Jamaica signs agreement with Cuba for more health professionals

Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton and Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica Inés Fors Fernández today signed a technical cooperation ...

Tufton kicks-off dengue clean-up effort at two St Catherine schools

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton kicked off the National Dengue Clean-up exercise on Friday (January 24) at ...

Newcomer Canopy Insurance commits to ‘transforming health industry’

What started out as a bold idea to disrupt and transform the health insurance industry, officially became a reality with the launc...

Jamaicans encouraged to participate in national dengue eradication drive

The Government is calling on households across the island to participate in the upcoming national clean-up days later this month, ...

Bear with us, Jamaica: Health Minister pleads for patience this festive season amid dengue epidemic

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton asks for the public’s patience as dengue fever ravages the island. Tufton ...

Tufton calls on Jamaican researchers to make use of NHF fund

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton is encouraging researchers to utilise the $50-million research fund to find...

Jamaica to undertake mosquito sterilisation pilot project

Come next year, the Ministry of Health and Wellness will be embarking on a pilot for the Sterilised Insect Technique (SIT), as par...