Press Releases
CARPHA Meets with Regional Stakeholders to Discuss Post Market Surveillance for Medicines
It is the right of all Caribbean people to have access to healthcare services, including essential quality medicines and pharmaceutical products they can trust. Poor quality and falsified medicines if left unchecked, can reverse progress the Region has made in its fight against diseases. “We live in a world where… Read More
March 14th, 2019MOH mourns the loss of Hospital CEO
The Ministry of Health, today, is mourning the loss of Chief Executive Officer of the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, Mr. Albert Leo Garel, who passed away at home on Thursday, February 28. Speaking today, Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, expressed sadness at the news of the passing of Mr… Read More
March 8th, 2019Health Ministry Receives Support from PAHO for Dengue Outbreak
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) continues to provide support to the Ministry of Health in Jamaica, as the Ministry combats the effects of a dengue outbreak, since declaration in January 2019. PAHO/WHO has provided technical and coordinating support to the Ministry’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), and also provided training… Read More
March 4th, 2019Call for Research Proposals for Award Grants
The Ministry of Health has launched a Call for Research Proposals to award grants of up to J$1,500,000 to three post-graduate students from the University of the West Indies Mona (UWI), University of Technology Jamaica (UTech) and the Northern Caribbean University (NCU). The research to be carried out should cover… Read More
February 25th, 2019Health Minister begins board reviews
Minister of Health Dr. Christopher Tufton has begun a review of the public boards of management in health, as their three-year tenure draws to a close. To that end, the Minister is hosting a series of meetings with the boards of the four regional health authorities, together with those of… Read More
February 15th, 2019Jamaica on Flu Alert
Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton has put the island on alert for influenza (the “flu”), noting a significant increase in the number of cases of fever and respiratory or flu-like illnesses. Flu is an acute viral infection that spreads easily from person to person, mainly by coughing, sneezing and through… Read More
February 13th, 2019Health Ministry hosts annual maternal health review
The Ministry of Health recently hosted its annual national maternal health review, as part of ongoing efforts to ensure the best possible health outcomes for pregnant women and their children in Jamaica. The review, which brought together health professionals from across the island’s four health regions, was hosted at the… Read More
February 1st, 2019Health Ministry receives Gender-based violence (GBV) Package
The Health Policy Plus (HP+) is currently finalizing a comprehensive gender-based violence (GBV) package to improve GBV care and services in the public health sector which would consist of guidelines for GBV management in health facilities including process flowcharts and IEC materials. The package was handed over to Permanent Secretary… Read More
January 25th, 2019Empathy, partnership, data: Essential for effective crisis management
Since declaring the dengue outbreak on January 3, I have interacted with hundreds of Jamaicans, all of whom are anxious over the disease while being bombarded with news of an increasing number of cases, including the deaths of some of our children. I understand and empathise with that anxiety and… Read More
January 11th, 2019MOH Advises of Continued Caution Against Viral Illnesses
Kingston, Jamaica. 27 December 2018: The Ministry of Health has been informed that over the Christmas period, the Bustamante Hospital for Children continues to see an increase in the number of cases of viral illnesses, including cases of suspected dengue. There has also been an increase in the number of… Read More
January 4th, 2019