Leonora SMART Hospital commissioned
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), Mark Phillips has reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring the best possible healthcare for all Guyanese. He made this comment...
Guyana gets 52,800 more COVID-19 vaccines for children
Guyana has received another 52,800 Pfizer injections to further accelerate its efforts to inoculate all of the nation’s children ages 5 to 11 against...
Close to 3000 Guyanese benefited from financial assistance for medical treatment in 2 years
Some 2,728 Guyanese were able to access medical assistance from the Health Ministry’s medical treatment department at a cost of $956 million since 2020.
Health...
Guyana secures £124M UK financing for specialized paediatric and maternal facility
The Guyana Government has secured a £124M investment from the United Kingdom's credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF), to finance in the next two...
Special Unit established to handle monkeypox
A special unit has been established at Guyana’s Infectious Disease Hospital, Liliendaal, to accommodate anyone who might be subdued by the global monkeypox virus.
The...
COVID-19: Over 67% of adult population vaccinated
Approximately 67.2 percent of Guyana's adult population has been fully vaccinated against the devastating COVID-19 virus, as the Ministry of Health advances efforts to...
Guyana scales up efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis
To mark World Hepatitis Day, Guyana is launching its first hepatitis C treatment programme. With the technical cooperation and support of the Pan American...
Govt. to commence training laboratory staff to combat Monkeypox
The Ministry of Health has organized training for laboratory staff regionally to combat the infectious monkeypox disease which is rapidly spreading around the world.
The...
Guyana working with int’l community to tackle monkeypox – Min. Anthony
Guyana is working with the international community using a coordinated approach to tackle the infectious monkeypox disease in light of the World Health Organisation’s...
Bill tabled in National Assembly to establish Suicide Prevention Commission
In an effort to address the worrying suicide rate in Guyana, government on Thursday tabled the Suicide Prevention Bill 2022. It was presented to...
