Caribbean family planning associations’ skills boosted in disaster risk reduction
Caribbean islands are among the most vulnerable to climate change impacts and are threatened by extreme weather patterns with hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, volcanoes, droughts...
NCTF lauds private sector, civil society for supporting fight against spread of COVID-19
The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF), today, commended all private sector businesses for the initiatives taken in advancing Guyana’s fight against the spread of...
GT Mayor against lockdown, says City is not a light bulb you can switch...
Mayor of the City of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine, is not a proponent of implementing a lockdown at this time because according to him, the...
Over 350 benefit from CIOG, partners Kwakwani medical outreach
More than 350 residents of Kwakwani and other villages in Region 10 were able to access medical attention during an outreach last Sunday, hosted...
COVID-19: Emergency measures to continue until June 3rd; airports remain closed
The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) advises that:
- the emergency COVID-19 measures gazetted on April 9th by the Minister of Public Health, Hon. Volda...
President’s measures to combat COVID-19 too extreme; will force infected persons underground – FITUG
The incumbent president, David Granger earlier this week, gave orders for the Health Ministry to take actions it sees fit, in combating the spread...
Gov’t considering booster shots for adolescents
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony says his ministry is seriously considering the administering of COVID-19 booster shots to the adolescent population, following recommendations made...
With syphilis cases on the increase, PAHO calls for reinforcement of public health measures
With an increasing trend in cases of syphilis and congenital syphilis in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling on countries...
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...
COVID-19 Update: Confirmed cases now 92; 27 patients recover
Guyana has confirmed 10 new COVID-19 cases; taking the total number of known persons affected with the disease to 92.
The number of persons recovered...
