COVID-19: Over 6,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine administered to adolescents
A week into its adolescent vaccination campaign, and the Health Ministry has already administered some 6,052 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Rollout began in...
COVID-19: Two new cases confirmed; recoveries now 86
Guyana has confirmed two new cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); taking the number of persons infected with the virus to 156.
According to...
SASOD’s Joel Simpson laments the underutilization of life-saving drug
Government-subsidized Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV/AIDS is being underutilized by the populace. This, for the most part, is owed to the lack of awareness,...
Medical Breakthrough… Mobile phones being used to help combat NCDs
The local public health sector is seriously battling the impact of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs). So intent is the health sector on reducing the...
Man infected with Monkeypox in isolation – Minister
Health authorities in Guyana have confirmed the country's first Monkeypox case.
The country's Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony made the disclosure earlier today during an...
Over 40 persons arrested, charged for breaching emergency measures
(DPI)- The Guyana Police Force has arrested over forty persons for breaching the 6pm to 6am curfew implemented by the Public Health Ministry to...
COVID-19 Update: No new cases recorded; 32 persons tested within the last 24 hours
The number of confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases remains at 113, Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO), Dr Karen Gordon-Boyle, reported moments ago.
She noted...
GECOM must craft its own anti-COVID-19 guidelines to carry out recount; mandatory quarantine will...
The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (retired) Claudette Singh recently sought guidance from the National Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Task Force...
NCTF grants approval for return of Guyanese students, cruiseship workers stranded abroad
The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) today held its weekly statutory virtual meeting at which it deliberated on a review of the emergency measures,...
UNFPA, Health Ministry partnering to reduce teenage pregnancy
A project aimed at reducing adolescent pregnancy in Guyana is slated to be shortly kicked into motion in Regions One and Nine - two...
