Guyana needs to double current vaccination rate to achieve herd immunity
For Guyana to achieve herd immunity against the COVID-19 virus, it must fully vaccinate between 80 and 90 percent of its adult population, says...
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...
Be careful, Gastroenteritis accounts for 1.4 million deaths worldwide yearly
We have all had the displeasure of having an episode of vomiting or diarrhea, or both. It’s not the best feeling in the world...
COVID-19: Finance Ministry denies putting staff’s health at risk by refusing isolation requirement
The Finance Ministry is denying a claim that it is putting the health of its staff at risk by allowing them to remain on...
23 first-time lab technicians, 39 community health workers graduate in Region Nine
The healthcare system in Region Nine has now been boosted with 23 new Medical Laboratory Technicians who studied and graduated within the region for...
No decision yet to discontinue medical collaboration with Cuba based on US directive
Despite the threat of sanction from the United States of America, the Government of Guyana is not in a rush to make any decisions...
Schools remain closed until further notice- National COVID-19 Task Force
Schools remain closed until further notice- National COVID-19 Task Force
According to a statement this morning by the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF), schools across...
Message from the Minister of Health on “World No Tobacco Day” 2023
See full statement from Guyana's Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony:
Guyana joins the rest of the world to observe World No Tobacco Day, under the...
New Amsterdam Town Council implements temporary curfews on businesses
The New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council has implemented temporary curfews on businesses within the municipality as it aims to reduce transmission of the...
PSC wants COVID Task Force to “relax” mandatory quarantine of incoming passengers if tests...
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has written to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF), Joseph Harmon, requesting that...
