President’s address to nation on COVID-19

President David Granger in his address to the nation today, reminded citizens of what is required of them; and the measures in place as...

Ministry beefs up measles, yellow fever surveillance

Although symptoms such as a cough, sore throat, runny nose and even a fever may be easily classified as symptoms of a cold or...

Police should ’round up’, charge those spreading COVID-19 vaccine misinformation – Dr. Ramsammy

Advisor to the Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, says that the police should "round up" and charge those who are sharing misinformation about COVID-19...

Suddie’s multi-specialty hospital will be part of the modern healthcare system —President Ali ...

President, Dr. Irfaan Ali yesterday said that the new $2B multi-specialty hospital, to be constructed in Suddie on the Essequibo Coast, is part of...

Still no confirmation Guyana has COVID-19 variants, but Ministry operating on assumption that all...

Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic and health officials are still to determine if mutations of the virus are present in Guyana. Despite...

Guyana, Hess Corporation, Mount Sinai ink US$125M MoU to extend National Healthcare Initiative 

The Government of Guyana, Hess Corporation, and Mount Sinai Health System have signed a landmark US$125 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to extend the...

Guyana records fifth COVID-19 death

Deryck 'Mad Dog' Jaisingh, a popular drag racer, passes away His death comes hours after the Health Minister reported that the number of cases had...

84-Y-O woman is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatality; death count now 926

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed that one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died. This takes the...

Government orders 20,000 antigen tests for the hinterland

(Department of Public Information) - Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony says the rapid antigen tests ordered for selective hinterland regions will increase the...

Gov’t examining storage for COVID-19 vaccine

The Guyana Government is looking to augment storage facilities for its quota of COVID-19 vaccines, as a second experimental vaccine has yielded promising results. Minister...

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