No recorded cases of Zika and chikungunya but MoPH still battling dengue

Since being plagued with outbreaks of the chikungunya virus in 2015 and the Zika virus in 2016, Guyana has not seen a...

Man, 59, is Guyana’s  fourth COVID-19 fatality

A 59-year-old man is the latest COVID-19 fatality in Guyana. The identity of the man is unknown at this time. Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence...

More men contracting COVID-19 than women – CMO

The country’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Shamdeo Persaud says that most of the persons tested positive for COVID-19, to date, are males, with...

Over $3.7M in PPEs donated to Ministry of Education

The Ministry of Education on Friday received a quantity of Personal Protective Equipment from Logistics Gy Express Inc., valued at $3,790,000. Permanent Secretary, Mr. Alfred...

Faith leaders committed to engaging media on HIV response

Guyanese faith leaders were among the batch of persons exposed to training offered by the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS...

Guyana records first Coronavirus Case

Guyana has recorded its first confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) case, health officials have confirmed. This confirmation comes hours after the National Reference Laboratory carried out...

COVID-19 Update: No new cases confirmed; residents in border regions urged to be on...

Guyana has confirmed no new case of the COVID-19 virus in four consecutive days. According to the Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO), Dr Karen...

Ocean View COVID-19 Hospital to get section to manage infected pregnant women

Plans are being drawn up for a maternity section to manage Covid-positive pregnant women at the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention at Liliendaal. Minister...

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,...

COVID update: No new cases confirmed

No new case of the COVID-19 disease have been confirmed in Guyana. The number of confirmed cases remains at 150, inclusive of 11 deaths. To...

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