SASOD’s Joel Simpson laments the underutilization of life-saving drug
Government-subsidized Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV/AIDS is being underutilized by the populace. This, for the most part, is owed to the lack of awareness,...
$3.3M US MoU signed to advance Electronic Health Record System
The Ministry of Health signed a contract with RioMed Limited, a UK-registered company, to develop and implement the new Electronic Health Record System (EHR).
Signed...
Guyana asks Cuba to send more nurses; 200 expected early 2024
Guyana's public health sector continues to be plagued by worker shortages and those that remain are required to work long hours, but help is...
CARICOM Countries will be buried in deeper debt with IMF’s money for COVID-19-Sir Sanders
The cost to respond effectively to the novel coronavirus has left many CARICOM member states with a wall of debt. And throughout the pandemic,...
COVID-19 Mobile testing unit launched; Minister pleads with citizens to come forward
Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence said that the ministry today launched its mobile unit at the East La Penitence Health Centre as well as...
COVID-19 Update: Eight new cases reported; total confirmed cases now 308
Eight new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed from 49 tests done, bringing the total number cases in to 308.
Of this total, there are 156...
COVID-19 pandemic prompts NGO to start “Lets Grow a Kitchen Garden” initiative
The Guyanese Making a Difference Foundation is soon expected to launch its "Lets Grow a Kitchen Garden” initiative, aimed at providing essentials for those...
GuySuCo implements rotation system, other measures to protect workers
The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) in collaboration with the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and...
Guyana Foundation brings much needed COVID-19 relief to Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, the largest Amerindian Village in Guyana, with a population of over 12,000, has been given much needed COVID-19 relief by the Guyana...
Staff being trained to man regional COVID-ICUs
(Department of Public Information) Twenty-nine ventilators will soon be arriving in the country, with some destined for regional hospitals. These facilities will now have...
