COVID-19 Update: 81 new cases; nine in ICU
Guyana has recorded 81 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of confirmed cases since March, 2020 to 10,718. There are nine persons...
No case of coronavirus in Guyana
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Guyana's main public health facility, and the Ministry of Public Health just released a joint statement that Guyana...
Partnership initiative to help sustain HIV/AIDS gains
The Ministry of Public Health is currently piloting a tactical Public-Private Partnership (PPP) which will see it partnering with private physicians to join the...
Treatment to President Granger is Cuba’s Fraternal Duty – says Cuba’s Foreign Affairs Minister
Catering to the medical needs of President David Granger is the fraternal duty of the Government of Cuba. This is according to Mr. Bruno...
CHI surgeons use cow tissue to rebuild patient’s heart
The Caribbean Heart Institute’s (CHI) team, led by CEO and Guyanese-born heart surgeon Dr. Gary Stephens, successfully conducted an open-heart surgery utilising cow tissue...
Programme to break Leprosy transmission in households to be rolled out this year –...
Persons living among those diagnosed with Leprosy will soon have access to preventative measures to “break the chain of transmission” as the Health Ministry...
Teachers over 40 urged to take COVID-19 vaccine
As the COVID-19 vaccination campaign continues across the country for persons 40 years and older, the Ministry of Health (MOH) is urging teachers who...
PAC flags financial improprieties in drug procurement processes for Reg. 5
At today’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting, alarming malpractices were brought to light regarding the procurement of medical supplies by the Regional Administration of...
Health Minister eyes opening of ICU facilities at Ocean View COVID-19 Hospital by the...
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) facilities at the COVID-19 Hospital, formerly the Ocean View Hotel, in Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, are expected to be up...
CARICOM’S TRADE AND ECONOMIC COUNCIL APPROVES STRATEGY FOR RE-OPENING OF REGIONAL ECONOMIES
The fiftieth meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) last week approved a strategy for the re-opening of economies in the...
