Over 7,000 G/town residents have improved access to primary healthcare
- $18 million North East La Penitence Health Centre reopens
Approximately 7,651 residents from the East Ruimveldt to Lamaha Park stretch and beyond now have...
Over 20% of Guyana’s tobacco smokers ages 13 to 15
Of the 148,000 Guyanese that use tobacco products, 22% are between the ages of 13 and 15. This is according to the Pan-American Health...
66-Y-O woman is latest COVID-19 fatality; 16 new cases recorded
A 66-year-old, unvaccinated Region Three woman is Guyana's 1182nd COVID-19 fatality.
Guyana has also recorded 16 new cases, taking confirmed infections since March 2020 to...
Contract to build six Regional Hospitals to be inked soon – Ali
Guyanese can look forward to better access to modern healthcare facilities, President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali committed as he delivered his address at the...
Consultations on Single-Use Plastics’ ban well received- EPA
The recently concluded virtual consultation on the impending ban on single-use plastic has been deemed well received by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The...
PAHO delivers new guide to treat Chagas disease
With more than six million people in the Americas living with Chagas, including in Guyana, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has launched a...
‘Partial’ suspension of some vaccination requirements insufficient; at least a month needed – Harmon
Opposition Leader, Joseph Harmon says that the two-week grace period given to frontline health workers and public transport operators is insufficient. He said that...
Health Minister urges mask wearing, vaccination for Easter celebrations
As citizens across the country prepare to celebrate the Easter holiday outdoors, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P is urging persons to ensure...
Guyana ranks 55th among 149 countries in readiness to relax COVID-19 lockdown; T&T, Barbados...
By Feona Morrison
Guyana has ranked 55th among 149 countries in terms of readiness to begin relaxing lockdown measures enforced to curtail the spread of...
Region Three gets Integrated Health Service
Following the launch of an Integrated Health Service Delivery Network (IHSDN) initiative in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region Three), a workshop focusing on mending the...
