Ministry receives testing equipment to aid roll out of child health programme
Guyana's Ministry of Health today received a quantity of testing equipment and other medical materials as part of a consultancy facilitation between Mount Sinai...
COVID-19 Update: Three new cases reported; total number of confirmed cases now 300
Three new cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been confirmed from the 78 tests done within the last 24 hours, bringing the...
COVID-19 accelerating at rapid pace; aggressive and targeted tactics needed – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) today reported that the Novel Coronavirus pandemic is accelerating at a rapid pace and aggressive and targeted tactics are...
COVID-19: G/T vaccination centres to operate until 8pm from this weekend; 7.9% of adult...
Working hours of vaccination sites in the Capital will be extended to 8pm from this weekend, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said during today’s...
Almost 93% of Guyana’s COVID-19 patients have recovered
The COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 92.5%, Health Ministry figures show. The dashboard released by the Ministry yesterday, indicated that some 5,990 persons recovered...
Programme to break Leprosy transmission in households to be rolled out this year –...
Persons living among those diagnosed with Leprosy will soon have access to preventative measures to “break the chain of transmission” as the Health Ministry...
Health In Focus With Dr. Zulfikar Bux
Guyana like other countries across the globe are still battling to scourge of the HIV. Just recently it was made public that as at...
Region Records Increase In Obese And Overweight Women
Being obese places an individual at a high risk for developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases, later in...
Guyana commended by PAHO/WHO for outstanding immunization coverage in 2023
Guyana has been lauded by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) for its exceptional immunization coverage in 2023, marking a significant achievement...
Guyana to access US$22 million World Bank loan to strengthen response to health emergencies,...
The World Bank is poised to approve a US$22 million loan in March to help Guyana strengthen its capacity to prevent, prepare and respond...
