Message from the Minister of Health Hon Dr Frank Anthony World Cancer Day – February 4, 2021
Once again, Guyana joins with the rest of the world to mark World Cancer Day. World Cancer Day is geared at raising awareness and education on cancers, and pressing individuals across the world to take [...]
Guyana and Brazil increase border patrols in Region Nine
-to reduce risk of Covid Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, says both the Joint Services in Guyana and the federal police in Brazil have increased border patrols between the two countries to reduce [...]
Filaria Mass Drug Administration exercise begins in two weeks
− citizens urged to participate Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony is again appealing to citizens to participate in the Government’s Mass Drug Administration (MDA) programme, geared at eliminating filaria in Guyana. Minister of [...]
First quota of COVID-19 vaccines to cover 52,000 people
– frontline workers to benefit first Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony says about 52,000 people could benefit from the first quota of the AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 that the Government has secured [...]
Regional testing capacity to be boosted
The Ministry of Health is boosting regional COVID-19 testing capacity with the installation of GeneXpert machines at hospitals across the country. The first machine will be set up at the Lethem Regional Hospital, Region Nine. [...]
Gazetted COVID-19 guidelines extended until February 28
-bars now permitted to open The Government has further extended the gazetted COVID-19 measures from December 2020 until February 28, 2021. While the new measures have set curfew from 10:30 pm to 4 am daily, [...]
Guyana to get over 100,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr Frank Anthony says Guyana will receive over 100,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine once it has been granted emergency use approval. Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony This disclosure [...]
Lax behaviour in December led to spike in COVID-19 cases
-Health Minister urges nation to obey safety measures Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony is again urging the nation to observe the gazetted COVID-19 measures as careless behaviour over the holiday season has led [...]
Guyana suspends flights to Brazil amid Covid
-to reduce spread of new strain -land border opens Thursdays for trade The Government of Guyana has suspended air travel between Guyana and Brazil on Thursday to reduce the transmission of the new variants of [...]
Medical teams dispatched to three prisons to treat Covid positive inmates
─positive inmates isolated from general population ─prison officers in home isolation Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony says the inmates who tested positive for COVID-19 at the Lusignan, Timehri and New Amsterdam prisons and [...]
Personnel dealing with COVID-19 trained to maintain confidentiality
–privacy exercised during contact tracing Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony has said medical teams and staff tasked with informing persons of their COVID-19 test results, as well as those conducting contact-tracing are professionals [...]
Health Minister refutes claims of breaching COVID-19 guidelines at Parliament
Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony has refuted claims appearing in some sections of the Opposition controlled media of breaching the COVID-19 protocol on January 28 at Parliament. According to the Minister, at [...]