Guyana, Brazil and PAHO launch cross-border vaccination programme
The Governments of Guyana and Brazil, in partnership with the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO), have launched a cross-border vaccination programme to...
Regular monitoring needed to protect health of nationals, visitors to the Caribbean-Lawrence
Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence expressed today that she wants regular monitoring on the regional front burner to help protect the health of nationals...
SASOD teams up with US Clinic to make HIV prevention, medication more affordable
A new private clinic and a 16-year old local Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) have teamed up to make HIV prevention medication more available. This comes...
Guyana, Caribbean and Germany Foreign Affairs Ministers discuss measures to contain spread of COVID-19
Foreign Minister of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Dr. Karen Cummings, today participated in a videoconference with counterparts from Latin America, the Caribbean and...
GTT dontates surgical, KN95 masks to Suddie Hospital
Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) yesterday made a donation of hundreds of surgical and KN95 masks to the Suddie Hospital in Essequibo.
This donation...
Four more fatalities take COVID-19 death toll to 687
Four more persons, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to...
COVID-19 Update: Three new cases reported; total number of confirmed cases now 300
Three new cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been confirmed from the 78 tests done within the last 24 hours, bringing the...
New boilers valued $210M installed at GPHC to boost infection control efforts
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has acquired three new boiler systems valued at approximately $210 million.
These systems are essential for sterilisation. It produces...
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit services to extend to hinterland regions – Minister
– Lethem, Bartica, Suddie, Mabaruma to benefit – Dr Anthony
In keeping with the government’s commitment to delivering access to quality health care, the Health...
PAHO urges countries to do more COVID-19 testing
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa F. Etienne, has called for accelerated and expanded testing for COVID-19 in countries of...
