GPHC implementing system to reduce screening results for cancer from months to days

In an effort to effectively manage cancer patients in Guyana as well as ensure early detection, the Ministry of Health is aiming to implement...

COVID-19 Update: Two new cases recorded

Guyana has recorded two new cases of the COVID-19 virus, says Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Shamdeo Persaud. This takes the number of confirmed...

No budget for 2020, COVID-19 led to project delays; we were not lapsing –...

The distressing financial state of several governmental agencies and the delays in several major infrastructural projects are no fault of former ministers under the...

New mammogram machine commissioned at New Amsterdam Hospital

Women aged 40 to 65 years old from Region Six no longer have to travel to Georgetown for breast cancer screening following the commissioning...

UG launches state-of-the-art Dental Training Clinic and lab at Turkeyen Campus

Students, staff, and the surrounding community of the University of Guyana will soon benefit from dental services at the Turkeyen Campus with the launch...

Faith-based leaders urged to spread COVID-19 awareness as more men continue to die from...

Of the 10 COVID-19 related deaths recorded in Guyana, eight of them are males. For Guyana’s relatively small population, Health Officials said that there...

COVID-19: Guyana’s recovery rate now 52%

The Public Health Ministry is reporting a 52% COVID-19 recovery rate. This translates to 162 of the 314 infected persons recovering from the virus. This...

Three more die of COVID-19; 103 new cases recorded

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed that as of August 26, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Mass Drug Development 2020 to commence in Region Ten

The Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign to make Guyana filarial-free by year-end is underway. The campaign commenced with the hosting of the first Regional...

Trade Unions, NGOs complain to U.S. about Gov’t lacking resources to enforce occupational safety...

Under the laws of Guyana, every citizen is entitled to a safe workplace. The laws also provide that some categories of workers have the...

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