The Ministry of Health is, by the end of the month, to establish its new toll free Mental Health/Suicide Prevention Hotline, as part of efforts to shore up mental health services for Jamaicans. “Globally, close to 800,000 people die due to suicide every year. For every suicide, there are many… Read More

Registration open for National Health Research Conference Interested persons are invited to the Ministry of Health’s 9th Annual National Health Research Conference which will be held November 22-23, 2018 at the Jamaica Conference Centre under the theme “Don’t Wish for It, Work for It!”. Abstracts on Oral Health, Intentional and… Read More

Despite the challenges in the public health sector, Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton believes the sector has been responding well. Minister Tufton shared that in 2017, 1.8 million persons visited the health centres across the island, while 1.2 million persons accessed services at hospitals, with 185,000 spending an average of… Read More