Govt. spent $52.9B in first half of 2025 on building hospitals, staff training, and...
Guyana’s health sector continues to undergo a major transformation, with significant investments aimed at improving access, infrastructure, and the overall quality of care. According...
Health Minister outlines schedule for COVID-19 booster shots
─ vaccination rolls out today
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, on Monday, outlined the schedule for booster shots in relation to the various vaccines...
Land clearing commences for modern hospital at New Amsterdam
Land clearing at the site for the US $161 million state-of-the-art New Amsterdam Hospital in Region Six has commenced with other preparatory works moving...
Progress being made in updating immunisation laws to administer COVID-19 vaccines – AG
Guyana’s immunisation laws must be updated in anticipation of receiving and administering COVID-19 vaccines, says Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil...
Two more die of COVID-19; five patients in ICU
Two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to...
Contrary to opposition’s claim, a dozen health centres were upgraded in Region Five –...
Government's Member of Parliament (MP), Sanjeev Datadin chided the main Parliamentary Opposition camp in the National Assembly on Thursday for what he categorised as...
Gov’t to invest $125B to upgrade hinterland health facilities − President Ali
Residents in the hinterland can expect improved healthcare services as the government intends to invest more than $125 billion to support critical upgrades to...
Guyana gets US$22M World Bank loan to digitize healthcare records, boost capacity to treat...
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors recently approved a new project to strengthen health resilience in Guyana. The US$22 million Guyana One Health...
IDB projects demand for millions of social sector professionals by 2040
The Caribbean and Latin America will need approximately 12 million teachers, three million doctors and eight million nurses by the year 2040 to meet...
Free testing, other services to be offered during inaugural HIV/STI conference set for Dec. 4
In observance of World AIDS Day, the National Aids Programme Secretariat (NAPS) will be hosting an inaugural Continuing Medical Education (CME) HIV/STI (Sexually Transmitted...
