Health
Strict penalties for health workers who bypass new centralised medical supply system
Health officials who operate outside Guyana’s new centralised medical supply system will be sent home, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has warned on Monday. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali addresses RHOs and other officials on Monday The president sounded this warning during a meeting with regional health officers (RHOs), hospital administrators, ministry officials and the...
Guyana advances towards a world-class organ donation, transplant system
In an effort to strengthen Guyana’s healthcare capabilities and improve patient outcomes, the Ministry of Health has launched a 31-month...
UN urges the world to ready for extreme heat risk from El Niño
GENEVA, June 2 (Reuters) – The United Nations weather agency forecast on Tuesday a moderate or possibly a strong El Niño that...
‘You can’t force us to take the vaccine’ – unvaccinated GPHC workers locked out
Measures implemented by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), geared towards preventing unvaccinated staff from entering the compound, were rejected...
Minister Persaud returns to Bartica to deliver on promises made
See below full press release from Ministry of Human Services and Social Security: Having conducted an outreach to Bartica in...
GPHC staff required to show vaccination booklet or negative PCR test
Beginning on Thursday, all staff of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), its satellite clinics and the Ocean View hospital...
207 new COVID cases, 23 in ICU & another death recorded
A 58-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death, according to the Ministry of Health. With...
Gov’t to revamp outdated mental health laws to address prison overcrowding
Efforts are underway to update Guyana’s “completely outmoded” mental health legislation, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall,...
Pfizer vaccine rollout set for Thursday at St Stanislaus College
The US-made Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is set to rollout in Guyana on Thursday starting at the St Stanislaus College in...
Gov’t eyes training, equipment to improve healthcare for newborn babies
Efforts are being made to improve neonatal care, that is care for newborn babies, across Guyana as the government eyes...
Men found with COVID vaccination books, sick leave forms & medical equipment
Three men have been placed into custody pending an investigation after they were caught with four blank COVID-19 vaccination books,...
Employees without vaccination card, negative PCR test asked to leave Education Ministry building
The Ministry of Education has confirmed that a few employees were asked to leave the ministry’s 21 Brickdam office on...
Over 70,000 children to be vaccinated with Pfizer
The United States (US) has donated 146,250 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Guyana, which will be used to immunise children aged...
Four more COVID deaths take toll to 601
Guyana on Tuesday recorded four additional COVID-19 deaths taking the death toll to 601 since March 2020. The latest fatalities...
Guyana receives over 146,000 Pfizer COVID vaccine doses from US
See below full press release from the U.S Embassy in Georgetown: As part of President Biden’s promise to help the...
Guyana seeing significant rise in COVID cases – Health Minister
COVID-19 cases in Guyana have spiked significantly since last week prompting a further and more urgent call from the Minister...
19 patients in COVID ICU, three more deaths recorded
The Ministry of Health has reported three more deaths from COVID-19, taking the overall death toll to 597. The latest...
Another 5,000 Sputnik V vaccines here; single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines arrive
Another 5,000 second doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Guyana on Monday, with the first batch...
Reopening of schools: Health Minister makes plea for students to get vaccinated
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony is appealing for students between the ages of 12 and 18 to get vaccinated...
34,000 single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines expected today
Guyana is expected to receive 34,000 doses of the US manufactured Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines today, according to the...
FDA grants full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
(ABC News) – The Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the...
