Jamaica News » Kingston News Jamaica » Kingston » Health: UTech certifies 23 contact investigators to strengthen national public health response
With an estimated 28,000 Jamaicans living with HIV, STIs and other forms of communicable diseases, strengthening disease prevention and surveillance remains an institutional and national priority.
News Jamaica » Kingston » Health: Jamaica moves to strengthen health security following external evaluation
Jamaica is moving to further strengthen its capacity to prepare for and respond to public-health threats, following the completion of an international assessment designed to identify where the country ...
News Jamaica » Kingston » Health: Jamaica Employs 157 Cuban Healthcare Workers Directly, Cutting Ties with Havana
Jamaica has welcomed back 157 Cuban healthcare professionals through a direct hiring model, after the previous bilateral agreement with Cuba ended in ...
News Jamaica » Kingston » Health: National Dialogue Strengthens Jamaica’s Response to Mercury in Skin-Lightening Products
Kingston, Jamaica, 04 March 2026 (PAHO) - As concerns about the health risks of mercury-added skin-lightening products grow, the Pan American Health Organization convened its National Meeting for the ...
News Jamaica » Kingston » Health: KPH marks 250 years with free downtown health fair
More than 250 people accessed free health screenings and wellness services in downtown Kingston recently as Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) took healthcare into the community as part of celebrations ...
News Jamaica » Kingston » Health: Major renewal for Jamaica’s public health-care infrastructure
FROM rebuilding hospitals battered by Hurricane Melissa to approving plans for four new, climate-resilient facilities, the Government is embarking on what Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher ...