Man infected with Monkeypox in isolation – Minister
Health authorities in Guyana have confirmed the country's first Monkeypox case.
The country's Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony made the disclosure earlier today during an...
‘Need for Social Workers has never been greater’ – Minister Persaud
– as Guyana observes World Social Workers Day 2025
In a world where unprecedented social challenges are occurring worldwide, the need for skilled and passionate...
Health authorities commit to step up efforts to keep the Americas free of polio
Washington, D.C., September 29 (PAHO) – Following declining levels of polio vaccination and surveillance across the region, and the recent confirmation of circulation of...
PAHO closely monitoring dengue epidemic
A new epidemic cycle of dengue has invaded Latin America and the Caribbean Region and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is...
79 year-old is latest COVID-19 fatality; death toll now 1055
The Ministry of Health reported today that it recorded another death from the Coronavirus pandemic. The latest fatality is a 79-year-old woman from East...
NCTF announces repatriation flights from New York and Miami; borders with Brazil and Suriname...
The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) announces the confirmation of two repatriation flights for Guyanese nationals stranded in the United States of America.
The flight...
‘Name and shame’ campaign to address patient abandonment at GPHC
A culture of patient abandonment continues to plague the country's premier public health institution – the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
Guyana Standard has learnt...
Gov’t providing relief grants to small businesses to cushion impacts of COVID-19
Economists have already projected that the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 will be devastating. Here in Guyana, the government has implemented measures to ease such...
Caribbean family planning associations’ skills boosted in disaster risk reduction
Caribbean islands are among the most vulnerable to climate change impacts and are threatened by extreme weather patterns with hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, volcanoes, droughts...
COVID-19: J&J vaccine stock running low; 25,000 doses expected this week
The Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine stock in Guyana is nearly depleted as the country braces for more intense surges amid a suspected...
