Health
Guyana maps final push to end AIDS as public health threat
Guyana is preparing the next phase of its fight against HIV/AIDS, launching work on a new national strategy that aims to eliminate AIDS as a public health threat by 2031. The Ministry of Health has invited experts to assess the country’s progress over the past five years and develop a roadmap to guide prevention, treatment...
STRIDE592 launches pioneering ‘Girls on the Move’ initiative to empower Guyana’s next generation
Guyanese wellness organisation STRIDE592 has officially launched ‘Girls on the Move’, a ground-breaking programme designed to empower young women across...
GPHC advances multi-specialty robotic surgeries
Following the historic launch of robotic surgery in Guyana on May 26, 2026, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has...
Private Schools must allow classroom interaction for Grades 10-12 only
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand says schools have only reopened for face-to-face interaction for Grades 10, 11 and 12 students...
19 dorm students, 10 teachers test positive for COVID-19
Approximately 40 persons within the dorm setting at schools across Guyana have tested positive for COVID-19 since the reopening of...
Health Minister rejects claims that new variant of COVID – 19 possibly in Guyana
Amid media reports that variants of the COVID-19 virus may be in Guyana, Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony is reminding...
Dr. Tariq Jagnarine now heads National AIDS Programme Secretariat
Dr Tariq Jagnarine, who served as Senior Registrar and Family Medicine Specialist at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), is the new Programme...
‘My daughter fought hard…check up on your children’s health’ – Mother who lost daughter to cancer
The mother of 16-year-old Shaniece Nanhoe, who was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer that forms in soft tissue...
Another COVID-19 death, 29 new cases recorded
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported the country’s 167th COVID-19 related death. The patient, an 85-year-old man from Region...
28 new COVID-19 cases recorded from 329 tests
The Ministry of Health on Tuesday recorded 28 new COVID-19 cases from 329 tests, taking the overall number of confirmed...
Health care workers continuously trained for pandemic response
Nurses and doctors who are working directly with COVID-19 patients in Guyana are continuously trained and upgraded according to the...
Guyana to end mother to child transmission of HIV, further reduce new infections by 2025
By Kurt Campbell Guyana on Tuesday recommitted itself to the Global AIDS Strategy which hopes to end AIDS by 2030,...
Eureka Labs capable of detecting common or mutated strain of COVID-19
See full statement from below from Eureka Medical Laboratories: The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage worldwide, with the most...
21 COVID-19 cases recorded
The Ministry of Health on Monday recorded 21 new COVID-19 cases, taking the overall toll to 6,379. The new cases...
Students who tested positive for COVID-19 being isolated as school reopens
The Ministry of Health has isolated some students who tested positive for COVID-19. “So far, over the last couple days...
Guyana records two more COVID-19 deaths
The Ministry of Health has recorded its first two COVID-19 deaths for 2021 which takes the total number of deaths...
Seven new COVID-19 cases recorded
The Ministry of Health on Sunday recorded seven new COVID-19 cases from 74 tests, taking the total number of confirmed...
Three new COVID-19 cases recorded in Region Four
The Ministry of Health on Saturday recorded three new COVID-19 cases from 119 tests. The new cases were all recorded...
“New Year blessings”-Three New Year babies delivered at New Amsterdam Hospital
At 01:45hrs on January 1st 2021, Lisa Edwin ushered in the new year with the birth of a 4.6lb baby...
16 new COVID-19 cases from 172 tests
The Ministry of Health on Friday recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases from 172 tests, taking the overall number of cases...
Guyana ends 2020 with 164 COVID-19 deaths
Having confirmed its first case of COVID-19 and death on March 11, 2020, Guyana ended the year with a total...
