Acting CEO for the Mandeville Regional Hospital (MRH), Marcia Francis (3rd right) accepts a DCA Vantage Analyzer from Regional Director of BMR Jamaica Wind Ltd., Ava Tomlin (3rd left) at a handing over ceremony on Wednesday, June 11 at the MRH.

Scores of pregnant women and their partners, gathered recently for the fifth staging of PREGMATE, Pregnant Mothers Advancing Through Education, an antenatal health fair staged by the Manchester Chapter of the Jamaica Midwives Association. This is the only initiative of its kind in Jamaica.

MIAMI - Researchers at FIU’s Center for Children and Families (CCF) are evaluating the most effective classroom interventions for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) through a $3.3 million grant from the Institute for Education Sciences.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26) applauded significant bipartisan House passage of her amendment to an appropriations package to increase the allocation of funding for the Minority AIDS Initiative Fund by $5 million. A video of Mucarsel-Powell’s speech can be found 

Miami, Fla. –Dr. Reynald Jean, Director of Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Epidemiology, Disease Control, Clinical Laboratory, Immunization Services and Public Health Preparedness for the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH-Miami-Dade) is the proud recipient of the 2019 Health Care Heroes Award in the category of Health Care Professionals.

The project was financed and implemented by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) through its Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme, which finances investments in energy efficiency and energy conservation measures in the public sector. The multifaceted intervention involved the installation of a modern, energy efficient cooling system which utilises a rooftop packaged system design at the Accident and Emergency Department, which will ensure that this section of the facility meets the compliance standards for fresh air.

Nine years after Casey McGovern’s youngest daughter drowned in a backyard pool, the mother of three is still haunted by what she didn’t know then, and driven by what she wants parents to know today.

For five years, the Florida-based Mind, Body and Soul Ministry (MBSM) has been performing hundreds of free cataract surgeries at the Mandeville Regional Hospital (MRH) in Manchester, resulting in $200 million of savings over the period for the MRH.  

The health centre was renovated at a cost of $11.5 million, funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). Residents can access services including: maternal and child health, curative, dental, dressing, child’s guidance,mental health, environmental health, nutrition and women’s health.

MIAMI– On June 4, 2019, Commissioner Esteban L. Bovo, Jr. kicked off Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month by presenting a proclamation to the Alzheimer’s Association’s Southeast Florida Chapter. Commissioner Bovo also introduced a resolution supporting Governor Ron DeSantis’ request to add Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia as a priority within the Florida Department of Health’s State Health Improvement Plan and urging the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County to include Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia as a priority in Miami-Dade County’s Community Health Improvement Plan.

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) which administrates public healthcare in the parishes of Manchester, Clarendon and St. Elizabeth has embarked on the training of all its staff members in compassionate care, in an effort to improve the quality of public healthcare.

Miami, Fla. -- In this age of technological advancement, it’s important to embrace new forms and faces in the healthcare arena. The Jessie Trice Community Health System (JTCHS) has done just that. The organization recently introduced the community to “Pepper,” a humanoid robot and the newest member of its healthcare family.