Health Minister: Over 10,000 dengue cases in Jamaica over last two years

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has disclosed that between January 1, 2018, and January 31 this year, medica...

Western Jamaica gets 10 vector control vehicles

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has received 10 more vehicles to bolster the ongoing dengue eradication programme acr...

Tufton: ‘Please, don’t attack vector-control workers’

As the Government intensifies the drive to reduce the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Chris...

$1 billion allocated to fight dengue outbreak in Jamaica

The Jamaican Cabinet has approved the allocation of a further $1 billion in a bid to contain the current outbreak of the dengue vi...

Vector control being boosted in western Jamaica

Regional Director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Errol Greene, says the Ministry of Health and Wellness is provi...

$350 million to be provided for Enhanced Vector Control Programme

Additional financing of $350 million is to be provided for the Enhanced Vector Control Programme to increase public relations acti...

Dengue is a global problem, says Health Minister

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, says the dengue epidemic is not unique to Jamaica, as it is also a global ...