Cancer

Resources for

Cardiovascular Disease

Diabetes

Health resources

Ministry of Health & Wellness (Compassionate Grant )

Address
Telephone

(876) 633-7433 ext.8108

National Health Fund

Prescription subsidies for the elderly, children under 19, and persons with preexisting conditions

Address
Telephone

(876) 906-1106

Email

Jamaica Cancer Society

Provides a range of cancer control and prevention services which includes fixed and mobile screening for cancer of the breast, cervix uteri, and prostate at a highly subsidised fee.
Address

16 Lady Musgrave Road,
Kingston 5

Telephone
(876) 927-4265 / 927-8152 / 927-3317 / 978-5895 / 927-9275

Diabetics Association of Jamaica

Provides diabetes prevention and care to the public, including kidney dialysis and pharmaceutical services.
Address

5 Downer Ave, Kingston 5

Telephone

Tel: (876) 927-6774 / 397-6021 / 618-5918

Fax: (876) 978-2510 

Heart Foundation of Jamaica

Provides both basic and advanced screening for heart disease at a subsidised rate.
Address

28 Beechwood Ave, Kingston 5

Telephone

(876) 926-4378 / 929-3195 / 926-6492 / 619-7007

Financial resources

Ministry of Labour and Social Security

Programme of Advancement through Health & Education (PATH)

Compassionate Grants

Rehabilitation Grants

Poor Relief Offices

ParishContact Numbers
KSAMC922-6936/7
St. Thomas982-2227/577-3572
Portland993-2703/8410434
St. Mary994-2212/577-8448
St.Ann972-77171/402-0035
Trelawny954-3970/843-0065
St. James952-5500
Hanover956-2958/564-0890
Westmoreland955-2654/5-473-8223
St. Elizabeth6343701
Manchester962-9754/260-8866
Clarendon986-9341/582-0684
St. Catherine749-2132

Mental & emotional health resources

Bethel Baptist Church

Address

6 Hope Road, Kingston 10

Telephone

(876) 926-8272/929-6979

Bureau of Gender Affairs

Mandated to mobilisze the Government to address the problems that confront women, given the impact of patriarchy and sexism. These problems include high rates of unemployment, violence against women in various forms such as spousal abuse, rape, incest and sexual harassment.
Address

5 -9 South Odeon Avenue, Kingston 10

Telephone

(876) 754-8576-8

Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition

Address

Suite #1,
1D-1E Braemar Avenue,
Kingston 10

Telephone

(876) 631-7299

Mustard Seed Community

The majority of programs are dedicated to the residential care of children and adults with a range of developmental and physical disabilities.
Address

P.O. Box 264, Kingston 10

Telephone

(876) 618-1537

NEW LIFE

Talk to a counselling psychologist 24/7.

Address
Telephone

888 NEW-LIFE (639-5433)

Email

About Us

At The Life Project, we study the causes of cancer, cardiovascular illnesses and diabetes to better understand, diagnose, treat and prevent these diseases in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean.

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