Harmon vaccine comments ‘incendiary’ -Dr. Ramsammy
Advisor to the Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy says Opposition Leader, Hon. Joseph Harmon’s comments on Guyana’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign are “incendiary.” Dr. Ramsammy shared this view recently on Trinidad and Tobago’s “The Morning [...]
Dr. Mahadeo lauds Health Ministry’s rehab services during pandemic
-at launch of rehab week 2021 By Shania Gonsalves Director General of the Ministry of Health Dr. Vishwa Mahadeo has lauded the work of the ministry’s rehabilitation programme, which he said has been leading in [...]
Medical Council backs Sputnik vaccine use
The COVID 19 Pandemic continues to devastate the world, both Healthwise and Economically. While we continue to recommend that persons follow the established guidelines of social distancing, hand washing and wearing of masks there is [...]
Health Minister responds to Harmon’s request for Sputnik V vaccine info
Thank you for your letter which we received on June 18, 2021, requesting information on Sputnik V Vaccine. An exhaustive set of questions were posed to me in the National Assembly on Monday, June 14, [...]
Mibicuri Cottage Hospital to be upgraded
−tendering for medical equipment to begin next week – Min Anthony Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony says the Mibicuri Cottage Hospital in the East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six), will soon receive much-needed infrastructural and [...]
Sputnik V safe and effective –Minister Anthony
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony says the Russian made Sputnik V vaccine is safe and effective, and he encourages the nation to inoculate themselves against Covid. Thursday, the Minister said the vaccine was [...]
Approval for the importation and use of the COVID-19 vaccines in Guyana
The Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) wishes to advise the general public; that the importation and use of all COVID-19 vaccines followed all established emergency authorization protocols for use during a pandemic. The Department [...]
COVID-19 vaccination still ongoing, despite flood
-Region One leads with 55.9 per cent -Minister Anthony Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony says the Government’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign is still ongoing across the regions, despite the rains and flooding. [...]
PM Rowley out of line and reckless – Sputnik V vaccines saving lives in 74 countries
COMMENTARY PM Rowley out of line and reckless – Sputnik V vaccines saving lives in 74 countries Globally, the use of COVID-19 vaccines became an emergency, an imperative. Individual countries considered clinical trials data and [...]
The Ministry of Health will not be derailed in our efforts to vaccinate all adults
MEDIA STATEMENT The Ministry of Health will not be derailed in our efforts to vaccinate all adults By any standards, the Guyana COVID-19 Vaccination program has been successful so far. As of June 15, 2021, [...]
Enrolment at Charles Roza school to meet hinterland nursing needs −Min. Anthony
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony says there has been no discrimination under his watch in the selection of nurses for enrolment at the Charles Roza Nursing School in Region 10. During Wednesday’s COVID-19 [...]
COVID-19 vaccines safe, effective -Minister Anthony
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony says no one has died from taking any of the COVID-19 vaccines currently in use in Guyana, that is the Sinopharm, Oxford-AstraZeneca and Sputnik V. He said the [...]