Public health sector in need of more than 500 nurses
The public health sector is in need of more than 550 registered nurses to bolster nursing care at facilities across the country....
Guyana not shut out of international aid to fight COVID-19
The Ministry of the Presidency says that it has noted reports published in Friday’s (April 24, 2020) daily newspapers which suggest that foreign partners...
Health Ministry on a mission to make suicide a thing of the past
Under the theme “Working together to prevent suicide, Guyana is joining the rest of the world today to observe World Suicide Day. World Suicide...
Probation Department increases telephone support during COVID-19
The Probation and Social Services Department, Ministry of Social Protection has increased accessibility to its offices countrywide by including mobile numbers to its directory...
Doctors stand with Asha Kisson’s call for better overtime pay
Dear Editor,
I would like to respond to the Guyana Times article by the Ministry of Health dated January 28, 2024, titled “Asha Kissoon misrepresents...
Unvaccinated COVID-19 patients more likely to experience severe complications post-infection – Minister
Unvaccinated persons tend to experience more complications post-COVID-19 than fully vaccinated patients, says Guyana’s Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony.
The symptoms that persist beyond infection...
COVID-19: 94 new cases, 13 in ICU
Guyana has recorded 94 new cases of COVID-19, taking the overall number of confirmed cases since March 2020 to 10,540.
Additionally, 13 persons are in...
CJIA, Ogle airports sanitized
The Environmental Health, Sanitation & Vector Control Unit of the Health Emergency Operation Centre, during the month of May, did a general sanitization at...
2024 Budget: Mobile app to improve care for diabetes patients; HIV among 11 diseases...
The Diabetes Comprehensive Centre at Lusignan will soon be rolling out a mobile app to monitor patients’ nutrition, exercise and other lifestyle data. The...
“We must leverage the ‘Commonwealth Advantage’ to counter the economic fallout of COVID-19″
By Patricia Scotland, Secretary General of the Commonwealth
(CMC Feature- Caribbean Health) – The world is bracing for a massive hit to the global economy...
