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Monkeypox declared global health emergency by WHO as cases surge(UK Guardian) The global monkeypox outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization…
Seeking help for cancer treatment, young patient implores persons to get regular checkupsIt is now a year since 24-year-old Candacey Glen first saw the symptoms of ovarian cancer that she was diagnosed…
Guyana's public health sector a work in progress but major improvements being made -RamsammySee full statement from Adviser to the Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy A letter in the Stabreok News under…
Agreements for world-class hospitals, healthcare tabled in ParliamentFinance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh on Thursday tabled two agreements in the National Assembly to cater for the construction of…
80 new COVID infections, five in ICUA total of 80 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours after 459 tests were conducted. The…
Gov’t, Opposition Parliamentarians laud health sector enhancements in Reg. 6The Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Social Services led by its chairman, former Minister of Health Dr. Karen Cummings on Wednesday…
Consultations underway to reform outdated public health lawsConsultations to develop more updated and futuristic health laws got underway at Duke Lodge on Wednesday as Guyana prepares to…
One COVID death, 114 new casesA 68-year-old woman from Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) is the latest COVID-19 fatality, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday. The…
86 more COVID cases, 4 in ICUA total of 86 additional persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours after 620 tests were conducted,…
Woman, 58, dies from COVID, 59 new casesA 58-year-old unvaccinated Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica) woman is the latest COVID-19 death, according to the latest update from the…
Guyana to ‘ramp up’ monkey pox precautionary measuresWhile Guyana has seen no case of monkey pox, the Health Ministry is in discussions to procure medication as a…
Woman, 102, among two COVID deaths; 46 new cases recordedA 102-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man, who both resided in Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica), were infected with the disease…
Barbados confirms first case of monkeypox(Barbados Today)- Barbados has confirmed the first case of Monkeypox on the island. The confirmation came by way of a…
Another 137 COVID cases; 3 persons in ICUAnother 137 people, including 61 men and 76 women, were infected with the novel coronavirus and now have the disease,…
103 COVID cases confirmed, four in ICUA total of 103 new COVID-19 cases were recorded after 683 tests conducted, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday.…
127 new COVID cases, five in ICU127 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Thursday after a total of 914 tests conducted, the Ministry of Health reported…
Health Minister urges Amerindian leaders to encourage COVID-19 vaccinationMinister of Health Dr Frank Anthony is urging indigenous community leaders to encourage persons to take their COVID-19 jabs. During…
One COVID death, 91 new cases recordedA 79-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is the latest COVID-19 fatality, the Health Ministry reported on Wednesday. The man…
