$100M being spent to upgrade 43 health centers/posts in Region One
The government is executing a series of projects geared at improving healthcare delivery in Region One (Barima/Waini). Some 43 health facilities have been selected...
Govt to train 13 persons as Dental Lab Technicians
The government will train some thirteen young people as Dental Laboratory Technicians which will significantly boost dental services in Guyana.
The Training Programme was officially...
Textbook distribution key to recouping COVID-triggered learning loss – Minister
As physical public school classes continue to be affected by COVID-19, investments like the distribution of free textbooks are critical to aid in the...
Public Urged To Not Support Unlicensed Water Vendors
Even as EMPRETEC Guyana Inc. urges Guyanese to not support unlicensed water operators in a bid to stop the spread of diseases, the organisation...
Sabotage and “blatant attempts to steal” are prevalent at Health Ministry – Minister
Minister of Health, Volda Lawrence has alerted her staff of an investigation into misappropriation of funds and the “blatant attempts to steal” taxpayer’s dollars.
The...
MOBILE COVID-19 TESTING UNITS AVAILABLE FROM TODAY
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) will today commence mobile testing for the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the East LaPenitence Health Centre in...
Guyana to receive additional 65,000 COVID-19 test kits; Gov’t. to secure $4B to help...
Guyana is set to receive some 65,000 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests in the coming weeks.
According to President Irfaan Ali, the Prime Minister of...
Greenlight given to private hospitals to import COVID-19 test kits, do “rapid testing” –...
The Government of Guyana (GoG) has given the go-ahead for private hospitals to import Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) test kits to do rapid testing,...
Guyana joins efforts to stamp out stigma and discrimination against lepers
“Zero discrimination against those affected by leprosy,” is the appeal being made by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other organisations dedicated to the...
No shortage of resources to accommodate hospitalised COVID-19 patients, Health Minister assures
With over 100 persons hospitalized with COVID-19, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony is assuring that there is no shortage of resources to accommodate patients....
