Tag: Health Sector
Regular monitoring, leadership credited for Region Two’s adequate medical supplies
Shania Gonsalves- July 1, 2022All 33 healthcare facilities in Region Two (Pomeroon Supenaam), have a 90 percent availability of medical supplies, attributed to keen ... Read More
US Gov’t to provide all of Guyana’s COVID-19 vaccines
Shania Gonsalves- July 1, 2022The United States (US) Government will be providing all of Guyana’s COVID-19 vaccines moving forward, US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah ... Read More
Updating COVID-19 vaccines necessary for strengthened immunity – Health Minister
Shania Gonsalves- June 28, 2022Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P., during Tuesday’s COVID-19 update explained the importance of updating COVID-19 vaccines to target ... Read More
Over 1,300, 5-11 years-old receive first dose COVID vaccine
Shania Gonsalves- June 20, 2022Some 1,302 children between the ages of five to eleven took the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, since ... Read More
Gov’t installing oxygen plant at Infectious Diseases Hospital
Shania Gonsalves- June 16, 2022The Government of Guyana continues to build the capacity of the health sector, with a number of significant investments, the ... Read More
Most COVID-19 affected patients showing mild symptoms
Shania Gonsalves- June 7, 2022Even as Guyana continues to see a significant spike in COVID-19 cases, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony M.P., said ... Read More
Children 5 to 11 years for COVID-19 vaccination, 12-17 years to get first booster
Shania Gonsalves- May 30, 2022Guyana is moving ahead with the procurement of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccines for children five to 11 years old, to ... Read More
No case of monkeypox recorded in Guyana – Health Minister
Shania Gonsalves- May 27, 2022With more countries recording cases of the monkeypox disease, Guyana’s surveillance team has been instructed to be more vigilant in ... Read More
Coronavirus BA.2 variant suspected in Guyana – Minister Anthony
Shania Gonsalves- May 27, 2022While the omicron variant was the dominant COVID-19 strain earlier this year, its subvariant known as BA.2 now accounts for ... Read More
Diabetic foot care, VIA screening to be added to CHW training
Shania Gonsalves- May 20, 2022Director-General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Vishwa Mahadeo, M.P. said government will be expanding the Community Health Workers (CHWs) ... Read More