Tag: Minister of Health
AG hails success of East Coast Demerara clean up
Beauty Razack- February 27, 2022Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, who along with Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony ... Read More
$41 million Infectious unit commissioned at New Amsterdam Hospital
Natasha Smith-Thomas- February 12, 2022Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, on Saturday, commissioned a 15-bed Infectious Unit in the compound of the New Amsterdam Hospital, ... Read More
Annual pre-Valentines HIV/AIDS testing programme kickstarts tomorrow
Beauty Razack- February 11, 2022The National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) will be kickstarting its annual “Test of love” activity on Saturday, just in time ... Read More
$1.1B approved for medicines, oxygen, PPEs for ‘COVID’ Hospital
Synieka Thorne- February 10, 2022The sum of $1.1 billion will be expended to procure medicine, oxygen and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at the Infectious ... Read More
Republic Day celebrations 2022
Godfrey Broomes- February 9, 2022- no decision yet on in-person events - Dr. Anthony The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport is considering hosting ... Read More
Budgetary allocation to support costly dialysis treatment for patients – Health Minister
Godfrey Broomes- February 3, 2022Government has strategically placed huge support for dialysis treatment in Budget 2022, recognising the limited spending power of patients to ... Read More
National Assembly passes Human Organ and Tissue Transplant bill
Godfrey Broomes- January 24, 2022─ paves way for improved surgical healthcare The Human Organ and Tissue Transplant Bill 2021 was passed in the National Assembly, ... Read More
COVID-19 tests so far in 2022 almost exceed all tests done in 2020 – Health Minister
Shaquawn Gill- January 19, 2022As COVID-19 cases continue to climb across the country, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, MP has reaffirmed that the ... Read More
PCR tests only for persons who are hospitalised, in high-risk environments – Health Minister
Shaquawn Gill- January 18, 2022The Ministry of Health announced Tuesday that it will only provide COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing for persons who ... Read More
Health Ministry no longer issuing Covid discharge certificates for persons in home isolation
Shaquawn Gill- January 18, 2022As of today, the Ministry of Health will no longer be issuing discharge certificates to persons who have been in ... Read More