COVID-19: J&J vaccine stock running low; 25,000 doses expected this week
The Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine stock in Guyana is nearly depleted as the country braces for more intense surges amid a suspected...
New CARPHA surveillance Dept. to regulate medicines in CARICOM states
Speaking about this recent development In order to actively monitor the safety of registered drugs entering CARICOM Member States, the Caribbean Public Health Agency...
New boilers valued $210M installed at GPHC to boost infection control efforts
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has acquired three new boiler systems valued at approximately $210 million.
These systems are essential for sterilisation. It produces...
Gov’t to train 1,160 Registered Nurses within three years
Some 1,160 persons from across the ten administrative regions will be trained as Registered Nurses (RNs) as the Ministry of Health, Health Sciences Education...
CCJ meets key judicial personnel for talks on adapting to COVID-19 pandemic
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Thursday convened a meeting of key personnel in judiciaries, prosecutorial services, State agencies and Bar associations
throughout the Caribbean,...
33 patients receive prosthetic limbs
Today, at the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre, the Ministry of Health's Disability and Rehabilitation Services held the closing ceremony for a four-day Prosthetic Capacity...
Govt. to roll out early screening programme for breast, cervical cancer
Advisor to the Ministry of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy recently disclosed that a Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) testing programme for women, ages 30 and...
Guyana’s doctors battling 16-26 hr shifts with taxed overtime pay- Dr. Asha Kissoon reveals
Deputy Speaker, Dr. Asha Kissoon revealed today, a pressing concern affecting Guyana's doctors. She noted their current battle with grueling working conditions inclusive of...
Safety measures to be implemented to prevent robberies committed on students at East La...
Schools reopened for grades 10, 11, 12, PIC’s and TEVET institutions on November 9, 2020. On that day, the Honourable Minister of Education Priya...
11 new COVID-19 cases; total number stands at 150
Guyana's COVID-19 cases continue to soar. As of today, May 28, 2020, 11 new cases were recorded, taking the total number of confirmed cases...
