Guyana to receive 80,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from India next week- Dr Anthony

Guyana is expected to receive some 80,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the Government of India next week, says the country's Health Minister,...

COVID-19: Five more fatalities, 11 in ICU

  Five more persons who tested positive with COVID-19 have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1,208, the Health...

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...

COVID-19: UN calls on Guyana to introduce urgent stringent measures

The United Nations (UN) has expressed concerns that social gatherings are continuing in Guyana, despite advisories against it as the world continues to grapple...

COVID UPDATE: Six new cases confirmed

As of July 3, 2020, of the 43 tests done, there have been 6 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of positive...

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...

PAHO issues alert after logo illegally used on video to share misinformation about COVID-19

See the full release from the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO): A social media video from an unidentified source unlawfully using the logo and name...

Health Ministry partners with RAD-AID to expand Guyana’s radiology capabilities

The Health Ministry is partnering with a nonprofit organization, RAD-AID International, to increase and improve radiology capabilities and services in Guyana. The collaboration entails...

Gov’t improving services at National Psychiatric Hospital

Mental Health remains a priority area for the government, and the Ministry of Health has committed to improving the delivery of mental health services...

Health Ministry in ‘SMART Hospital’ Promotion Mode

SMART Hospitals are increasingly viewed as being at the intersection of medicine, information, health, and business using information, communication and technology (ICT) to support...

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