KINGSTON, Jamaica – Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has sought to assure tourists that they are not at risk despite the current leptospirosis outbreak.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Sandals Foundation has injected J$6-million worth of equipment and resources to help the Corporate Area based Bustamante Hospital for Children accept and care for the critically ill neonates, babies, and children who are being transferred to the institution from areas that were ravaged by Hurricane Melissa.

WASHINGTON, DC - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Monday said that 13 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are updating strategies and technical capacity to manage and safely dispose of medical waste like syringes, used laboratory and biological products and electronic parts.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government Thursday sought to re-assure the public as well as potential visitors to the island that there is no need to panic amid concerns of a leptospirosis outbreak.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton, says environmental health teams are working closely with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and other agencies to access remote communities following reports of dead animals and deceased persons being marooned in communities after Hurricane Melissa.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A new study has found that a significant number of children and adolescents across the Caribbean are experiencing high levels of symptoms of depression and anxiety.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government Friday confirmed an outbreak of leptospirosis with health authorities saying that six people have so far died as a result.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says a field hospital is scheduled to arrive within the next 24 hours for deployment to the town of Black River in the southern parish of St. Elizabeth.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Grenada government Friday said it has signed an “historic” memorandum of understanding with Ghana aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in the health sector through the temporary deployment of Ghanaian registered nurses to Grenada.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname - France has bestowed the “Knight of the Legion of Honor” the lowest rank in the country’s highest civilian order, on Surinamese medical practitioner, Dr. Ruben del Prado.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – The Cayman Islands Blood Bank on Friday sent a critical donation of 51 units of red cells and 72 units of plasma to the National Blood Transfusion Service in Jamaica. 

In July, 2024, Jonathan Burke, an executive member of the Jamaica Stroke Alliance, revealed some disturbing data. He said the leading cause of health-related death in Jamaica is a stroke, with 10,000 people suffering a neurovascular incident every year.