Tag: Non-Communicable Diseases
Guyanese urge to get screened for diabetes
The Ministry of Health is pleading with the general public to get screened for diabetes, while it continues to implement ... Read More
Temperature and Rainfall outlook for October
In Guyana, September and October are usually the hottest months of the year. During September to October, the number of ... Read More
Gov’t committed to battling NCDs, infectious diseases
- developing strategic plan - Dr. Anthony Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony says the Government is committed to ... Read More
Nutrition counselling on the cards to promote healthier lifestyles
- Minister Anthony Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, says the Government intends to place much more focus on ... Read More
Non-communicable diseases and COVID-19
- Medical doctor speaks of deadly implications People suffering from Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are at higher risk of being infected ... Read More
Chronic disease patients vulnerable to COVID-19 – Cardiologist Dr. Carpen
Dr. Mahendra Carpen, Cardiologist at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), with the Editor of the Department of Public Information ... Read More
New Health Minister finds major drug shortages
− to address this immediately DPI, Guyana, Sunday, August 9, 2020 New Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony has ... Read More
No one is exempt from coronavirus – CMO warns
−Persons with Chronic diseases, immune-compromised are affected −Large percent of the local population has an underlying health condition DPI, Guyana, ... Read More
Commission on NCDs secretariat equipped to function more effectively
─ PAHO supports establishment of presidential commission secretariat DPI, Guyana, Friday, July 19, 2019 The PAHO/WHO office in ... Read More
Guyana to recommit to combatting NCDs at UN Meeting.
DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Guyana will be participating in the United Nations General Assembly’s third High-level Meeting on ... Read More