Exercise extreme caution in contemplating travel to and from China – Gov’t.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Chinese authorities have confirmed that a new virus, Novel Coronavirus, similar to the virus that causes the...

Health Ministry, NGOs partner to end TB

The National Coordinating Coalition (NCC) Incorporated has received a $22.3M grant from the Global Fund to improve its efforts in the fight to end...

CARPHA urges Region to be proactive, vigilant as cases of Coronavirus increase internationally

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has activated its incident management team and is coordinating the Regional Health response to the 2019 novel Coronavirus...

Guyana begins screening for Coronavirus at CJIA, Eugene F. Correia Airport – DCMO

By Suraj Narine The Ministry of Health this morning met with port medical officers to discuss detection and necessary measures to be taken when dealing...

Gov’t begins consultations to draft plan to end AIDS by 2030

Local stakeholders in the fight to combat HIV/AIDS have set a new target to end the epidemic by 2030. The path to achieving this...

Health officials on Coronavirus alert; to meet on Friday to plan course of action...

By Suraj Narine Health Ministry officials are expected to meet on Friday to plan a course of action to further strengthen surveillance at Guyana’s ports...

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...

Supplier was paid in full despite passing off used blood testing machines as new...

The Mabaruma District Hospital, Region One (Barima/Waini), is still awaiting the delivery of two haematology analysers, after it was discovered that the two previously...

Health Ministry paid over $300M for items it never received, some dating as far...

In his report of the examination of government’s spending for the year 2018, Auditor General (AG), Deodat Sharma noted that the Ministry of Public...

Hookah smoking as harmful as cigarette use

There is a notable increase in the use of hookahs, especially among young adults who perceive it as a safer smoking alternative to cigarettes. But...

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