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As per a recent announcement made by the Minister of Health Rudyard Spencer, it was evident that he has gone on the defensive which was followed by a survey which said that 88% of the doctors are looking for a change in the health policy of Jamaica.

The minister also said in a statement that more than a quarter of doctors are looking at ending the free health care system that was implemented by the current Jamaica Labour Party administration.

As per an announcement made by an Auckland-based health symposium, rheumatic fever and superbugs are the two greatest infectious disease threats in New Zealand. It is to be mentioned here that as close to 350 medical professionals and scientists attended the New Zealand Superbugs Symposium that held yesterday, the motive was to discuss bacterial disease threats and also the ways by which one can fight back.

In a major announcement made by Floyd Healthcare Foundation, it has got close to $50,000 as a donation from General Electric in Rome. It is to be mentioned here that the company has contributed this sum with a view to contribute to the fight against breast cancer.

There is no denying to the fact that the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is the fifth biggest killer of Australians and it has been recently learned that Greater Western Area Health Service will be testing for the disease today.

In fact, the nurse consultants of the clinical department will be present at the broken hill plaza where in they will be helping people to complete an online checklist.

It is to be mentioned here that checklist will be helping the doctors to figure out whether the people are at risk of developing the disease which causes shortness of breath.

It has been found in a recently done study that the number of smokers quitting their smoking habits has been nearly doubled since the tobacco tax hikes were announced in April.

As per a recent announcement by the national stop-smoking organisation, The Quit Group will be open on the 1st of January and it will be inaugurated in anticipation of a flood of calls from smokers making New Year resolutions to quit smoking which was followed by the tax rise.

There is a big question mark on the future of health services in Taihape as soon after the directors went to the trustees of Otaihape Health Trust to find a resolution to voluntarily liquidate Otaihape Health, it was announced that the Otaihape Health has gone into the liquidation process.

It is to be mentioned here that the resolution was passed by a majority vote and it took effect on the last Friday.