Natural Resources Ministry concerned with levels of mercury in GTT staff
In light of an article published in the media regarding high mercury levels in some GTT employees, the Natural Resources Ministry sought to reiterate...
Team dispatched to home of Coronavirus victim; contact tracing to be done
A medical team has been dispatched to the home of a deceased woman who tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), President David Granger...
Three more die of COVID-19; 111 news cases recorded
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed that as of August 19, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Gov’t taking legal action against Chung’s Global for substandard work – Dr Anthony
The government has started legal proceedings against Chung’s Global Enterprise for a series of issues regarding the contract to build the new Ministry of...
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...
“We must leverage the ‘Commonwealth Advantage’ to counter the economic fallout of COVID-19″
By Patricia Scotland, Secretary General of the Commonwealth
(CMC Feature- Caribbean Health) – The world is bracing for a massive hit to the global economy...
Health sector to combat costly ‘fake drugs’ market
While the magnitude of the presence of fake medical products on the local market is currently unknown, Guyana is looking to bolster its efforts...
Meet Adasia Gilead: Trailblazer on local health care and Influential Women Leaders Awardee
By: Sueann Wickham
In the health care system, there exists individuals whose dedication transcends the ordinary; whose sense of compassion illuminates even the darkest of...
PAHO urges young people to resist, expose deadly tobacco industry as smokers likely to...
By Feona Morrison
EXPOSE, RESIST DEADLY TOBACCO INDUSTRY
World No Tobacco Day is observed today, Sunday, May 31, 2020 under the theme: “Protecting youth from industry...
Health Minister meets with GPHC’s Management on Omicron wave
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony on Sunday held a meeting with senior management staff at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to discuss...
