Health Ministry increasing capacity at hospitals amid COVID-19 surge
Guyana’s Health Ministry is upping accommodation capacity at hospitals as the country witnesses a surge in COVID-19 infections. With some 4,070 active cases in...
“Stop the madness!”- Health Services Director reprimands officers for absenteeism, poor forecasting, and inappropriate...
Regional Health Services Director, Dr. Kay Shako has zero sympathy or tolerance for Regional Health Officers (RHOs) who are in the habit of dropping...
Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases now 250
As of July 2, 2020, of the 34 tests done, the total number of positive cases has climbed to 250.
Thus far, 117 persons have...
Medical breakthrough… ‘A vaccine in testing to prevent ‘multiple’ cancers’
Medical experts often preach that “prevention is always better than cure”. Much of the time this translates to embracing healthy lifestyle choices,...
Strategy launched to combat maternal mortality rate
With the intent of addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health issues, Government, through its Ministry of Public Health, has introduced a strategy to guide its...
Joseph Harmon appointed CEO, NCTF – no longer Director General of Ministry of the Presidency
The Ministry of the Presidency has clarified that Joseph Harmon is no longer performing the functions of Director General of the Ministry of the...
All markets, street vending operations must cease from Friday at 7PM-M&CC
The Mayor and City Council for Georgetown has advised that with effect from Saturday, all Municipal markets will be closed until further notice. This...
Four more fatalities take COVID-19 death toll to 687
Four more persons, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to...
Resident laments Woodlands Hospital’s continued improper disposal of bio-hazardous waste
A frustrated resident, who lives within close proximity to the Woodlands Hospital, is seeking the Heath Ministry’s invention over the hospital’s improper disposal of...
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...
