Quarter Billion-dollar contract awarded to build polyclinic at North Ruimveldt
A contract in the sum of $259, 711,660 has been awarded for the construction of a Polyclinic at Blue Mountain Road, Festival City Entrance,...
Medical Breakthrough… Are researchers really on the brink of an HIV cure?
Guyana is currently battling to control a spike in HIV cases, a state of affairs which is especially troubling since the country...
PPP/C to overhaul APNU+AFC “fragmented and incapable” response to COVID-19
Guyana’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as established by the former David Granger-led administration is “fragmented and incapable of administering the public health, economic...
Over $3.7M in PPEs donated to Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education on Friday received a quantity of Personal Protective Equipment from Logistics Gy Express Inc., valued at $3,790,000.
Permanent Secretary, Mr. Alfred...
COVID-19 Update: death toll now 361; 105 new cases recorded
Guyana has recorded an additional 105 cases of the Coronavirus Disease, taking the number of those infected since March 2020 to 16,235.
Meanwhile, the death...
Alleged COVID-19 patient detained while shopping at New Amsterdam Market for ’bush medicine’
A woman, who is alleged to be infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID19) and who had earlier escaped from a Demerara quarantine centre, was...
Over $48B earmarked for construction, rehab of hospitals, centres this year
In a push to enhance Guyana’s healthcare infrastructure and diagnostic capabilities, the government has plans to allocate a staggering $48.5 billion of its proposed...
Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases now 250
As of July 2, 2020, of the 34 tests done, the total number of positive cases has climbed to 250.
Thus far, 117 persons have...
Minister banking on recruits to help improve state of health care
The country’s health-care sector is “fraught with challenges” but there is hope on the horizon. At least this is according to Minister of Public...
Guyana set to join massive drive to promote healthy eyes
The eyes are said to be the window to the soul. This expression essentially means that you can discern a lot about an individual...
