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Developing healthcare workers, new facilities part of plans to develop world-class health sector - Pres. AliPresident Dr Irfaan Ali told residents of Lethem in Region Nine (Upper Takutu- Upper Essequibo) that several public and private…
Five more die from COVID, 108 new casesGuyana’s COVID-19 death toll increased to 862 with the addition of five more deaths recorded from October 11 to October…
Guyanese woman tells her story of living with brittle bone diseaseBy Danielle Swain [email protected] Stacy Johnson, a young Guyanese woman, has chronicled her story of living with the genetic bone…
Boy, 4, among six COVID-19 deaths in one dayA four-year-old boy from Region One (Barima- Waini) is among six more COVID-19 deaths, the Ministry of Health said on…
Almost 4,000 active COVID cases; 44% of adults fully ‘vaxed’With hospitalisation numbers up, statistics from the Ministry of Health reveal that there are a total of 3,798 active COVID-19…
$2.1B earmarked for further vaccination rollout; Guyana already received 1M+ vaccinesBy Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] An additional $2.1 billion could be required to secure more COVID-19 vaccines and advance the administration…
3 more COVID deaths; 150 new cases, 36 in ICUThree more persons have succumbed to the dreaded COVID-19 virus, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday, increasing Guyana’s over…
Guyana getting more free vaccines from COVAXGuyana was initially allocated 100,800 vaccines through the COVAX facility but the country has already received more than 300,000 COVID-19…
Higher percentage of people need to be vaccinated for herd immunityThe Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease COVID-19, has become the more dominant, deadly strain of…
Six more COVID deaths; 75 new cases, 33 in ICUSix more persons died from COVID-19 taking Guyana’s overall death toll since March 2020 to 848, the Ministry of Health…
Full-time doctor, maternal services at $25M refurbished Better Hope health centreA full-time doctor and other healthcare workers, in addition to a clinic for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, are among the…
‘Vaccination saved my life’ – Egbert Field relives trauma after surviving COVID-19By Isanella Patoir [email protected] Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Lieutenant Colonel (ret’d) Egbert Field has survived Prostate…
Proof of vaccination required to access all CARICOM officesSee below full statement from the CARICOM Secretariat: The CARICOM Secretariat has instituted measures as of 1 October, 2021 with…
Barbados getting 7,000 J&J vaccines from Guyana; sick persons at home to benefitGuyana will be sending 7,000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Barbados on Tuesday, as part of…
Scores benefit from Rotary Demerara’s medical outreach in Malali and MuritaroThe Rotary Club of Demera conducted another medical outreach in the Upper Demerara region, by visiting the communities of Malali…
Two more COVID deaths, 52 new cases, 29 in ICUGuyana’s COVID-19 death toll has moved to 842 with two new deaths recorded on October 10. The Ministry of Health…
Wakapoa village among COVID hotspots The indigenous village of Wakapoa, located in the Pomeroon River, Region Two, is among several COVID-19 hotspot communities in Guyana.…
“Cultivate optimism”- MHSSS urges on World Mental Health Day 2021(Message from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security on the occasion of World Mental Health Day 2021) The…
