Guyanese to benefit from better access to mental health services
The recently passed Mental Health Protection and Promotion Bill will make mental health services more accessible to persons in all regions of Guyana. Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony says enshrined in the law, is a series [...]
Guyana gets 52,800 more COVID-19 vaccines for children
Guyana has received another 52,800 Pfizer injections to further accelerate its efforts to inoculate all of the nation’s children between ages 5 to 11 years old against the deadly COVID-19 virus. The donation, which is [...]
Mental Health Bill 2022 passed
– to protect the rights of the mental health patients A modern Mental Health Protection and Promotion Bill, was last evening passed in the National Assembly, prioritizing the rights of mental health patients in Guyana. [...]
Upgraded Leonora Smart Hospital to be recommissioned on Tuesday
Residents of Leonora and surrounding communities will be able to benefit from the services of an upgraded Leonora Cottage Hospital, which is scheduled to be recommissioned on Tuesday, August 9. The Leonora Cottage Hospital The [...]
Close to 3000 Guyanese benefited from financial assistance for medical treatment in 2 years
– Over $956 million spent Some 2,728 Guyanese were able to access medical assistance from the health ministry’s medical treatment department at a cost of $956 million since government took office 2020. Patient accessing services [...]
Guyana to make medical services accessible to diaspora, foreign nationals
Guyana is working to provide optimum quality healthcare services to citizens as well as members of the diaspora and foreign nationals. A nurse cares for a patient in a health facility With the advancements being [...]
Region Nine leading hinterland in Covid 19 vaccination for 5-11 years.
Region Nine (Upper Takatu/Upper Essequibo) is leading the way in the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 vaccination of children ages 5-11 years. The region is ahead of Regions One, Seven and Eight with 39.9 percent first [...]
€149M pediatric, maternal hospital for ECD corridor
Government’s zeal for Guyana to become a first-choice health care destination is evident, as work will begin soon to construct a specialised Pediatric and Maternal Hospital, along the East Coast Demerara (ECD) corridor. The future [...]
Long-COVID symptoms can last longer than a year
─ Health ministry still monitoring, and treating patients COVID-19 continues to affect many persons not just in its acute phase or period of infection, but also after infection, a condition termed long-COVID. Studies have shown [...]
Construction of Paediatric and Maternal hospital to begin soon
– Dr Anthony tells Melanie residents The government continues to make the necessary interventions to ensure the delivery of world-class healthcare services in Guyana. This will see massive infrastructural and human resource development in all [...]
Melanie residents urged to join medical profession
— 20 different training programmes available Residents of Melanie and surrounding communities on the East Coast Demerara were, on Saturday encouraged to join the medical profession, as there is a need for human resources. [...]
Unit established to handle monkeypox cases
A special unit has been established at the Guyana’s Infectious Disease Hospital, liliendaal, to accommodate anyone who might be subdued to the global monkeypox virus locally. The medical post will be outfitted with the necessary [...]