Guyana secures £124M UK financing for specialized paediatric and maternal facility
The Guyana Government has secured a £124M investment from the United Kingdom's credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF), to finance in the next two...
Special Unit established to handle monkeypox
A special unit has been established at Guyana’s Infectious Disease Hospital, Liliendaal, to accommodate anyone who might be subdued by the global monkeypox virus.
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COVID-19: Over 67% of adult population vaccinated
Approximately 67.2 percent of Guyana's adult population has been fully vaccinated against the devastating COVID-19 virus, as the Ministry of Health advances efforts to...
Guyana scales up efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis
To mark World Hepatitis Day, Guyana is launching its first hepatitis C treatment programme. With the technical cooperation and support of the Pan American...
Govt. to commence training laboratory staff to combat Monkeypox
The Ministry of Health has organized training for laboratory staff regionally to combat the infectious monkeypox disease which is rapidly spreading around the world.
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Guyana working with int’l community to tackle monkeypox – Min. Anthony
Guyana is working with the international community using a coordinated approach to tackle the infectious monkeypox disease in light of the World Health Organisation’s...
Bill tabled in National Assembly to establish Suicide Prevention Commission
In an effort to address the worrying suicide rate in Guyana, government on Thursday tabled the Suicide Prevention Bill 2022. It was presented to...
Govt. tables agreements for construction of modern healthcare facilities across 5 regions
Senior Minister with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, today tabled two agreements in the National Assembly to cater for the construction of modern...
Mount Sinai to modernize GPHC heart disease, cancer services
With US$32M funding from Hess Corporation, Mount Sinai Hospital is expected to provide massive interventions at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in the areas...
Guyana gets $130M IDB loan to improve COVID-19 response
Guyanese authorities are now on course to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its public policy and fiscal management response to the COVID-19 pandemic...
