South Korea mass wedding defies coronavirus fears
(BBC) - Thousands of couples have attended a mass wedding held by the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, also known as the...
PAHO providing technical cooperation to Caribbean countries on Coronavirus
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said that it is working with health ministries in Latin America and the Caribbean to help them prepare...
China Coronavirus deaths hit 259; 11,791 infections
(Aljazeera) - The death toll from China's coronavirus outbreak has surpassed 250, the government said on Saturday, as foreign nations tightened restrictions on travellers from China in...
Exercise extreme caution in contemplating travel to and from China – Gov’t.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Chinese authorities have confirmed that a new virus, Novel Coronavirus, similar to the virus that causes the...
Health Ministry, NGOs partner to end TB
The National Coordinating Coalition (NCC) Incorporated has received a $22.3M grant from the Global Fund to improve its efforts in the fight to end...
CARPHA urges Region to be proactive, vigilant as cases of Coronavirus increase internationally
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has activated its incident management team and is coordinating the Regional Health response to the 2019 novel Coronavirus...
Guyana begins screening for Coronavirus at CJIA, Eugene F. Correia Airport – DCMO
By Suraj Narine
The Ministry of Health this morning met with port medical officers to discuss detection and necessary measures to be taken when dealing...
Gov’t begins consultations to draft plan to end AIDS by 2030
Local stakeholders in the fight to combat HIV/AIDS have set a new target to end the epidemic by 2030. The path to achieving this...
Health officials on Coronavirus alert; to meet on Friday to plan course of action...
By Suraj Narine
Health Ministry officials are expected to meet on Friday to plan a course of action to further strengthen surveillance at Guyana’s ports...
Mass Drug Development 2020 to commence in Region Ten
The Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign to make Guyana filarial-free by year-end is underway. The campaign commenced with the hosting of the first Regional...
