announcement was made, as the Health Minister officially open the newly-… Read More

The Ministry of Health is monitoring the island for imported cases of measles given the recent increase in cases in the United States and across the Region. As at 30 March 2019, there were 3,674 suspected cases and 596 confirmed cases in the Region of the Americas with over 300… Read More