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Nine passengers who flew into Jamaica yesterday were refused entry, while another eight were quarantined because of yellow fever concerns. The 17 were among travellers who flew into the

From the time plans were mooted to erect a statue to Britain’s most famous black nurse, the project has been embroiled in a storm of controversy. Now, with the

A number of countries of the Americas have made progress in implementing tobacco control policies designed to reduce suffering and death due to tobacco. Yet much remains to

The Ministry of Health’s National Epidemiologist Dr Karen Webster-Kerr made the disclosure during a risk communication seminar at the Pan American Health Organisation’s office at the University of

The world’s fastest man is lending his image and voice to support efforts by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to promote vaccination in the region. Usain Bolt has

Ebola and Chikungunya may no longer be immediate threats to Jamaica for now, but that has not stopped the new administration from ensuring the country is ready if

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – The Ministry of Health is to continue the implementation of a project to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health, with the allocation of

Public sector pharmacists are the latest workers to agree to a 2015-2017 wage deal with government. Under the wage agreement, they will receive a four percent salary increase for

Jamaica’s Ministry of Health says the country has adequate medical supplies to treat Zika virus infections and officials are going all out to control the population of the