Health Ministry gathers stakeholders to shape new Malaria Strategy

The Ministry of Health’s Vector Control Services convened a Stakeholders Consultation Meeting at its Brickdam Headquarters on Wednesday to discuss the development of the...

President Granger establishes ministerial task force to address COVID-19

President David Granger, this afternoon, convened a meeting of ministers to better coordinate Government’s action plan in response to the presence of the Coronavirus...

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases now 250

As of July 2, 2020, of the 34 tests done, the total number of positive cases has climbed to 250. Thus far, 117 persons have...

CDC gives hampers to flooded Region 9 village 

A team from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Monday, travelled to Gunns/Masekenari Village in the Konashen District, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) to conduct...

Flight crew that encountered Guyanese woman infected with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) quarantined – Caribbean...

In accordance with established protocols, the 13 crew members associated with the flights the facilitated that movements of Guyana’s first confirmed case of the...

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...

Poor countries still struggling to access vaccines; PAHO calls for changes to global market

WHO's Global Vaccine Market Report 2022, published today, shows that inequitable distribution is not unique to COVID-19 vaccines, with poorer countries consistently struggling to access...

GPHC rejects Dr. Cummings’ assertion that “disparities along ethnic lines” exist in training programme

  See full statement from the management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s (GPHC): The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s (GPHC) management wishes to emphatically reject the...

Second COVID-19 victim from Linden identified as female from Wismar

The second positive case of COVID-19 from Linden, Region 10, has been identified as a 29-year-old female. Earlier today, Medical Superintendent (MS) of the Linden...

Breaking: Nine more die of COVID-19; 145 new cases recorded

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed that nine persons, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), have died. This takes the total...

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