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With the installation of mammogram machines at a number of Regional Hospitals in the country, Guyanese now have greater access to breast cancer screening. However, concern remains over late detection due to the lack of screening. Addressing cancer patients, survivors, ambassadors, and healthcare workers at the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month Initiative this […]
The Qatar Red Crescent Society is in Guyana on a seven day health mission to treat cancer, heart and urology patients, including children, at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC). The mission is being conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Health with funding from the Qatar Fund for Development. During a ceremony held this morning […]
The Government’s digitization plans for the public health sector is being tested with an online appointment system going through the early phases of testing at the Festival City Polyclinic in Georgetown. At a press conference on Tuesday, President Irfaan Ali said the system when fully completed will be rolled out nationally at all public hospitals […]
A new Regional Hospital at Bath on the West Coast of Berbice was commissioned on Wednesday, with the President promising that the new facility will match the services being offered at private facilities. The Bath Regional Hospital is the third of six new regional hospitals to open as part of the Government’s healthcare enhancement programme. […]
The Ministry of Health, with technical support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), has launched a National Suicide Surveillance System, which is designed to facilitate real-time tracking and analysis of cases of suicide and attempted suicide. The National Suicide Surveillance System was launched at the Ministry of Health on Tuesday by the Minister of […]
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has opened the first BRAVE Centre in Region Three, offering support to youths and men. This new centre, located in the West Central Mall in Leonora, is poised to be a safe and supportive space where men and youths can access vital services, express themselves freely, and […]
The new $6.6 Billion Diamond Hospital on the East Bank of Demerara was commissioned on Sunday by President Irfaan Ali, who noted that the new facility forms part of the Government’s push to modernize the country’s health sector. The Diamond Hospital is the first of six new regional hospitals to open as part of the […]
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, today, said there is no spike in COVID-19 cases in Guyana, but the Government has started to put precautionary measures in place given the rise of a new COVID-19 variant globally. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the new variant N.B.1.8.1, a family of the Omicron variant, has […]
The Ministry of Health has ramped up testing for Dengue fever in Region Six, as that part of the country continues to see a big increase in the number of dengue cases, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony disclosed today. Speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Health today, Dr. Anthony said in response to […]
Seven hundred and sixty-four (764) students graduated today from the Ministry of Health’s Nursing Assistant Hybrid Training Programme. The graduation ceremony took place at the National Cultural Centre. The programme was initiated by the Government in two years ago as part of its efforts to increase the number of trained Nursing Assistants in the country. […]
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