Jamaica Health News

Peta-Gaye Clachar/Photographer Dr Sheila Campbell-Forrester, Jamaica's chief medical officer (CMO), is this year's recipient of the Soroptimist International Club of Kingston's prestigious Stella Gregory Award. Campbell-Forrester was recognised for her professionalism, commitment to...

The charity institution also gave the National Blood Transfusion Centre 60 suction machines. The donation, valued at approximately $5.2 million, was handed over at Food For The Poor's offices in Spanish Town, St Catherine. Lyttleton 'Tanny' Shirley, chairman of the...

Dr Sandra Chambers, medical officer of health for Kingston and St Andrew, the pain "still feels like yesterday". In tears, Chambers told a gathering of health workers at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel yesterday about the emotional pain that followed...

He commended the partnership of the NHF with the pharmaceutical providers for the "significant achievement". "The network of providers has, once again, overachieved...Health Minister Rudyard Spencer, in a speech delivered by NHF Chairman, Dr. Lester Woolery, commended the Fund's achievement,...

Rich connu monus Courtenay Bartholomew Wednesday, November 25th 2009 There must be those who are wondering why it is that I am so passionate about today’s world of medicine and the medical school here...There are a couple of doctors, who...

On the heels of an announcement earlier this week of a hugely historic US million-dollar software partnership with internationally based Siemens Product Lifecycle Management to boost its engineering department, Northern Caribbean University (NCU) inked another big partnership, this time with...

An ulcer in the lining of the stomach or duodenum is called a peptic ulcer. Lifestyle factors, such as unhealthy eating habits, alcohol abuse and smoking, may cause peptic ulcers, as well as gastritis (an inflammation of the stomach)...Researchers reported...

Parents will become even more distressed if the condition worsens and the child begins to have fits or even lose consciousness. This concern is shared by parents worldwide and in many countries the cause is related to possible viral infections....

Advisor for disease and control, Dr Rwang Abwoba, said there has been a steady increase in these illnesses and they're resulting in many deaths. "It is not an exaggeration when we say non communicable diseases have reached epidemic proportions in...