PTA Executives, Chairpersons engaged on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine consent forms to...
On Monday, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand along with the Chief Education Officer, Dr. Marcel Hutson, and the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Coordinator,...
Gov’t examining storage for COVID-19 vaccine
The Guyana Government is looking to augment storage facilities for its quota of COVID-19 vaccines, as a second experimental vaccine has yielded promising results.
Minister...
Guyana’s first known case of coronavirus triggers panic shopping, increased prices
Guyana Standard has received reports of massive shopping across the city late this afternoon, into the night. The "panic shopping" has been triggered by...
Increasing number of young men are victims of heart disease
Even as the Ministry of Public Health implements measures to combat chronic non communicable diseases , an increasing number of young men are being...
Minister concerned over COVAX’s constant slashing of COVID-19 vaccine tranche to Guyana; 50,000 doses...
Guyana’s Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony says it is worrying that the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) has shaved off 75% of the promised...
Canada, PAHO join forces to strengthen vaccine manufacturing capacities in Latin America, Caribbean
The Government of Canada and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have announced a collaborative effort to bolster vaccine manufacturing capacities in Latin America...
WHO establishes negotiating body to prepare for future pandemics
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has established an Inter-governmental Negotiating Body (INB) that will help prepare countries for any pandemic in the future.
Speaking during...
The punishing effects of a lethal dose of poison
One who is depressed and has suicidal thoughts will often think of ways to take their life. Drinking poison is a common way of...
Jagdeo bemoans APNU+AFC efforts to combat COVID-19; said country only had 2000 testing kits...
Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has expressed disappointment in the way the former regime, the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC),...
That life-threatening condition caused by your body’s response to an infection
Health In Focus With Dr. Zulfikar Bux
Sepsis is a common condition that accounts for over 6 million deaths...
