Contract to build six Regional Hospitals to be inked soon – Ali
Guyanese can look forward to better access to modern healthcare facilities, President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali committed as he delivered his address at the...
Guyanese scholars in Cuba thankful for govt.’s $4M in relief packages
Guyanese students on scholarship in Cuba earlier today expressed sincere thanks to the government and people of Guyana for their demonstration of care, through...
Local labs trained to better handle infectious samples
The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) in collaboration with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) recently concluded a five-day Train-the-Trainer workshop (February 25 –...
Govt. keeping eye on latest COVID-19 variant in France with more mutations than Omicron
Even as it remains focused on managing the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, President Dr. Irfaan Ali disclosed during a press conference...
COVID-19: All GTT stores to close from tomorrow
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) will close all its stores in Guyana from tomorrow as part of its efforts to ensure the health...
Suriname to aid Guyana in exploring alternatives to mercury in mining -Trotman
The use of mercury in Guyana has raised several health concerns primarily by those in the gold mining sector.
Just recently, a team from the...
SASOD’s Joel Simpson laments the underutilization of life-saving drug
Government-subsidized Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV/AIDS is being underutilized by the populace. This, for the most part, is owed to the lack of awareness,...
Guyana Govt. pushing to secure Monkeypox vaccines
The Health Ministry is working with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) to secure vaccines for the Monkeypox virus.
While there has been no reported...
Bath Regional Hospital records over 60,000 patient visits in first year
Bath Regional Hospital has recorded more than 60,000 patient visits since it began operations following its commissioning a year ago. The facility is now...
Hookah smoking as harmful as cigarette use
There is a notable increase in the use of hookahs, especially among young adults who perceive it as a safer smoking alternative to cigarettes.
But...
