Linden records third case of COVID 19
(RDC 10 Release) - The recent appeal by the Regional Health Officer for Region Ten, Dr Pansy Armstrong’s call for persons who would have...
Three-year-old child among five more COVID-19 fatalities; 1,086 new cases recorded
Guyana's Health Ministry has reported that five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number...
Norton doubts salary increases for healthcare workers will end brain drain issues
Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton says he is not convinced that the salary increases given to public healthcare workers will cease the movement of this...
Medical Breakthrough… Stem Cell Treatments for Type One Diabetes
Diabetes is listed among the daunting chronic health conditions that health sectors across the world are still battling to control. This disease is one...
PAHO team begins work on assessing mercury levels at GGMC
The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has deployed a team to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to conduct several tests on mercury...
Guyana gets additional support for COVID-19 from The Global Fund
The Government of Guyana will benefit from the sum of US$357,894 in additional financial assistance, as part of The Global Fund’s COVID-19 Response Mechanism...
Minister bemoans COVID-19 testing hesitancy; 164 hospitalised
Guyana’s Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony today lamented the decrease in COVID-19 testing within the regions. He said that this ‘hesitancy’ can easily contribute...
Health In Focus With Dr. Zulfikar Bux
As we continue our discourse on matters of health, I draw your attention to the importance of maintaining a healthy weight. In order to...
COVID-19 Update: 160 new infections, 18 in ICU
Guyana has recorded an additional 160 cases of the Coronavirus, taking the number of confirmed cases to 15,903. Eighteen persons are in the COVID-19...
Gov’t gives prisoners tablet computers to keep in touch with their families amid COVID-19
In light of the stringent measures in place to curtail the spread of the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, prisoners will now be...
