High number of monkeypox cases in Guyana unlikely – Health Minister

Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony maintains that he does not foresee a large number of monkeypox infections in Guyana. Guyana recorded its second case of...

Processing 500+ tests per day: GPHC’s Medical Laboratory credits efficiency to GYS 170 Certification...

The Georgetown Public Hospital’s Medical Laboratory processes over five hundred (500) medical samples daily. This is done in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)...

Gov’t to secure monkeypox vaccine by end of September

The Guyana Government has placed an order with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) to ensure Guyana receives a portion of the monkeypox vaccine by...

Man infected with Monkeypox in isolation – Minister

Health authorities in Guyana have confirmed the country's first Monkeypox case. The country's Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony made the disclosure earlier today during an...

School children to soon benefit from free health screening

School children in Guyana will soon benefit from free health screening as the ministries of Education and Health refine protocols for implementation soon. This was...

Guyana Govt. pushing to secure Monkeypox vaccines

The Health Ministry is working with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) to secure vaccines for the Monkeypox virus. While there has been no reported...

Govt actively exploring telemedicine techniques – Min. Anthony

The PPP/C Administration is actively exploring the implementation of remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology. Termed telemedicine, the new undertaking...

Leonora SMART Hospital commissioned 

Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), Mark Phillips has reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring the best possible healthcare for all Guyanese. He made this comment...

Guyana gets 52,800 more COVID-19 vaccines for children

Guyana has received another 52,800 Pfizer injections to further accelerate its efforts to inoculate all of the nation’s children ages 5 to 11 against...

Close to 3000 Guyanese benefited from financial assistance for medical treatment in 2 years

Some 2,728 Guyanese were able to access medical assistance from the Health Ministry’s medical treatment department at a cost of $956 million since 2020. Health...

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