Tag: Filaria
Filaria pill distribution exercise starts in Region 10
Anara Khan- February 26, 2021- launching in Region Six on Saturday - 254,000 persons already inoculated The Ministry of Health today launched the final ... Read More
Public responding positively to filaria elimination campaign
Felecia Valenzuela- February 18, 2021− 39,000 persons inoculated -Dr. Anthony Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony says the response to the mass drug ... Read More
Filaria Mass Drug Administration exercise begins in two weeks
Felecia Valenzuela- February 3, 2021− citizens urged to participate Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony is again appealing to citizens to participate in ... Read More
Guyana aiming to be filaria-free in 2021
Felecia Valenzuela- December 11, 2020− final mass drug programme in February The Ministry of Health will introduce its final mass drug administration (MDA) programme ... Read More
Prevention is better than cure!
Delicia Haynes- October 16, 2019─ filaria patient shares her cautionary tale ─ encourages all to take advantage of upcoming MDA DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, October ... Read More
Triple drug therapy against filaria to roll out shortly
Delicia Haynes- October 15, 2019─ media sensitised on preventative campaign efforts ─ Guyana, one of two countries in Americas to eliminate filaria by 2020 ... Read More
Public Health Ministry adopts new drug in fight to eliminate filaria
Staff Writer- October 8, 2018DPI, Guyana, Monday, October 8, 2018 The Ministry of Public Health is to add a third medication to two pills ... Read More
Living with Filaria – Peggy’s story
Staff Writer- October 23, 2017A DPI feature DPI, Guyana, Monday, October 23, 2017 “I must have been bitten when I was a baby,” so ... Read More
MDA campaign to eliminate filaria, target children
Staff Writer- September 30, 2017DPI, GUYANA, Saturday, September 30, 2017 The Ministry of Public Health collaborated with the Ministry of Education to ensure a ... Read More
New strategies for Mass Drug Administration 2017
Staff Writer- August 8, 2017DPI, Guyana, Tuesday, August 8, 2017 Another year is here and the Neglected Infectious Diseases section of the Vector Control ... Read More