Guyana gets 3000 AstraZeneca vaccines from Barbados
-frontline workers, CARICOM officials to benefit first Miister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, this afternoon, received 3,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Barbados to help Guyana’s fight against COVID-19. Dr. Anthony and Chief [...]
Only Nat’l Reference Lab, Eureka authorised to conduct PCR test
-report other labs offering this test to police -Minister Anthony The National Public Health Reference Laboratory and the Eureka Medical Laboratories are the only two local medical facilities authorised to conduct the polymerase chain reaction [...]
Gov’t awaiting results from CARPHA to determine Covid strain here -Min. Anthony
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, says Guyana is awaiting the results of the COVID-19 samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for testing to determine the strain of the virus here. [...]
Guyana a step closer to accessing COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX
−AstraZeneca approved by US Independent Advisory Committee −Gov’t in talks with India, Russia for more vaccines Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, says Guyana and other countries are one step closer to accessing [...]
Health Minister welcomes 16th China Medical Team to Guyana
–specialists to be assigned to GPHC, Linden Hospital Complex Guyana and China have had good relations since formal diplomatic ties were established in 1972. This relationship has blossomed over the years especially in the area [...]
Gov’t committed to comprehensive COVID-19 response
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr Frank Anthony says the Government remains committed to ensuring its comprehensive plan to tackle COVID-19 remains a priority, even as Guyana prepares to receive its first quota of vaccines. During [...]
Another medical team deployed to Waramadong to curb Covid spike
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony says another medical team has been deployed to Waramadong village, Region Seven after 27 new COVID-19 cases were recorded there over the weekend. Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. [...]
Medical team deployed to Waramadong to detect Covid cases
-monitoring continues in Region Nine The Ministry of Health has deployed a medical team to Waramadong, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) to determine the number of Covid positive cases in the village, following a spike in January. [...]
Government buying COVID-19 vaccines under CARICOM-African Union pact -Minister Anthony
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony says Guyana is engaging the CARICOM-African Union to purchase a quantity of COVID-19 vaccines for the nation. CARICOM and the African Union have brokered an agreement whereby the [...]
Detailed medical checks before and after COVID-19 vaccine is given -Minister Anthony
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony says measures are already in place to ensure thorough medical checks are conducted before an individual is vaccinated against COVID-19. The Ministry also has a plan for follow-up [...]
GeneXpert machine set up at Lethem
-training to follow -another deployed to Mabaruma Minister of Health, Hon Dr. Frank Anthony says a GeneXpert machine has been set up at the Lethem Regional Hospital, Region Nine to test for COVID-19 while another [...]
Presidential Commission on the prevention and control of NCDs Message for World Cancer Day 2021
Seventeen persons die every minute around the world because of cancer. This is unacceptable. The global situation and the scourge of cancer is not just a global problem, it is a serious health and developmental [...]