Tag: Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Shamdeo Persaud

Health worker safety paramount for patient safety

Health worker safety paramount for patient safety

- September 17, 2020

- especially during COVID-19 pandemic Guyana has made several advances over the years to ensure the safety of patients, even ... Read More

Maintain professionalism in the face of challenges

Maintain professionalism in the face of challenges

- March 18, 2020

- RHS Deputy-Director counsels health sector officials GEORGETOWN, MOPH – While health workers face occupational burnout, fatigue, stigma or physical ... Read More

GPHC discharges two Guyana Manganese Inc. workers

GPHC discharges two Guyana Manganese Inc. workers

- April 4, 2019

Georgetown, MOPH – The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) successfully treated and discharged two Chinese national made ill by an ... Read More

Min. Lawrence refutes H1N1 in Guyana

Min. Lawrence refutes H1N1 in Guyana

- March 31, 2019

Ministry of Public Health, Statement - Sunday, March 31, 2019 Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence is refuting claims in some ... Read More

Ministry of Public Health has commenced processing applications to license health facilities for 2019

Ministry of Public Health has commenced processing applications to license health facilities for 2019

- November 27, 2018

GEORGETOWN, MOPH - The Public Health Ministry has commenced processing applications to license health facilities for 2019, Chief Medical Officer ... Read More

Joint-effort between Guyana/Brazil for 100% Yellow fever coverage

Joint-effort between Guyana/Brazil for 100% Yellow fever coverage

- January 21, 2018

DPI, GUYANA, Sunday, January 21, 2018 In an effort to attain 100 percent yellow fever vaccination coverage in Guyana for ... Read More

Health workers to benefit from Lamaze and childbirth workshop

Health workers to benefit from Lamaze and childbirth workshop

- October 31, 2017

DPI, Georgetown, Guyana, Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Some twenty-three health workers from across Guyana will be trained in Lamaze and ... Read More

Call to reduce violence in all forms

Call to reduce violence in all forms

- October 24, 2017

DPI, GUYANA, Tuesday, October 24, 2017 The Ministry of Public Health remains committed to ensuring the cessation of violence in ... Read More

More healthcare coverage needed to tackle teenage pregnancy in hinterland

More healthcare coverage needed to tackle teenage pregnancy in hinterland

- October 13, 2017

DPI, GUYANA, Friday, October 13, 2017 More emphasis and cooperation of medical practitioners are necessary to tackle teenage pregnancy in ... Read More

Medical graduates benefit from training programme

Medical graduates benefit from training programme

- October 12, 2017

DPI, GUYANA, Thursday, October 12, 2017 Forty-one medical graduates will benefit from a training programme in preparation for the assumption ... Read More