Americas at risk of further COVID-19 wave as cases surge in other regions- PAHO...
As cases of COVID-19 surge in Europe and East Asia due to Omicron BA.2, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne...
Norton doubts salary increases for healthcare workers will end brain drain issues
Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton says he is not convinced that the salary increases given to public healthcare workers will cease the movement of this...
Impersonators soliciting monies from residents for COVID-19 assistance in Region 6 – MoSP
The Ministry of Social Protection (MoSP) says that it is condemning the actions of unscrupulous persons who are allegedly impersonating its staff and soliciting...
Welfare Unit distributes hampers to vulnerable children across Region 4
The Welfare Unit of the Department of Education, Region 4, with the full support of the Regional Democratic Council is presently reaching out to...
COVID-19: Three more die; 51 new cases recorded
Three more persons have succumbed to COVID-19, the Ministry has reported. The death toll is now 506. Guyana Standard understands that the patients were...
UNAIDS flags Guyana’s 14% increase in new HIV cases as a serious concern
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)'s Caribbean office has raised alarm regarding a 14 percent increase in reported HIV infections in Guyana...
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...
Self-testing centres to be established nationwide – Pres Ali
Guyanese will soon have easy access to community-based self-testing centres where they can walk in and conduct basic health screening, with readings fed directly...
Numerous career opportunities available in health sector – Min Anthony
The Ministry of Health has made available at least 20 training programmes for Guyanese to prepare for the developments in the health sector.
Minister, Dr...
Health Ministry in ‘SMART Hospital’ Promotion Mode
SMART Hospitals are increasingly viewed as being at the intersection of medicine, information, health, and business using information, communication and technology (ICT) to support...

















