Reconstituted NCD Commission gets PAHO/WHO support
The National Commission on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) has been reconstituted to serve for the period of February 2019 through December 2021. To...
Exercise extreme caution in contemplating travel to and from China – Gov’t.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Chinese authorities have confirmed that a new virus, Novel Coronavirus, similar to the virus that causes the...
Regional Chairman calls for dismissal of Linden Hospital Complex CEO
Regional Chairman for Region 10, Deron Adams is once again calling for the firing of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Linden Hospital...
Mabaruma’s Dr. Wilburg launches cutting-edge clinic to service oil sector
Born in the remote town of Mabaruma, Region One, and surrounded by a family of healthcare professionals, Dr. Ayesha Nadata Wilburg was easily drawn...
COVID-19 Update: Two new cases recorded
Guyana has recorded two new cases of the COVID-19 virus, says Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Shamdeo Persaud. This takes the number of confirmed...
Males account for 54% of COVID-19 fatalities in Guyana
Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll edges closer to the 1000 mark with one recent fatality taking the count to 998 since virus confirmation in March...
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...
COVID-19: 25% of adult population vaccinated; 38,000 additional doses expected
Health Minister, Dr Frank Antony has revealed that a quarter of the Guyanese population has already received COVID-19 vaccines.
“The response, so far, has been...
Only 18% of surveyed establishments protect food from contamination
Following a survey of 55 food service establishments in regions 4 and 6, the Guyana Food and Drug Department has found that a mere...
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...
