Facts you need to know about fainting
Health In Focus With Dr Zulfikar Bux
Medically termed, fainting is called “Syncope”. Fainting is a common occurrence that...
APNU+AFC not in favour of curfew adjustment; criticises gov’t’s management of disease
The A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) is criticising the government’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
See full statement below:
The bungling...
Shortage of TB drugs addressed with emergency supplies
Although recently faced with a shortage of tuberculosis (TB) medication, the Ministry of Public Health has assured that there is currently no cause for...
Destruction of property, speedy burials/cremations included in President’s anti-COVID-19 order
President David Granger has issued sweeping orders to bring into effect systems and protocols to battle the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
Pursuant to the second provisio...
11,205 nursery-aged children screened for underlying conditions
Over 11,000 first and second-year nursery children have been screened for underlying health conditions as part of the Ministry of Health’s Comprehensive Child and...
Pfizer Vaccination Drive at MovieTowne parking lot on Sunday
To make the Pfizer BioNTech vaccines more accessible, the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Ministry of Health will be hosting a COVID-19...
DDL donates 4,000 cases of Topco juices for Covid-19 relief
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) on Thursday announced a donation of 4,000 cases of juice to the Civil Defense Commission to assist communities in providing...
GPHC and World Pediatrics complete second scoliosis surgery mission in Guyana
Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has successfully concluded its second collaboration with World Pediatrics, an international non-governmental organization, to provide specialized scoliosis surgeries for...
COVID-19: Three more die; 51 new cases recorded
Three more persons have succumbed to COVID-19, the Ministry has reported. The death toll is now 506. Guyana Standard understands that the patients were...
Parents, teachers need to encourage students to get vaccinated ─ Minister Anthony
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony is calling on parents and teachers to encourage children between the ages of 12 – 17 years to...
