The Ministry of Health and Wellness is appealing to Jamaicans to donate blood, given the increased demand for blood products over recent months.
Read more: Health & Wellness Ministry makes issues urgent appeal for blood donation
The Ministry of Health & Wellness wishes to advise that contrary to the voice note circulating on social media, the US Navy Hospital Ship [USNS Comfort (T-AH 20)], which is currently anchored in the Kingston Harbour is here to help thousands of Jamaicans.
Read more: US Navy Hospital Ship in Jamaica to help not harm
Effective immediately parents of children 12 years and younger can access free medical care at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI).
Read more: Children Under 12 years can be seen at the University Hospital
Following concerns about cesspool trucks being used to transport potable water, the Environment Health Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Parish Health Departments carried out investigations across the island and would like to reassure the public that there is no evidence to support this concern.
Read more: No Cesspool Truck Containers carrying Potable Water...consumers should remain vigilant
In response to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) declaration of the Ebola Virus Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) made on July 17, 2019, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has activated its national Ebola Virus Disease Response Plan.