Guyana aiming to be filaria-free in 2021 – Dr Anthony
The Ministry of Health will introduce its final mass drug administration (MDA) programme in February to eliminate the infectious tropical disease lymphatic filariasis/filaria. Once...
Unauthorised Covid-19 testing facilities shut down by Task Force
Some facilities which were conducting Covid-19 tests even though they are not authorised to do so have been shut down by the National Task...
PAHO Director to brief Health ministers on Zika in the Americas
Director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, will brief ministers of health from nearly a dozen Latin...
Govt improving services at National Psychiatric Hospital
Mental Health remains a priority area for the government, and the Ministry of Health has committed to improving the delivery of mental health services...
MoPH issues emergency measures to tackle COVID-19
All citizens must be indoors by 6pm
Full Statement:
These emergency measures are made pursuant to the paragraphs (1) and (2)(b) of the Direction by...
Deputy CMO says some COVID-19 patients deliberately refusing to share info on contacts
The Public Health Ministry has said that some patients are deliberately not cooperating with authorities when providing information on whom they’ve had contact with.
Deputy...
8 new COVID-19 cases recorded
The Ministry of Health has reported that eight more persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Guyana.
Consequently, active cases in the country...
More data needed on new Omicron variant before changes made in travel guidelines –...
The rise of a new variant of concern, now called Omicron, has raised concerns among countries with its link to high infections. However, Guyana...
2 more Covid deaths; 94 new cases
The Ministry of Health has announced that as of October 18, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have...
Strict COVID-19 measures for incoming passengers when airports fully reopen – Health Minister
The Guyana Government intends to implement strict health measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 when the country’s airports are fully reopened to commercial...