Enforcement of anti-COVID measures still a weak area; more education needed – Health Minister
Enforcing anti-COVID-19 measures remains a herculean task for Guyanese authorities even as the virus continues to ravage Guyana with 78 deaths in six months.
During...
Coronavirus: More than 900 deaths in a day in Italy
(BBC) - Italy has recorded 969 new coronavirus deaths, its highest daily figure in the outbreak so far.
It means 9,134 people have now died...
95 percent of COVID-19 cases recovered
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony has disclosed that 95.4 percent of the persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 have fully recovered. As...
COVID-19: Death toll reaches 503 with four more fatalities
The COVID-19 death count in Guyana now stands at 503, with four more persons succumbing to the virus.
The latest victims were admitted with COVID-19...
Coconut water – a beverage laden with health benefits; but, be sure to...
While there is hardly any drink that can rival a good purified glass of H2O , there is another natural beverage that has been...
World Bank team to draft Systematic Country Diagnostic for Guyana
A team of specialists from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group, earlier today, met with Minister of Public Health, Volda...
Audit unearths additional $1.1B in expired medication; Minister says it was inherited from APNU+AFC
An audit conducted by the Health Ministry into the drug stock of the 10 regions has unearthed an additional $1.1B in expired items. Making...
Caribbean family planning associations’ skills boosted in disaster risk reduction
Caribbean islands are among the most vulnerable to climate change impacts and are threatened by extreme weather patterns with hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, volcanoes, droughts...
Adjusting curfew was necessary to strike a balance between being safe and not going...
The Irfaan Ali-led Administration adjusting the anti-COVID-19 curfew has raised some eyebrows since the announcement yesterday, but senior government officials maintain it was necessary....
Discussion ongoing with Cuba, Chinese governments to assist Guyana in COVID-19 fight – Minister
Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence says that discussions are ongoing with the Cuban and Chinese Governments to have specialized medical health officials sent to...
