Healthcare workers being trained to administer COVID vaccines; Vaccination centres to be upgraded –...

The Government of Guyana (GoG) has begun upgrading its health infrastructure and human capacity to administer COVID-19 vaccines when they become available, Health Minister,...

Guyana records five more COVID-19 deaths, over 200 new cases

Five more persons, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to...

No shortage of resources to accommodate hospitalised COVID-19 patients, Health Minister assures

With over 100 persons hospitalized with COVID-19, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony is assuring that there is no shortage of resources to accommodate patients....

Two more fatalities take COVID-19 death toll to 1,066; five persons in ICU

Two more persons who tested positive for COVID-19 have died, taking the number of deaths since March 2020 to 1,066. The latest fatalities are two...

Private Sector Commission displeased with how Task Force is handling COVID-19; calls for immediate...

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is concerned about the manner in which the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) is addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. In...

Self-testing centres to be established nationwide – Pres Ali

Guyanese will soon have easy access to community-based self-testing centres where they can walk in and conduct basic health screening, with readings fed directly...

81-Y-O man is latest COVID-19 fatality; death count now 610

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...

Patients to benefit from dedicated Pain Clinic at GPHC

Patients overwhelmed by persistent pain are being urged to take advantage of the Pain Clinic at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation . The relatively...

COVID-19: 83 hospitalised, 1,866 active cases being monitored; Bartica, New Amsterdam, Herstelling, Diamond, Parfaite...

Health officials are currently monitoring 1,866 active cases, as the country witnesses a spike in infections. Some 83 persons are now hospitalised as the...

Health Ministry appoints Director of Primary Health Care

She has served for a number of years in the Maternal and Child Health Department within the Ministry of Public Health, but Dr. Ertenisa...

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