Researchers moving closer to human trials for pigs’ kidneys transplant
Have you ever heard of the term xenotransplantation? Well we at Guyana Standard only heard of it for the first time this past week....
Over 20% of Guyana’s tobacco smokers ages 13 to 15
Of the 148,000 Guyanese that use tobacco products, 22% are between the ages of 13 and 15. This is according to the Pan-American Health...
The Americas have become the epicenter for COVID-19 pandemic- PAHO
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne, Tuesday said the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Region of...
Impersonators soliciting monies from residents for COVID-19 assistance in Region 6 – MoSP
The Ministry of Social Protection (MoSP) says that it is condemning the actions of unscrupulous persons who are allegedly impersonating its staff and soliciting...
Guyana has enough vaccines to achieve herd immunity- Health Minister
Guyana has an adequate number of COVID-19 vaccines to achieve herd immunity, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony says.
With the Delta variant of the...
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,...
Joseph Harmon appointed CEO, NCTF – no longer Director General of Ministry of the Presidency
The Ministry of the Presidency has clarified that Joseph Harmon is no longer performing the functions of Director General of the Ministry of the...
COVID-19: All ministries, RDC offices to get video conferencing capabilities
All Government Ministries, regional democratic offices and other major state facilities around the country will soon have video conferencing capabilities as the National Data...
Shipment of Sputnik V second dose expected in a week – President
Guyana will be receiving a shipment of component two of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine within the next week, President Dr Irfaan Ali said...
No adverse effects reported from COVID-19 vaccines – Minister
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony says that none of the COVID-19 vaccine recipients have reported any serious adverse events other than vaccination pains and...
