COVID-19: PAHO Director says reopening countries must be driven by health data, risk assessments

  The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne is urging countries to rely on risk assessments and health data before lifting COVID-19...

Guyana records fifth COVID-19 death

Deryck 'Mad Dog' Jaisingh, a popular drag racer, passes away His death comes hours after the Health Minister reported that the number of cases had...

GRA says all precautions regarding Coronavirus being taken, extends due date for payment of...

Having noted the concerns of its many stakeholders in relation to the provision of services during the current political climate and more recently, the...

10 children died of COVID-19 since March 2020 – Health Minister

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 10 children in Guyana since the country confirmed its first imported case back in March 2020, says Health...

NCTF announces repatriation flights from New York and Miami; borders with Brazil and Suriname...

The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) announces the confirmation of two repatriation flights for Guyanese nationals stranded in the United States of America. The flight...

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...

Pfizer Vaccination Drive at MovieTowne parking lot on Sunday

To make the Pfizer BioNTech vaccines more accessible, the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Ministry of Health will be hosting a COVID-19...

Guyana to benefit from Indian software to enhance COVID-19 vaccination recordkeeping

India has embarked on a mass vaccination campaign with millions of persons inoculated to date. However, to track the number of vaccines administered daily and...

Lethem Regional Hospital now a SMART facility; President Ali commits to its further enhancement

Residents in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) can now easily access quality healthcare services as the Lethem Regional Hospital was on Friday recommissioned...

Guyana, other CARICOM Member States Free of Zika Virus

Those within the health sectors of Guyana and other member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) can now breathe a sigh of relief as...

Recent Updates