With syphilis cases on the increase, PAHO calls for reinforcement of public health measures
With an increasing trend in cases of syphilis and congenital syphilis in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling on countries...
Second dose Pfizer vaccine to soon be administered to children 5-11 years
The Ministry of Health will soon be administering the second dose of the Pfizer – BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children between the ages of...
PAHO Director calls on countries to prepare health systems to address post-COVID impacts
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the Americas, with new infections increasing by 13.9% from last week, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director,...
Rwanda’s vaccine factory can be emulated in Guyana to serve wider region- President Ali...
President, Dr Irfaan Ali said Guyana will be seeking to develop the framework and infrastructure to not only build a similar facility like BioNTech's...
First COVID-19 vaccination drive for 5 to 11-Y-O children deemed a success
The rollout of the Guyana Government's first vaccination programme for children aged five to eleven has been deemed a success.
The exercise, hosted on Saturday...
WHO raises alarm on tobacco industry’s environmental impact
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, while calling...
Monkeypox: No cases recorded in Guyana but surveillance team urged to be more vigilant ...
With more countries recording cases of the monkeypox disease, Guyana’s surveillance team has been instructed to be more vigilant in identifying the disease.
Minister of...
Contract to build six Regional Hospitals to be inked soon – Ali
Guyanese can look forward to better access to modern healthcare facilities, President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali committed as he delivered his address at the...
Guyana to benefit from US$60M IDB loan to strengthen health care network
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is in the final stages of preparing a US$60M loan facility that will assist Guyana in strengthening its health...
“We salute you” – Health Minister on International Nurses Day
See full release below from Guyana's Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony:
Today, Guyana joins the rest of the world to observe International Nurses Day 2022...
