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Against the background of a steady increase in the incidence of prostate cancer in Jamaica between 1993 and 2002, and in an effort to learn more about the factors that cause this disease, and identify prevention strategies, a medical team from the University Hospital of the West Indies conducted a…

The CHASE Fund has made a significant contribution to initiatives by Local Government authorities to change the concept of infirmaries for the indigent poor. Many of the facilities, which are operated in parishes across the island, are housed in dilapidated structures that no longer meet the needs of the people…

The World Bank estimates that 63% of “Years of Lost Life” in Jamaica is due to non-communicable diseases. And, more than half of these deaths are caused by cardiovascular disesase (CVD), which results in hypertension, strokes, heart attacks, coronary and kidney disease. This poses a serious threat to the country’s…