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Nov 30, 20222 min read

School health screening packages to be rolled out in 2023

The Ministry of Health will be collaborating with the Ministry of Education to roll out the "School Base Package" in 2023 to screen every...

Nov 11, 20222 min read

MOH to increase efforts towards eliminating Malaria in Guyana

The Ministry of Health’s Vector Control Services have highlighted plans to intensify identification and treatment services for Malaria in...

Nov 1, 20222 min read

Medex students raise Breast Cancer awareness with Health Walk and Fair

Health students, including many students from Hinterland regions, conducted a breast cancer awareness health walk and mini health fair...

Nov 1, 20222 min read

Mammogram machines for regional hospitals long overdue

The Guyana Cancer Foundation, while happy that mammograms will soon be put in regional hospitals, highlights struggles persons outside of...

Oct 27, 20221 min read

Guyana working towards removing patients from institutional psychiatric care

In line with the updating of the mental health act, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says the Government is working towards...

Oct 25, 20222 min read

Mount Sinai to enhance diabetes care for Hinterland, Underserved areas

As part of the Ministry of Health - Mount Sinai Health System partnership to enhance healthcare services across Guyana, experts are...

Sep 28, 20221 min read

More training for health care workers as Gov’t words toward minimising medication errors

Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says in order to ensure patients safety and stop medication errors from occurring, continuous...

Sep 24, 20221 min read

Health Minister says it is difficult to achieve ‘herd immunity’ with newer Covid variants emerging

Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says achieving herd immunity at this time would be difficult, since the Covid-19 virus is mutating...

Sep 20, 20222 min read

Health Minister says it is a challenge to identify Monkeypox at ports of entry

The Ministry of Health has stationed officials to look out for Monkeypox at ports of entry, but notes it is still a challenge trying to...

Sep 15, 20221 min read

17 new COVID-19 cases recorded, 5 hospitalised

The Ministry of Health has recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases within the last 24 hours, and vaccination rates remain low. Notwithstanding,...

Sep 13, 20221 min read

Covid positive persons should not go to cricket carnival, Health Minister advises

With Guyana hosting a number of CPL matches this year and the imminent Cricket carnival fast approaching, the Health Minister is...

Sep 13, 20222 min read

Monkeypox not a "gay disease"; SASOD calls for better sensitisation

SASOD offering to partner with the Government to increase awareness on monkey pox and how is spreads, in effort to fight perception that...

Sep 12, 20221 min read

Health Ministry looking to procure specialised vehicles to transport neonate babies

The Government through the Ministry of Health (MOH) is looking to procure specialised vehicles to transport neonate babies from hospital...

Sep 7, 20222 min read

13 NEW COVID CASES, 11 HOSPITALISATIONS

The Minister of Health continues to encourage vaccination as the Covid-19 pandemic lingers even two years later. Minister of Health Dr....

Aug 29, 20221 min read

Second Guyanese tests positive for Monkeypox

Just one week after Guyana diagnosed a 57 year old male from Region four, a second Monkeypox case has been confirmed in Guyana. The...

Aug 26, 20222 min read

MOH to increase sensitisation on Monkeypox, vaccines to be given to at risk persons 'post-exposure'

The Ministry of Health aims to increase sensitisation on the monkeypox in the general public as Guyana awaits vaccines from PAHO. Once...

Aug 26, 20221 min read

38 NEW COVID CASES, TWO IN THE ICU

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony says a total of 38 new COVID-19 cases were recorded during the last 24 hours. There are currently 312...

Aug 24, 20222 min read

MOH hopes to procure antiviral treatments for Monkeypox

Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony is hopeful that Guyana can procure some emergency use antiviral treatments for Monkeypox as soon as...

Aug 23, 20222 min read

“Covid doesn’t exempt anyone” – Health Minister warns parents to vaccinate children

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony renews call for parents to vaccinate their children as his Ministry continues to work with the Ministry...

Aug 22, 20221 min read

Screening services to be introduced in schools to prevent learning loss, detect health issues

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Ministry of Education are currently developing a ‘package of services’ to be offered to...