Official confirmation of Omicron presence expected within two to three weeks – Minister
Guyana’s Health Ministry has sent 20 samples taken from COVID-19 patients to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to test for the Omicron variant,...
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...
GPHC recorded fewer deaths, saved 79 women in 2024
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) recorded a further decline in maternal deaths in 2024 when compared to the previous year.
According to GPHC’s Chief...
Int’l Children’s Heart Foundation conducts 23 heart surgeries
The International Children’s Heart Foundation (ICHF) has performed another 23 surgeries on infants and adults as part of its latest visit to Guyana.
The ICHF,...
Guyana records two more COVID-19 deaths; 112 new infections
The Ministry of Health (MOH) informs that as July 07, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died....
Guyana’s two major political parties blame each other for “politicising” COVID-19
By Staff Writer
As Guyana continues to grapple with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the two major political parties in Guyana are locking horns;...
Providing relief to workers affected by anti-coronavirus measures being discussed – PM
With the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) already forcing government and private sector agencies to curtail their operations, many citizens have either been laid-off, or...
West Demerara Regional Hospital gets $30M blood bank
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony on Tuesday commissioned a $30 million blood bank at the West Demerara Regional Hospital, in Region Three.
Speaking at...
Guyana, other CARICOM Member States Free of Zika Virus
Those within the health sectors of Guyana and other member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) can now breathe a sigh of relief as...
Caribbean family planning associations’ skills boosted in disaster risk reduction
Caribbean islands are among the most vulnerable to climate change impacts and are threatened by extreme weather patterns with hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, volcanoes, droughts...
