Adequate COVID-19 vaccines available – Dr. Anthony
Guyana is not experiencing any shortage of COVID-19 vaccines to continue government’s immunisation exercise to address the spread of the deadly disease. During the daily Covid update on Tuesday, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, [...]
Hinterland Regions get cryotherapy machines to treat cervical cancer
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P, recently handed over six cryotherapy machines to Regions One, Five, Six, Seven, Eight and Nine to enable treatment of cervical cancer in the regions. Health Minister, Dr. Frank [...]
Financial assistance for dialysis patients to roll out next week
─ Health Minister calls on persons to get registered The Government of Guyana in the 2022 budget has allocated approximately $180 million to alleviate the burden of expensive dialysis treatment for persons with chronic kidney [...]
Woodlands Limited pathology lab ISO certified
Guyanese can now benefit from early diagnosis from diseases like cancer and other ailments, as the first pathology laboratory in the country has received ISO certification for quality and safety. The Woodlands Limited Pathology Laboratory [...]
Health Ministry urges TB patients to use medications
─ on World TB DAY The Ministry of Health is taking all necessary steps to ensure patients with Tuberculosis (TB) receive the critical treatment they need. Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony said one of the major [...]
Health Ministry, Harvard University conducting “cutting edge” study on malaria parasites
The Ministry of Health has partnered with the University of Harvard, to carry out studies of the malaria parasite, to detect changes that may cause drug resistance, the findings of which, could contribute to global [...]
Dr. Anthony urges vaccination of adolescents before school reopens
With plans by the Ministry of Education to fully reopen schools after the Easter holiday, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P., has reiterated the importance of adolescent vaccination. He said while it is [...]
Enmore polyclinic to become a full- fledged hospital
The Enmore Polyclinic, the first of its kind in Guyana, will be upgraded to a hospital to serve the East Coast of Demerara. The move, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony said, is in keeping [...]
Region Two residents to benefit from eye care services, prosthesis, hearing aids
To unburden the problems faced by some residents in Region Two, due to the lack of eye care services, prosthesis and hearing aids, the Ministry of Health will be making these services accessible in the [...]
Ophthalmology programme to target remote communities
The Ministry of Health will be targeting patients in remote areas with the launch of the pilot ‘Community Ophthalmology Programme.’ This was disclosed by Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, during the daily Covid-19 update on Monday. [...]
Free testing, treatment for Hepatitis C to be available later this year
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P, said later this year, the Government will be launching a programme to treat persons suffering from Hepatitis C. Treatment is costly, as such this initiative will unburden persons [...]
Workplaces could choose to keep mask, vaccination policies ─ Minister Anthony
While government has announced the removal of the COVID-19 restrictions, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony said employers could choose whether or not to keep their mask and vaccination policies. The health minister said the [...]