Guyana secures £124M UK financing for specialized paediatric and maternal facility
The Guyana Government has secured a £124M investment from the United Kingdom's credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF), to finance in the next two...
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...
Let us all wear a mask, fight the coronavirus and save lives – Dr...
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Dr Zulfikar Bux is of the belief that if everyone wears a mask, it will slow down the transmission...
COVID-19 Mobile testing unit launched; Minister pleads with citizens to come forward
Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence said that the ministry today launched its mobile unit at the East La Penitence Health Centre as well as...
Medical Breakthough… 3D printed implants to shorten timeframe for spinal injury recovery
Road accidents and falls have been known to cause many spinal injuries which require intricate surgeries and many therapy sessions before an...
PAHO Director calls on countries to prepare health systems to address post-COVID impacts
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the Americas, with new infections increasing by 13.9% from last week, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director,...
Guyana loses another life to COVID-19; confirms 37 cases
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased from 33 to 37, Health Minister Volda Lawrence reported this afternoon. The number of deaths has...
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,...
COVID-19: Gov’t exploring ways to get private health institutions to join the fight
The Ministry of Public Health is working along with private health institutions to prepare them to test and handle cases of the Coronavirus Disease...
Two octogenarians are latest COVID-19 fatalities
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed the media that as of March 1, 2022, two more persons who tested positive for the novel...
