Ministry of Health urges public screening for diabetes amidst nationwide efforts
The Ministry of Health is urging citizens to get tested for diabetes as it continues initiatives to diminish the disease's prevalence in the nation....
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...
Gov’t recalls substandard hand sanitizer
The Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) has immediately recalled the PURCILL Brand Hand Sanitizer from our local market.
The Department said that on...
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...
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...
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...
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...
GECOM should not be seeking NCTF’s permission to establish additional workstations to speed up...
The nation was told yesterday that a team from the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) was going to inspect the Arthur Chung Conference Centre...
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...
