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Capoey Village benefits from medical outreach
In an endeavor to bridge the healthcare gap and ensure that remote and secluded communities receive essential medical services, US-based organisations Relume Foundation and “A More Excellent Way” Mission recently partnered with the Ministry…
Evaluation of health service regulations underway
To assess Guyana’s compliance with regulations in the provision of health care services and provide recommendations where needed, the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) has commenced an evaluation exercise.
This voluntary external…
More than 300 people infected with dengue last week
Guyana, like many other countries in South America, recorded a substantial increase in the number of persons affected by dengue fever last week and Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony is urging persons to take the necessary precautions to…
Mahdia Tragedy: Teen receiving treatment abroad to return home next month
The 13-year-old girl receiving life-saving treatment in New York after suffering severe burns in the horrific fire at the female dormitory of the Mahdia Secondary School will return home in August as she continues her recovery.
This was…
Health Minister assures discrepancy with nurses’ salary increases being sorted
Despite major salary increases for nurses announced at the end of last year, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has said some discrepancies have prevented nurses in Region Five from benefiting.
In December 2022 President Dr. Irfaan Ali…
Young adult male is T&T’s third monkeypox case
(Loop News) Just under a week since the first case of the monkeypox (Mpox) virus was confirmed in Trinidad and Tobago, the Ministry of Health has identified a third case.
In a statement, the Ministry said the latest case was confirmed…
Guyana guarding against imported cases of Monkeypox, health officials at all ports of entry
With no cases of monkeypox in Guyana, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Monday said health officials at airports and other border points of entry are readily available and equipped to identify symptoms of the virus.
Trinidad and Tobago…
Elimination of HIV, malaria & leprosy attainable throughout Guyana – Health Minister
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on Monday told Regional Health Officers to maintain a proactive approach in ensuring Guyana eliminates several diseases including the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and malaria by 2030.
Addressing…
Guyana still waiting on Monkeypox vaccines from PAHO
Guyana is still awaiting the delivery of Monkeypox vaccines it ordered via the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in September last year, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Narine Singh, told the News Room on Thursday.
Some 1,800…
Hospital staff to be fired after probe into powerlifter’s death found he left patients unattended
The services of an attendant at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre are up for termination after a recent probe found that a patient died while the staff left for home when he should have been on duty.
Powerlifter Rawndel Clementson should…