Addressing Multiple Health Problems
Advances in medicine have led to increased life expectancy and as our population lives longer, there is a higher likelihood of being afflicted with...
More than 35% of Guyana’s confirmed COVID-19 cases did not show symptoms
More than 35% of the 156 persons tested positive for COVID-19 were asymptomatic, says the Ministry of Public Health’s Director of Primary Health Care,...
EU providing US$8.6M to help Caribbean fight COVID-19
The European Union (EU) is providing a grant of €8M (US$8.6M) to help the Caribbean fight the coronavirus outbreak.
The funds will be used to...
PAHO closely monitoring dengue epidemic
A new epidemic cycle of dengue has invaded Latin America and the Caribbean Region and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is...
Gov’t mulls closure of non-essential health services to focus on COVID-19 treatment, care
Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony said today that non-essential health care services provided by public medical facilities may have to be closed to free...
More than 4,600 Guyanese vaccinated in one day; Minister says new COVID-19 measures contributed...
Some 4,613 persons have received vaccines within the last 24 hours. This 'record' turnout is all thanks to the new COVID-19 guidelines issued by...
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...
COVID-19: Minister says increasing deaths, infections are indicators of variants, but no confirmation received
Increase in deaths and infections are indicators of the presence of a COVID-19 variant or variants in Guyana, but no formal confirmation has been...
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit services to extend to hinterland regions – Minister
– Lethem, Bartica, Suddie, Mabaruma to benefit – Dr Anthony
In keeping with the government’s commitment to delivering access to quality health care, the Health...
Int’l Children’s Heart Foundation conducts 23 heart surgeries
The International Children’s Heart Foundation (ICHF) has performed another 23 surgeries on infants and adults as part of its latest visit to Guyana.
The ICHF,...
