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...
Guyana among CARPHA Member States able to safeguard health workers from outbreaks
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has introduced a new initiative to help CARPHA Member States develop national systems to protect their...
Domestic violence must be tackled realistically, holistically – TCV
COVID-19 has led to a surge in domestic violence, leaving victims and their children struggling to find access to food, safe housing, and transportation,...
President Off To Cuba To Probe Persistent Health Concerns
Persistent health concerns have forced President David Granger to head to Cuba to seek medical attention. The President, in the company of his wife,...
CMO calls on parents, guardians to educate children preparing to write NGSA on COVID-19...
The nation’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Shamdeo Persaud is calling on parents and guardians to educate children preparing to write the National Grade...
COVID-19: Guyana receives over 46,000 rapid testing kits, essential medical supplies
Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig, last evening, handed over a quantity of essential medical supplies to the...
More COVID-19 tests done in three weeks than last six months; positive cases surpass...
Advisor to the Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy says that more COVID-19 tests would have been conducted within the last three weeks than in...
No adverse effects reported from COVID-19 vaccines – Minister
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony says that none of the COVID-19 vaccine recipients have reported any serious adverse events other than vaccination pains and...
Guyana among 76 countries to benefit from debt relief from multinational agencies
Guyana has been included among 76 countries named by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to benefit from a suspension of...
More than 4,700 children infected with COVID-19 since 2020
Some 4,766 children were infected with COVID-19 since Guyana confirmed its first imported case back in March 2020. With Guyana confirming 37,613 cases since...
