Mammogram woes worsen in western Jamaica
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November 3, 2026
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MONTEGO BAY, St James — The National Health Fund (NHF) is developing an initiative to have a mobile mammography unit travel across the island, providing critical screening service to the public.
While the programme is still in its early stages, it comes as western Jamaica faces a severe shortage of mammography equipment used to screen for and diagnose breast cancer.
“We’re working on a mobile solution, but are not at the point to say it’s fully sorted, but early in the new year we can update you,” NHF CEO Everton Anderson told the Jamaica Observer in an interview last Friday.
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