Region Nine gets COVID-19 relief
Some 520 hampers and over 2000 face masks were handed over to Toshaos and Community Leaders in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) to aid...
TWO SEXUAL INFECTIONS YOU MAY NOT BE PAYING ATTENTION TO
Caused by bacteria, Chlamydia and Gonorrhea, are believed to be the most common sexually transmitted infections. What is particularly notable is that the large...
Poor countries still struggling to access vaccines; PAHO calls for changes to global market
WHO's Global Vaccine Market Report 2022, published today, shows that inequitable distribution is not unique to COVID-19 vaccines, with poorer countries consistently struggling to access...
Health Minister confirms memo sent to hospitals on precautions needed as new COVID-19 variant...
The Coronavirus is far from gone. In fact, there is a new variant—NB. 1.8.1. Infected persons experience fever or chills, coughing, sore throat, congestion,...
Medical Centre to drop dialysis cost from 2019
In what it calls “a gesture of goodwill and care”, the Doobay Medical Research Centre will be reducing the cost of accessing dialysis –...
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...
Health Minister refutes claim that pandemic management not data driven
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony is rebutting claims made in some sections of society that his ministry’s management of the pandemic is not data-driven....
Pesticide Board Bans Suspected Cancer-Causing Chinese-Made Coil
The suspected cancer-causing Chinese-made Zenden mosquito coil has been denied registration by the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control (PTCCB) Board of Guyana for its...
APNU+AFC accuses gov’t of dereliction of duty by allowing COVID-19 patients to home isolate
The Government of Guyana (GoG) having persons home isolate is tantamount to the administration abandoning its duty to deliver healthcare to those infected, and...
Chubby does not mean healthy
Health In Focus With Dr. Zulfikar Bux
We tend to have a culture of thinking that a fat/chubby child is healthy and our kids should...
