216 new health interventions to be rolled out in September
As the government continues to expand the health sector by building new hospitals and implementing new services, the Ministry of Health will soon be...
Tourism Authority calls for waiver of VAT, PAYE and NIS amid coronavirus outbreak
In light of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) is calling on the Ministry of Finance and the relevant...
Tobacco use declines despite tobacco industry efforts to jeopardize progress – PAHO
Globally there are 1.25 billion adult tobacco users, according to the latest estimates in the World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco trends report out two days...
Over 86,600 vaccinated against COVID-19; 83,000 additional Sputnik V doses arrive
Some 86,601 persons have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as of yesterday, says Guyana’s Heath Minister, Dr Frank Anthony.
During today’s update, the Minister hailed the...
COVID-19 accelerating at rapid pace; aggressive and targeted tactics needed – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) today reported that the Novel Coronavirus pandemic is accelerating at a rapid pace and aggressive and targeted tactics are...
COVID-19: Four more die; 173 new cases recorded
Four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to...
370 breast, cervical and prostate cancer cases recorded this year – Minister Anthony
Breast cancer remains the most prevalent type of cancer in Guyana, with some 161 persons diagnosed this year. According to Health Minister, Dr Frank...
12 new hospitals to come on stream by 2028 – President Ali
– Six to be commissioned later in 2025
By 2028, the government will have constructed and operationalised 12 state-of-the-art regional hospitals, delivering world-class healthcare services...
21 quarantine patients discharged today
A group of 21 Guyanese who returned from Barbados recently, have been cleared to go home to their families after being medically cleared. They...
COVID-19: Over 800 active cases, 38 hospitalised
Guyana has recorded an additional 24 cases of the COVID-19 virus within the last 24 hours, taking active infections in the country to 818,...
