Tag: HPV
Health ministry launches $2.8B cervical screening programme
- Thousands of women to receive $8000 voucher to offset screening costs To facilitate early detection of cervical cancer and ... Read More
Health Ministry signs MOU for cervical cancer screening, eye-care programme
The Ministry of Health has signed several Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with a number of healthcare providers to ramp up ... Read More
National action plan unveiled to eradicate cervical cancer
The mortality, morbidity, and disability associated with cervical cancer are set to decline significantly among Guyanese women, with the introduction ... Read More
Hearing, speech impaired persons better sensitised to health programmes
In an effort to provide equal access to healthcare for persons with hearing and speech impairments, the Ministry of Health ... Read More
Guyana secures cryotherapy machines to help fight cervical cancer
The Health Ministry has acquired 20 cryotherapy machines that will be distributed across the country to help in the treatment ... Read More
HPV vaccines now available to women up to age 45 – Dr Anthony
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines have been made available to women up to 45 years of age. Minister of Health, Dr ... Read More
Free pap smears for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
DPI, Guyana, Monday, January 15, 2018 January is designated Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and President of the Guyana Cancer Foundation ... Read More
MOPH takes HPV Campaign to Private Schools next week
GEORGETOWN, MOPH – The Public Health Ministry will take its human papilloma virus (HPV) campaign to privately-owned primary and secondary schools ... Read More
Cervical cancer survivor tells her story
DPI, Guyana, Tuesday, October 3, 2017 Changes in the cervix are often caused by a virus called Human Papilloma Virus ... Read More
First Lady meets with Guyana Medical Relief, Guyana Cancer Foundation officials
Georgetown, Guyana – (August 17, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, met with Chief Operations Officer of the Guyana Medical ... Read More