CARPHA unveils 2025-2030 strategic plan to improve health services in Caribbean
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) officially unveiled its 2025-2030 Strategic Plan to enhance health services across the Caribbean region. The strategic plan was formulated through a broad consultative process involving the 26 member states [...]
‘More healthcare workers trained than ever before’ – Pres. Ali
– as $6.6 billion Bath Regional Hospital opens Since taking office in 2020, the PPP/C government has trained the most healthcare workers in the country’s history, anticipating the other nine regional hospitals that will be [...]
Government built, equipped four more health centres in Region Five in three years – Min. Anthony
As the government continues to build a world-class healthcare system in the country, heavy focus is also being placed on ensuring comprehensive primary healthcare services are provided to Guyanese countrywide. In line with this vision, [...]
New Bath Hospital equipped with advanced CT scanner – Min Anthony
A new and more advanced CT Scanner at the new Bath Regional Hospital will replace the more than 25-year-old machine currently being used at the Fort Wellington Hospital. This new machine is part of several [...]
Norton’s claims about ’empty hospitals, lack of equipment’ are false
APNU’s leader, Aubrey Norton, made false claims about public health infrastructure during a public meeting at Bagotville, West Bank Demerara, on Saturday. These types of statements by the opposition leader not only distort the facts [...]
Government’s healthcare vouchers identify, combat common illnesses
Guyana’s $10,000 Universal Healthcare Voucher Programme is expanding access to medical services for citizens and providing the Ministry of Health with crucial data to identify and address prevalent medical conditions across the nation. Minister of [...]
Statement on the passing of Ronicia Niles
The Ministry of Health extends its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Ms. Ronicia Niles, a 22-year-old woman with a known history of asthma, who tragically passed away following a medical emergency. [...]
Georgetown Public Hospital collaborates with esteemed Duke University Corneal Surgeon to enhance eye care services in Guyana
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is pleased to announce a successful collaboration with internationally renowned Corneal Surgeon, Dr. Lloyd Williams of Duke University, North Carolina, USA. Dr. Williams arrived in Guyana on July 13, [...]
New Amsterdam hospital launches advanced CT service
Healthcare delivery at the New Amsterdam Hospital in Region Six has been enhanced with the installation of a new computerised tomography (CT) scan machine to diagnose a range of medical issues, ranging from injuries to [...]
Guyana is bridging the gap between healthcare facilities, services
Guyana is advancing its medical healthcare services, along with healthcare professionals. In the pipeline are 12 state-of-the-art regional hospitals, all slated to be commissioned by 2028. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has already commissioned the [...]
165 healthcare workers enrol in GOAL’s first online Health Sciences Programme
Some 165 Guyanese doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals have enrolled in the Government of Guyana’s Online Academy for Learning (GOAL) first-ever online healthcare science programme. The digital health education initiative is being delivered through [...]
Opposition’s maternal death claims are false
At the launch of APNU’s 2025 campaign at the Square of the Revolution, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton made a reckless assertion that maternal deaths in Guyana are on the rise. This claim, made on a [...]