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Children with cancer continues to benefit from life-saving initiative

The SickKids-Caribbean Initiative (SCI), funded in part by Scotiabank, continues to improve access to health services for children diagnosed with cancer and blood disorders in six…

Sep 24, 2020 09:00 PM | health

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12-y-o donates CAD$15,000 worth of items to daycares in Jamaica

Oct 24, 2024 01:15 PM | Health

Jazmin Headley (second from right), Chief Executive Officer, Jazmin Foundation, presents one of the donated items to Dr. Natalie Whylie (second from left), Chief Executive Officer, Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals during the handover ceremony for the Jazmin Headley Corner on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at VJH. Also pictured are Ms. Ann Marie Mattison Leachman (left), Daycare Supervisor, VJH, and Mrs. Elise Fairweather-Blackwood (right), Director of Nursing Services, VJH.

12 of 13 state health facilities using e-Care

Jan 04, 2025 12:00 PM | Health

UN leads bid for cheaper insulin, expanding access for diabetics worldwide

Nov 13, 2019 05:00 PM | Health

A health worker checks a diabetic patient's blood sugar levels. (Image Credit: WHO)

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Being vaccinated against COVID-19 may not prevent transmission and vaccination passports may not be an “effective strategy” for restarting travel,…

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Jamaicans will now have more permanent locations to access the COVID-19 vaccines as the Ministry of Health and Wellness has expanded the number of…

Sep 19, 2021 08:00 AM | Health

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KPH and Chest Hospital dermatology departments receive US$3,000 grant

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Jul 16, 2019 10:45 PM | Health

Pharmaceutical drug ranitidine banned from entering Jamaica

An importation ban has been placed on the pharmaceutical drug ranitidine by the Jamaican government.

Oct 02, 2019 01:15 PM | Health

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