More than 4,700 children infected with COVID-19 since 2020
Some 4,766 children were infected with COVID-19 since Guyana confirmed its first imported case back in March 2020. With Guyana confirming 37,613 cases since...
TT confirms first covid19 case
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday) - Trinidad and Tobago has confirmed its first positive case of a coronavirus infection.
At a press conference on Thursday, Health...
Health Ministry appoints Director of Primary Health Care
She has served for a number of years in the Maternal and Child Health Department within the Ministry of Public Health, but Dr. Ertenisa...
Opposition says govt.’s “incompetence” giving rise to Dengue cases
Guyana's main opposition party is laying blame at the feet of the government for the recent increase of Dengue in the country. According to...
Dental boat “Lady Janet” redeployed after $2.4M overhaul
After being out of service for some six years, the Lady Janet is finally up and running and will soon serve residents in the...
Gov’t considering booster shots for adolescents
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony says his ministry is seriously considering the administering of COVID-19 booster shots to the adolescent population, following recommendations made...
COVID-19: 16,768 adolescents vaccinated; active infections now 2,709
As of yesterday, 16,768 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were administered to adolescents. This represents 23% of the 12 to 18-year-old population, which comprises...
Heart attack victim benefits from free emergency surgery at GPHC
Even as health officials continue to raise concerns about an increasing number of patients presenting with heart disease, a 34-year-old man was the latest...
First monkeypox patient released from hospital
– no new recorded case
The first person to be diagnosed with monkeypox in Guyana has been released from the hospital.
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony...
Chinese nationals with infectious disease successfully treated at GPHC
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) successfully treated and discharged two Chinese nationals who were inflicted with an infectious disease at the Guyana Manganese...
