Suriname to aid Guyana in exploring alternatives to mercury in mining -Trotman
The use of mercury in Guyana has raised several health concerns primarily by those in the gold mining sector.
Just recently, a team from the...
Vaccines: First dose administered to over 75% of adult population; single-shot J&J expected next...
One-shot Johnson and Johnson/Janssen (J&J/Janssen) COVID-19 vaccines are expected to arrive in Guyana next month. The jabs have already been paid for through an...
Message from the Minister of Health on “World No Tobacco Day” 2023
See full statement from Guyana's Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony:
Guyana joins the rest of the world to observe World No Tobacco Day, under the...
80 per cent recovery rate at Infectious Diseases Hospital
The Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal is seeing an 80 per cent recovery rate of patients infected with COVID-19.
This was revealed by Health Minister,...
Guyana among CARPHA Member States able to safeguard health workers from outbreaks
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has introduced a new initiative to help CARPHA Member States develop national systems to protect their...
Guyana records 50 reported cases of suicide in six months
Guyana has recorded 50 reported cases of suicide for the period January to June, of this year.
While this figure has caused some concern, it...
Two more die of COVID-19; 89 new cases recorded
Two more persons, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to...
Guyana now has 33 COVID-19 cases; Four persons in ICU
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased from 31 to 33, Health Minister Volda Lawrence reported this afternoon. The number of deaths remain...
COVID-19 Update: Two more die, death count now 569
Two more persons, who tested positive for COVID-19, have died, taking the death toll to 569. The latest fatalities are, a 64-year-old woman from...
Businesses should take health and safety more seriously – GMSA President
President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), Rafeek Khan highlighted during a recent seminar with employers and members of the Government’s Labour...
