Guyana, PAHO renew strategic note to aid local health sector

Strengthening its ties with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), the Ministry of Health on Tuesday renewed the strategic note, which outlines plans to...

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...

Eight ranks from Presidential Guard unit test positive for Covid – 19

As result of the presence of covid-19 in Guyana, the Presidential Guard Unit in conformity with the guidelines given by the Ministry of Health,...

Medical Breakthrough… Precision Medicine – a tactical approach to treatment

Although we are all lumped into the single category of human beings, each of us have attributes that make us unique. It therefore stands...

Guyana confirms four cases of COVID-19

Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence today confirmed three positive cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) bringing the total number to date to four. The...

Govt. to roll out early screening programme for breast, cervical cancer

Advisor to the Ministry of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy recently disclosed that a Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) testing programme for women, ages 30 and...

Family of latest COVID-19 fatality claims MOH allowed regular funeral, “did not test us”

Family members of 56-year-old Roger Martindale - who has been recorded as Guyana's latest COVID-19 death - are vehemently refuting the Public Health Ministry's...

Guyana implements basic safeguards in wake of global Ebola concern

The recent move by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo a...

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...

COVID-19 Update: No new cases recorded; 32 persons tested within the last 24 hours

The number of confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases remains at 113, Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO), Dr Karen Gordon-Boyle, reported moments ago. She noted...

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