CDC distributed 10,000 COVID-19 relief items countrywide – Director-General
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has distributed 10,000 relief items and has provided other forms of humanitarian support countrywide to persons affected by the...
Gov’t budgets $12.4B for construction of six new modern regional hospitals
In 2022, a total of $16.1B has been budgeted to launch a major expansion in public health care facilities, Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh...
Welfare Unit distributes hampers to vulnerable children across Region 4
The Welfare Unit of the Department of Education, Region 4, with the full support of the Regional Democratic Council is presently reaching out to...
Relatives say death of long-serving nurse at COVID-19 hospital was avoidable; APNU+AFC wants ‘independent’...
Controversy now surrounds the death of Nurse Vanessa Maynard, 56, who passed away at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, yesterday. Her...
Medical Breakthrough… Mobile phones being used to help combat NCDs
The local public health sector is seriously battling the impact of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs). So intent is the health sector on reducing the...
Persons living in regions bordering Brazil are at additional risk of contracting COVID-19
Guyana’s continental neighbour, Brazil, has recorded some 107, 780 COVID-19 cases with 7,321 deaths. For Guyana, this simply means that persons living in bordering...
PAHO urges young people to resist, expose deadly tobacco industry as smokers likely to...
By Feona Morrison
EXPOSE, RESIST DEADLY TOBACCO INDUSTRY
World No Tobacco Day is observed today, Sunday, May 31, 2020 under the theme: “Protecting youth from industry...
Govt. ramps up spending to eradicate HIV/AIDS
The Government of Guyana is not only intent on providing the best health care for victims of HIV/AIDS but also investing in programmes and...
Guyana now has 33 COVID-19 cases; Four persons in ICU
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased from 31 to 33, Health Minister Volda Lawrence reported this afternoon. The number of deaths remain...
Health In Focus With Dr. Zulfikar Bux
I am sometimes told by persons of this “head cold” that they have had for most of their life. They often complain of sneezing,...
