Tag: Ministry of Health

Contract for e-health record system to be signed soon

Contract for e-health record system to be signed soon

- September 23, 2024

The government will soon sign a contract for the development of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system aimed at digitising ... Read More

54 graduated from healthcare, physician leadership programme

54 graduated from healthcare, physician leadership programme

- September 22, 2024

Fifty-four healthcare professionals countrywide have gained essential interpersonal and practical skills to enhance management and service delivery, after completing the ... Read More

Yasukari residents benefit from expanded health centre

Yasukari residents benefit from expanded health centre

- September 21, 2024

In line with its commitment to expanding healthcare access, the Yakusari Health Centre in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) has been ... Read More

Gov’t to close National Psychiatric Hospital, shift to decentralised mental health services

Gov’t to close National Psychiatric Hospital, shift to decentralised mental health services

- September 17, 2024

The Ministry of Health has announced plans to downsize and eventually close the National Psychiatric Hospital (NPH) in Berbice, Region ... Read More

Gov’t strengthening suicide prevention efforts

Gov’t strengthening suicide prevention efforts

- September 11, 2024

The government is bolstering its suicide prevention efforts through the implementation of the National Mental Health and Suicide Plan 2024-2030. ... Read More

Govt committed to prioritising mental health, allocating 5% of health budget to services

Govt committed to prioritising mental health, allocating 5% of health budget to services

- September 10, 2024

The government is committed to prioritising, promoting, and protecting mental health, with a focus on preventing mental disorders and ensuring ... Read More

Swan gets health centre for the first time

Swan gets health centre for the first time

- September 9, 2024

A spanking new health centre was officially opened in the community of Swan, along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway on Monday. The ... Read More

Govt injects $5.7B more in healthcare compared to mid-2023

Govt injects $5.7B more in healthcare compared to mid-2023

- September 9, 2024

The government has made significant progress in the nation’s healthcare, with investments reaching $44.4 billion in the first half of ... Read More

MoH receives Behaviour Change Communication Materials from UNICEF/USAID

MoH receives Behaviour Change Communication Materials from UNICEF/USAID

- September 9, 2024

Today, in the Ministry of Health’s boardroom, the Minister of Health, the Honourable Dr Frank Anthony, accepted a donation of a ... Read More