Gov’t still awaiting results from CARPHA to determine Covid strain here -Min. Anthony
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, says Guyana is awaiting the results of the COVID-19 samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)...
Guyana partners with Austria to enhance health care system
The Government of Guyana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Austria’s Ministry for Transport, Innovation, and Technology for enhancement of local healthcare...
COVID-19 inflicts more harm than expected on world economy; IMF forced to temper growth...
Having examined recent statistics on the impact of COVID-19, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been left with no choice but to downgrade its...
COVID-19 self-test kits approved- Minister
Citizens can now administer their own COVID-19 tests, says Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony.
COVID-19 self-tests are one of many risk-reduction measures, along with...
Mercury emissions at Guyana Gold Board, environs at safe levels- US Report
The United States Department of Health and Human Services of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has submitted a preliminary summary on its...
Gov’t providing relief grants to small businesses to cushion impacts of COVID-19
Economists have already projected that the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 will be devastating. Here in Guyana, the government has implemented measures to ease such...
COVID-19 Update: Guyana records 43 new cases
Guyana has recorded 43 new cases of COVID-19, taking the number of those tested positive since March 2020, to 6,696. These new cases were...
Second COVID-19 victim from Linden identified as female from Wismar
The second positive case of COVID-19 from Linden, Region 10, has been identified as a 29-year-old female.
Earlier today, Medical Superintendent (MS) of the Linden...
WHO raises alarm on tobacco industry’s environmental impact
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, while calling...
Programme to break Leprosy transmission in households to be rolled out this year –...
Persons living among those diagnosed with Leprosy will soon have access to preventative measures to “break the chain of transmission” as the Health Ministry...
