Govt spent $2.2 billion on COVID-19 vaccines
− including logistics costs The Government has spent over $2.2 billion to date on COVID-19 vaccines for the nation. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, MP, provided this information to the 30th Sitting of the [...]
UK donates 84,800 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
Guyana’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign has been boosted with the arrival of 84,800 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the United Kingdom (UK). The 84,800 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine being offloaded from the aeroplane Minister of [...]
Govt announces new COVID measures for August
– vaccination requirement imposed for certain activities The Government has made significant changes to the gazetted COVID-19 Emergency Measures for August in an effort to reduce the transmission of the deadly disease, even as persons [...]
Nurses trained to treat NCDs
– as more cases diagnosed during pandemic Nurses from health facilities in Region Four on Friday completed an intense, three-day workshop in the treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Director of the Food Policy Division – [...]
Make use of COVID-19 vaccination sites -Minster Anthony
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony MP is encouraging the public to make use of the 100 fixed vaccination sites to inoculate themselves against COVID-19. The sites were established countrywide to ensure the public has [...]
Govt working to secure Sputnik V second doses
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony is appealing to persons awaiting their second dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to be patient as the Government is working to acquire the vaccines. The Minister made [...]
Medical outreach to Region One to provide range of services -Minister Anthony
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony welcomes a medical outreach programme which will benefit 2,000 residents, including migrants in the Barima-Waini (Region One). The outreach is being organised by the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana [...]
Health Ministry rejects Sherod Duncan’s fake news
The Ministry of Health is forced to respond to the continued, deliberate and reckless misinformation spread by Sherod Duncan. Sherod Duncan is an APNU/AFC MP and we urge the Leader of the Opposition to distant [...]
27.5 per cent of adult population fully vaccinated -Minister Anthony
As a result of the Government’s proactive approach to vaccine procurement, to date more than 27.5 per cent of Guyana’s adult population is now fully immunised against COVID-19. There are three types of vaccines currently [...]
Govt to decide on mandatory Covid vaccination
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, MP, says the Government is paying close attention to the evolution of COVID-19 in order to ensure it adequately adjusts its vaccination response. Minister Anthony said while several private [...]
‘Use your influence to save your people’
– Minister Anthony tells Region Eight leaders Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony MP, is appealing to community leaders in Region Eight to encourage residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19, so that their community would [...]