National Suicide Prevention Commission on the cards with passage of bill
The Ministry of Health’s ‘comprehensive and transformational’ Suicide Prevention Bill 2022 was on Monday passed in the National Assembly, enacting the decriminalisation of suicide...
Guyanese urged to purify water before use during rainy season
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony is reminding citizens to purify their water before use during the rainy season, especially residents in flood-affected areas.
The minister...
World leaders commit to new targets to end TB
New York, 22 September 2023 — World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis have approved a Political Declaration with ambitious...
Total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases now 23
Guyana has recorded four additional confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), taking the total number of persons infected to 23. This was...
Leonora SMART Hospital commissioned
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), Mark Phillips has reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring the best possible healthcare for all Guyanese. He made this comment...
Five more unvaccinated patients die of COVID-19; death count now 1,014
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported that as of December 09, 2021, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Gold to help weakened oil sector in keeping negative impacts of COVID-19 at bay
Early on in 2019, Guyana had received forecasts from several international agencies such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding unprecedented GDP growth in...
Austrian company awaits EPA approval to build Guyana’s first ultra-modern Pediatric and Maternal Hospital
VAMED Engineering, one of the world’s leaders in delivering healthcare projects, is awaiting approval from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to build the country's...
COVID-19: FITUG says State support for affected workers needed as companies curtail operations
The presence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Guyana has forced many businesses to curtail operations and, in other instances, to shut their...
Govt. , UNICEF to host workshop to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) will be hosting a COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Workshop on...
