Health Minister urges Wakenaam residents to grasp training opportunities
Residents of Wakenaam are urged to take advantage of the many training opportunities in the health sector as government rolls out its modernisation and developmental plans for communities across Guyana. Minister of Health Dr. Frank [...]
Guyana receives 12,000 more doses of Pfizer vaccine to boost immunisation
The Ministry of Health on Tuesday received an additional 12, 000 doses of the US-made Pfizer vaccine for persons 18 years and older. Minister of Health, Dr. Fran Anthony This is following a commitment [...]
Children 5-11 years take second dose Pfizer vaccine
– as vaccination drive through/walk-in continues The Ministry of Health conducted the second vaccination drive, targeting children ages 5-11 years, in a walk in/drive through exercise at the National Cultural Centre tarmac. DPI caught up [...]
Mount Sinai Health System to begin training local practioners next week
A team of over 40 medical specialists from the renowned Mount Sinai Health System, in New York, USA, will travel to Guyana next week to begin training local health officials at the Georgetown Public Hospital [...]
Healthcare delivery boosted – 35 graduate as lab technicians, pharmacy assistants
The Ministry of Health continues its efforts to provide training opportunities in a number of professional areas, as government advances its plan to improve health care delivery countrywide. Director-General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. [...]
Healthcare delivery boosted – 35 graduates as lab technicians, pharmacy assistants
The Ministry of Health continues its efforts to provide training opportunities in a number of professional areas, as government advances its plan to improve health care delivery countrywide. Director-General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. [...]
Radiation, Mental Health Bills will improve healthcare delivery
The Radiation Safety and Security Bill 2022, currently before a Special Select Committee in Parliament, will regulate the use of radiation in the provision of healthcare services in Guyana. CT Scanner at the Bartica Regional [...]
Second dose Pfizer vaccine to soon be administered to children 5-11 years
The Ministry of Health will soon be administering the second dose of the Pfizer – BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children between the ages of 5 to 11. The second dose is administered 28 days after [...]
Regular monitoring, leadership credited for Region Two’s adequate medical supplies
All 33 healthcare facilities in Region Two (Pomeroon Supenaam), have a 90 percent availability of medical supplies, attributed to keen monitoring and good leadership. The region’s facilities are the Suddie hospital, the Charity district hospital, [...]
US Gov’t to provide all of Guyana’s COVID-19 vaccines
The United States (US) Government will be providing all of Guyana’s COVID-19 vaccines moving forward, US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah Ann-Lynch has stated. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P. She made the announcement during [...]
Collaboration of Caribbean countries necessary to fight HIV/AIDS
─ as PANCAP share-fair commences Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P. has called on Caribbean nations to unite in the fight HIV/AIDS, especially with the current limited resources. He said the landscape for HIV/AIDS [...]
Gov’t to implement hybrid programme to train more nurses
The Ministry of Health will be prioritising the training of nurses, to supply the high demand that will emerge as a result of infrastructural development and the expansion of the health sector. Minister of Health, [...]