Press Releases
MOHW FCTC Multi-sectoral Workshop on the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
Today, more than 60 delegates representing 13 countries met in Montego Bay, Jamaica for the multisectoral workshop for WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Parties in the Caribbean Region to promote the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (the Protocol). The Protocol is the first legally binding… Read More
October 8th, 2019Prevent the harmful effects of lightning
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reminding the public that lightning strikes are harmful to health and are potentially fatal. A lightning bolt is a million times more powerful than household current, carrying up to 100 million volts of electricity. When someone is struck by lightning, an electrical shock… Read More
October 4th, 2019Health and Wellness Ministry halts imports of ranitidine
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is formally notifying healthcare providers, distributors and patients that effective immediately, no further supplies of ranitidine will be allowed into the island. This decision comes as the Ministry has become aware of the presence of low levels of a genotoxic nitrosamine impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA),… Read More
October 3rd, 2019Health Centres Extended Opening Hours
It is that time of year when hospital visits will increase due to the flu, dengue and other seasonal illnesses. This normally leads to longer waiting times and some overcrowding, particularly in accident and emergency departments. We ask for patience and understanding as our doctors and nurses work to cope… Read More
September 25th, 2019Early Detection of Sickle Cell Saves Lives
Ministry ramps up campaign for Sickle Cell Month September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month and the Ministry of Health and Wellness will be amplifying its efforts, over the next few weeks, to raise the profile on the illness with which some 19,000 Jamaicans current live. The Ministry of Health and… Read More
September 16th, 2019CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – Ministry of Health & Wellness Annual National Health Research Conference 2019
The Ministry of Health & Wellness Annual National Health Research Conference is scheduled to be held on November 21-22, 2019. Abstracts on (i) mental health, (ii) nutrition, (iii) best practices, (iv) advances in medicine and (v) Sickle Cell Disease, will be showcased. Abstracts of high quality research that do not fall under the themes… Read More
August 26th, 2019Olympic Gardens HC adopted by Diaspora Member
The Olympic Gardens Health Centre is the latest primary healthcare facility to be adopted under the Ministry of Health & Wellness’ Adopt-A-Clinic Programme. The facility was officially adopted by Miss Ann-Murray Brown, a Jamaican living in Holland and a former resident of the Olympic Gardens community. This adoption is the… Read More
August 12th, 2019Jamaica’s Ebola Response Plan Activated
In response to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) declaration of the Ebola Virus Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) made on July 17, 2019, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has activated its national Ebola Virus Disease Response Plan. Developed… Read More
July 23rd, 2019Approximately $200M to be spent on Hospital Elevators
Close to $200M is to be spent over the next 18 months to install 14 new elevators at hospitals in the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA). This announcement was made by Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who delivered the main address at the latest elevator… Read More
July 16th, 2019Bustamante Hospital to get new Drug Serv Pharmacy
The Bustamante Hospital for Children is, within a matter of months, to become the home of a new and improved Drug Serv pharmacy. Financing for the more than $50-million, 3,000 square foot facility is being provided by the National Health Fund (NHF), an agency of the Ministry of Health and… Read More
July 15th, 2019