Health Minister shoots down claims of Regions not receiving medical supplies, equipment to fight...
Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence has outright refuted claims by some serving in administrative positions in the Health Sector, that some Regions have...
Discussion ongoing with Cuba, Chinese governments to assist Guyana in COVID-19 fight – Minister
Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence says that discussions are ongoing with the Cuban and Chinese Governments to have specialized medical health officials sent to...
Revamp of Wakenaam healthcare system imminent – Minister Lawrence
A revamp of healthcare facilities in Wakenaam, an island situated in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region 3), is imminent. This announcement was made recently...
Health sector has boosted capacity to cater to Zika-infected babies
The Ministry of Public Health has been able to improve the clinical capacity of its service providers when it comes to newborns...
Guyana now has 19 confirmed COVID-19 cases
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased from 12 to 19, says Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence.
The number of deaths remain at two.
The...
Venezuelan migrants can access health services at Port Kaituma – Health Minister
Systems are now in place for Venezuelan migrants to access medical services at the Port Kaituma District Hospital, following a recent government outreach to...
27,000 nursery school students to receive free health screening by year end
By year end, approximately 27,000 nursery school students will receive free health screening as part of an expansive programme being launched nationwide through a...
Over 3,000 Registered Nurses to be trained in three years
As government invests in building the infrastructure for the health sector, emphasis is also being placed on upskilling the human resource.
The aim is to...
NBTS implements measures to make transfusions safer
Pregnant women can now rest easy that they could have access to safer blood compliments to measures implemented by National Blood Transfusion...
$50M budgeted to begin ‘breeder programme’ to produce hatching eggs – Min. Mustapha
As government advances its efforts to establish a productive hatching egg industry to support the nation’s already expanding poultry sector, some $50 million has...
