M&CC shuts Stabroek Market after customers refuse to wear face masks, sanitize hands
The Mayor and City Council (MCC) was this morning forced to temporarily close the gates at the Stabroek Market after customers refused to wear...
Ministry to introduce new, more efficient drug to fight filaria in 2019
In an effort to advance its Lymphatic Filariasis (filaria) fight, the Public Health Ministry has moved to include a third drug to its elimination...
Gov’t will keep administering Sputnik V first dose despite scarcity of second shot
As thousands of Guyanese await their second Sputnik V jab, the Government has no plans to suspend the administering of the first dose. Guyana...
Two more die from COVID-19; Death toll now 64
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed that as of 17:00hrs on September 18, 2020, two other persons who tested positive for the novel...
Education Ministry spent close to $79M on Mahdia fire tragedy
The government, through the Ministry of Education, spent $79 million following the Mahdia fire tragedy to comfort families, meet the needs of the surviving...
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...
World leaders commit to new targets to end TB
New York, 22 September 2023 — World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis have approved a Political Declaration with ambitious...
TWO SEXUAL INFECTIONS YOU MAY NOT BE PAYING ATTENTION TO
Caused by bacteria, Chlamydia and Gonorrhea, are believed to be the most common sexually transmitted infections. What is particularly notable is that the large...
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,...
Ministry receives testing equipment to aid roll out of child health programme
Guyana's Ministry of Health today received a quantity of testing equipment and other medical materials as part of a consultancy facilitation between Mount Sinai...
