New mammogram machine commissioned at New Amsterdam Hospital
Women aged 40 to 65 years old from Region Six no longer have to travel to Georgetown for breast cancer screening following the commissioning...
Eight ranks from Presidential Guard unit test positive for Covid – 19
As result of the presence of covid-19 in Guyana, the Presidential Guard Unit in conformity with the guidelines given by the Ministry of Health,...
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,...
7000 pre-school children benefit from govt.’s free health screening programme
The Comprehensive Child and Young Health Programme (CYHP) which was launched two months ago, is moving briskly as 7,000 pre-school children have already been...
Blood bank in dire need of blood, issues call for donations
The National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS) is in dire need of blood. It is therefore calling on persons to donate their blood to help...
143 professionals graduated from New Amsterdam School of Nursing
A total of 143 individuals have graduated from the New Amsterdam School of Nursing in Region Six, equipped with the skills needed to deliver...
Jagdeo affirms equal pay for Bangladeshi healthcare workers being imported to meet growing demand
In a press conference on Thursday, Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, addressed the opposition’s criticism of the government's decision to recruit healthcare workers from...
More inmates, prison officers test positive for COVID-19
More inmates and prison officers of the Lusignan, New Amsterdam and Timehri prisons have tested positive for COVID-19, the Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony...
Guyana gets 1,100 COVID-19 test kits from PAHO/WHO
The Pan-American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) has donated over 1000 kits to test for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Public Health Minister Volda...
Swine flu outbreak refuted in wake of respiratory death, hospitalisation of Chinese nationals
Public Health Minister, Ms. Volda Lawrence, is refuting claims in some sections of the local media that the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu) is to...
