Guyana among CARPHA Member States able to safeguard health workers from outbreaks
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has introduced a new initiative to help CARPHA Member States develop national systems to protect their...
APNU+AFC not in favour of curfew adjustment; criticises govโtโs management of disease
The A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) is criticising the governmentโs management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
See full statement below:
The bungling...
COVID-19 triggered 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide in the first...
In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%, according to a scientific...
Gov’t donates tablet computers to COVID-19 patients at GPHC
Government has donated 20 tablet computers to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to be used by COVID-19 patients in the Isolation Intensive Care...
No recorded cases of Zika and chikungunya but MoPH still battling dengue
Since being plagued with outbreaks of the chikungunya virus in 2015 and the Zika virus in 2016, Guyana has not seen a...
Minister bemoans COVID-19 testing hesitancy; 164 hospitalised
Guyanaโs Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony today lamented the decrease in COVID-19 testing within the regions. He said that this โhesitancyโ can easily contribute...
Guyana, PAHO renew strategic note to aid local health sector
Strengthening its ties with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), the Ministry of Health on Tuesday renewed the strategic note, which outlines plans to...
Over $48B earmarked for construction, rehab of hospitals, centres this year
In a push to enhance Guyanaโs healthcare infrastructure and diagnostic capabilities, the government has plans to allocate a staggering $48.5 billion of its proposed...
Coronavirus: US volunteers to test first vaccine
(BBC) - The first human trial of a vaccine to protect against pandemic coronavirus is starting in the US later on Monday, according to...
GuySuCo implements rotation system, other measures to protect workers
The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) in collaboration with the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and...
