No patient in COVID ICU, less hospitalisations recorded – Health Minister
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P. said Guyana continues to record less COVID-19 hospitalisations, while announcing that there is currently no patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). “Fortunately, over the last two weeks [...]
Guyana, Brazil collaborate for wider vaccination coverage
─ as Vaccination week in the Americas launched in Bonfim Guyana and Brazil continue to face challenges in getting their population vaccinated. Challenges include difficulty accessing remote indigenous communities and vaccine hesitancy, due to false [...]
Adolescent vaccination campaign set to begin at reopening of schools next week
With schools set to reopen in the upcoming week, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony revealed on Tuesday, that his ministry will soon be launching a vaccination campaign in schools across the country, to increase [...]
Nurses, midwives’ registration, regulation bill tabled in National Assembly
Government has tabled the Nurses and Midwives Bill 2022 in the National Assembly, making provision for the registration and regulation of nurses, midwives and nursing assistants. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P, on Wednesday [...]
Health Minister urges mask wearing, vaccination for Easter celebrations
As citizens across the country prepare to celebrate the Easter holiday outdoors, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P is urging persons to ensure they take all precautions since the pandemic is not over. He [...]
First nursing programme launched in Region Nine
─ Health Minister lauds youth for taking up the challenge As Guyana embarks on the massive expansion of its healthcare services, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, M.P, on Tuesday launched the Nursing Assistant Programme [...]
Telemedicine trial to begin at new Nappi Village health post
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P, along with several other key officials from the Ministry of Health, on Tuesday officially opened a $13.6 million health post in the village of Nappi, Region Nine (Upper [...]
Vaccination campaign to rollout next week
─ adolescents to be targeted The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education is finalising plans to roll out a vaccination campaign across the country. It is important to get your HPV [...]
Site preparation for regional hospitals to begin soon
Some $16.1 billion has been allocated in the 2022 budget for major expansion and developments in the health sector from which sum, money will be expended to construct six modern regional hospitals at Anna Regina, [...]
COVID-19 fight boosted with donation of US$4.6M in medical equipment
Japan, through a partnership initiative with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), has donated US $4.6 Million in medical equipment to assist in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana. The Ministry of Health [...]
Over $47M paid out to offset dialysis patients’ treatment
Seventy-Nine (79) hemodialysis patients have received cheques valued $600,000, to help subsidise their treatment expense, as the PPP/C Administration rolls out its dialysis treatment initiative. The first payout exercise of more than $47 million, was [...]