PAHO Director calls for greater response to health needs of people of African descent

On the International Day for People of African Descent, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, called for a greater...

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...

Health Minister welcomes talks on workers’ issues as Union abandons strike attempts

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony has welcomed the decision by the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) to abandon their threat to authorise strike...

COVID-19: 94 new cases, 13 in ICU

Guyana has recorded 94 new cases of COVID-19, taking the overall number of confirmed cases since March 2020 to 10,540. Additionally, 13 persons are in...

No new COVID-19 cases in five consecutive days

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Guyana remains at 153. Today is the fifth consecutive day that no new case has been recorded. Deputy...

COVID-19 Update: Six new cases reported; total of infected persons now 215

Of the 84 tests that were done today, there are six new cases of the Coronavirus Disease, bringing the total number of cases to...

Guyana Benefiting From United States Support To Fight Malaria

Guyana is gaining support from the United States to advance its fight against malaria. In this regard an insight and validation workshop is being...

Safety measures to be implemented to prevent robberies committed on students at East La...

Schools reopened for grades 10, 11, 12, PIC’s and TEVET institutions on November 9, 2020. On that day, the Honourable Minister of Education Priya...

COVID-19 Update: No new cases; three patients in ICU

No new case of COVID-19 has been recorded out of the 37 tests conducted within the last 24 hours. The number of confirmed cases...

APNU+AFC accuses gov’t of dereliction of duty by allowing COVID-19 patients to home isolate

The Government of Guyana (GoG) having persons home isolate is tantamount to the administration abandoning its duty to deliver healthcare to those infected, and...

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