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...

COVID-19 update: No new case of virus reported; number of infected persons remains at...

There are no new reported cases of the COVID-19 virus, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Shamdeo Persaud said during today's update. The total number of...

WHO raises alarm on tobacco industry’s environmental impact

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, while calling...

First monkeypox patient released from hospital

– no new recorded case The first person to be diagnosed with monkeypox in Guyana has been released from the hospital. Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony...

57 percent of HIV patients fully vaccinated against COVID-19 – Minister Anthony

  Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony is encouraging people infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) across the country, to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Speaking...

Health minister urges more persons to take HPV vaccine to reduce risk of cervical...

With cervical cancer maintaining its position as the second most common cancer affecting women, the low adoption rate of HPV vaccines in Guyana has...

Health Ministry open to sending vaccination teams to workplaces; calls for businesses to adhere...

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony MP says the Ministry has been working with companies and organisations to get their employees vaccinated in the...

Govt. rolls out new guidelines to tackle MPOX outbreak

As the global health community continues to grapple with the spread of Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, the Government of Guyana has rolled out...

Guyana to receive 80,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from India next week- Dr Anthony

Guyana is expected to receive some 80,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the Government of India next week, says the country's Health Minister,...

CELAC concerned over lack of vaccine delivery to Region; backs CARICOM’s call for global...

The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) is supporting the Caribbean Community’s call for a global summit to urgently address the issue...

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