Regional Plan to be formulated to eliminate Malaria in Region Nine
The Ministry of Health is set to develop a comprehensive regional plan in 2025 to eliminate malaria in Region Nine, in collaboration with Harvard...
23 first-time lab technicians, 39 community health workers graduate in Region Nine
The healthcare system in Region Nine has now been boosted with 23 new Medical Laboratory Technicians who studied and graduated within the region for...
COVID-19: Guyana Govt. mulls approval of home testing kits
The Government of Guyana is considering the introduction of COVID-19 home testing kits. According to President, Dr Irfaan Ali, health authorities are analysing the...
High number of monkeypox cases in Guyana unlikely – Health Minister
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony maintains that he does not foresee a large number of monkeypox infections in Guyana.
Guyana recorded its second case of...
Canada, PAHO join forces to strengthen vaccine manufacturing capacities in Latin America, Caribbean
The Government of Canada and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have announced a collaborative effort to bolster vaccine manufacturing capacities in Latin America...
Over 1,000 active COVID-19 cases in G/T, Region Three
Georgetown has 538 active COVID-19 cases, with 77 in Kitty alone, Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony said today during his daily update. Meanwhile, there...
COVID-19: More tests done in January 2022 alone than entire 2020; 145 persons hospitalised
Some 55,429 COVID-19 tests have been conducted so far for the month of January this year, surpassing the number of tests conducted for the...
Guyanese showing more interest in taking Pfizer, Sinopharm vaccines – Health Minister
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony says that Guyanese are showing more interest in taking U.S. made Pfizer vaccine since the government made the jab...
Free testing, other services to be offered during inaugural HIV/STI conference set for Dec. 4
In observance of World AIDS Day, the National Aids Programme Secretariat (NAPS) will be hosting an inaugural Continuing Medical Education (CME) HIV/STI (Sexually Transmitted...
Health Minister blames Toshaos, religious leaders for spreading COVID-19 vaccine lies in hinterland communities
COVID-19 vaccine misinformation is still being peddled, particularly in hinterland communities, further contributing to immunization hesitancy as Guyana continues to grapple with the pandemic...
