Guyana gets 28,800 more doses of J&J vaccine
Guyana on Friday received a donation of 28, 800 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine from the Government of Spain, through COVAX. Minister...
Rwanda’s vaccine factory can be emulated in Guyana to serve wider region- President Ali...
President, Dr Irfaan Ali said Guyana will be seeking to develop the framework and infrastructure to not only build a similar facility like BioNTech's...
Two more fatalities take COVID-19 death count to 624; 222 new cases recorded
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed that two more persons, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), have died. This takes the...
50 per cent decrease in neonatal deaths in 2024 – GPHC
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has achieved a major milestone by recording the lowest neonatal deaths as of December 29, 2024.
The announcement was...
Two more die of COVID-19; 89 new cases recorded
Two more persons, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to...
Dental boat “Lady Janet” redeployed after $2.4M overhaul
After being out of service for some six years, the Lady Janet is finally up and running and will soon serve residents in the...
Govt, NGO team up to tackle drug misuse among adolescent population
The Government and a non-governmental organisation (NGO) have teamed up this week in a training programme to help tackle drug misuse among the nation’s...
55 health facilities approved for licensing
The Public Health Ministry has commenced processing applications to license health facilities for 2019, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Shamdeo Persaud confirmed on Monday....
Quarantine facility established at Lusignan Prison; inmates, staff being tested
Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels said that an additional quarantine facility has been established at the Lusignan Prison to house positive COVID-19 inmates. This...
GCCI Condemns Coronavirus-related Stigma and Discrimination of Healthcare Workers
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) said that it has noted recent updates emanating from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) regarding...
