CARICOM concerned about prospects of inequitable access to COVID-19 vaccines
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned at the current prospect of inequitable access to vaccines to address the pandemic, especially for frontline workers...
Gov’t will keep administering Sputnik V first dose despite scarcity of second shot
As thousands of Guyanese await their second Sputnik V jab, the Government has no plans to suspend the administering of the first dose. Guyana...
Health ministry, partners launch vaccination campaign
-HPV, MMR, COVID vaccines being offered
The government continues to deliver accessible, quality healthcare to all citizens of Guyana.
This is again being demonstrated as the...
Unvaccinated COVID-19 patients more likely to experience severe complications post-infection – Minister
Unvaccinated persons tend to experience more complications post-COVID-19 than fully vaccinated patients, says Guyana’s Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony.
The symptoms that persist beyond infection...
COVID-19 death toll edges closer to 1,000 with five more fatalities
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed members of the media that five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have...
Exposure of staffer to COVID-19 triggers immediate closure of Courts in Essequibo
The Office of the Chancellor of the Judiciary has announced that the Essequibo High Court, Suddie and Anna Regina Magistrate's Courts have been closed...
Police enforcing social distancing among public transportation
According to a report from the Department of Public Information (DPI), the Guyana Police Force Traffic Department is working assiduously to enforce the public...
CARICOM to address migration of Nurses, midwives from the Caribbean
The call for urgent action to address the migration of nurses and midwives from the Region was made during the opening of the Forty-Fifth...
Health Minister praises healthcare professionals for their invaluable work in COVID-19 battle
Admitting that healthcare professionals are the smartest, innovative and conscientious people she knows, Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence sought to wholeheartedly thank them...
Stop discriminating against healthcare workers; without them we cannot beat COVID-19 – GPHC CEO
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Brigadier (retired) George Lewis, is urging the public to stop discriminating against...