Hands down Jamaica must be the country with the most proverbs. I thought that I had heard just about every one that there is, but reality has a way of slapping you in the head. Trust that there is one...

Dr. Tazhmoye Crawford, Director of monitoring, evaluation and research at NFPB discusses ageing in Jamaica with JNN’s Michael Sharpe. In the video above (linked to JNN’s YouTube page), Dr. Crawford speaks about research she has conducted and the insight gained...

It has been established that men loathe going for health checks of any form.  They will offer every excuse in the hope that one will ‘bite’.  Quite recently I witnessed the scene play out when three friends had to accompany...

On World AIDS day (2021), Dr. Lovette Byfield, Principal Director of the National Family Planning Board, addresses the issue of inequality and its impact on the ongoing pandemics around the world – particularly AIDS and COVID-19. Watch the full message...

The National Health Research Conference, at its inception in 2010, sought to highlight research being conducted by the Ministry of Health (now the Ministry of Health and Wellness), other institutions and individuals, and to facilitate discussions on national and regional...

It is easy to know your HIV with a self-test kit. In this post, we share some fast facts about the test itself and the potential results. Locations island wide where oral test kits are now available are also listed...