With 107 cases last year, Health Ministry moves to launch “aggressive” prostate cancer campaign...
With prostate cancer on the rise in Guyana, the country’s Health Ministry will be collaborating with a local non-governmental organization to launch a special...
Two-decade-old system to be replaced with new software to monitor drugs, supplies level at...
The Guyana government has made provisions in budget 2024 for the procurement of crucial software that will help monitor stock levels of drugs and...
Doctors stand with Asha Kisson’s call for better overtime pay
Dear Editor,
I would like to respond to the Guyana Times article by the Ministry of Health dated January 28, 2024, titled “Asha Kissoon misrepresents...
Visits to GPHC for efficient healthcare to soon come to an end with US$161M...
Region Six residents will soon benefit from modernized healthcare through the US$161 million New Amsterdam Hospital being led by the Ministry of Health.
The ministry...
Health Ministry rejects claims doctors receiving inadequate pay for intense working hours
The Ministry of Health has issued a detailed response to Deputy Speaker, Dr. Asha Kissoon's recent claims regarding the working conditions of medical professionals...
Greater Guyana Initiative funds UG’s School of Medicine Innovate Skills and Anatomy lab
The Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI) recently unveiled a fully equipped Skills and Anatomy Lab at the University of Guyana’s School of Medicine. This momentous...
Despite volatile global market, we will maintain electricity costs at pre-COVID rates- Prime Minister...
When Prime Minister (PM) Mark Phillips took the floor of the National Assembly today to defend Budget 2024, he boasted about the People’s Progressive...
Guyana’s doctors battling 16-26 hr shifts with taxed overtime pay- Dr. Asha Kissoon reveals
Deputy Speaker, Dr. Asha Kissoon revealed today, a pressing concern affecting Guyana's doctors. She noted their current battle with grueling working conditions inclusive of...
Dr. Karen Cummings attributes rise in heart disease to poverty; calls for intervention
In the fourth day of the 2024 Budget Debates, Opposition Member of Parliament (MP), Dr. Karen Cummings, emphasized that Guyana's escalating struggle against cardiovascular...
Tobacco use declines despite tobacco industry efforts to jeopardize progress – PAHO
Globally there are 1.25 billion adult tobacco users, according to the latest estimates in the World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco trends report out two days...
