Health

The National COVID Task Force has decided to allow churches, bars and restaurants to open until 12:45 AM/ 00:45 hours New Year’s Day only. “The National COVID-19 Task Force has noted a great demand by sections of the public to celebrate the holidays in the traditional ways during the festive season,” the Task Force said in a statement late Thursday ...

In its quest to ensure continuous, efficient and reliable medical services to all, Eureka Medical Laboratories (EML) on  Tuesday launched its Online Patient Portal. “This new portal, which was officially introduced to clients and stakeholders by way of a virtual Zoom launch, allows patients who use the Lab’s service to view their results online,” EML said. The Board of Directors ...

Three health  sector workers have been charged in connection with forged vaccination cards and were granted a total of $450,000 bail, the Guyana Police Force said. The law enforcement agency said 32-year old Screening Personnel Andel Valentine of Lot 2136 La Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara and 29-year old Nurse Teneka Pollard of Lot 109 Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara ...

The possession of designer drugs such as ecstasy, methamphetamines and other ‘designer drugs would now be made illegal with an amendment to the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act , amid increasing use of these substances by youths. “This will ensure that persons in possession of these substances will be charged and prosecuted accordingly,” according to the explanatory memorandum. Experts say ...

More Guyanese living with HIV/AIDS are taking vaccines for COVID-19 and overall the Health Ministry has devised a new strategy to ensure that Persons Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) take their antiviral medications, Health Ministry officials said on Wednesday. “The numbers are still a little bit low and we need to improve those numbers to make sure that every single HIV ...

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony wants more pregnant women to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, COVID-19, as many of them are ending up in hospital with the viral disease. “The point here is that the majority of the patients that we have at the Ocean View Hospital now are because they are pregnant and they are positive for COVID and ...

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Guyana government are rushing food and medical care to Anabisi where more about 250 Warraus, including many malnourished children, from neighbouring Venezuela are squatting. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said after doctors checked more than  25 children and 42 adults on Saturday, diagnosed and treated many of them for skin ...

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Monday announced the combination formulas for  booster shots of COVID vaccines especially for persons whose body defence systems are vulnerable to infections and have non-communicable diseases like diabetes. “This is the regimen that we’ll be using so anyone who wants to get their booster can come ti anyone of our facilities and ask for ...

The non-governmental children’s welfare organisation, Blossom, on Sunday welcomed government’s medical assistance to dozens of sick and malnourished Venezuelan Indigenous Warrau children living on the edge of the Port Kaituma River. “I’m very happy that the Warrau people are receiving the support that they need,” said Head of Blossom, Ayodele Dalgety-Dean. She said Blossom “works ethically” and the the national ...

Human Services Minister Dr. Vindhya Persaud has denied claims that more than 20 children at Anabisi are weak, sick and frail due to starvation, but has instead said they have been afflicted by disease. “We arrived at the Warrau settlement and found poor living conditions but no children dying of starvation as was portrayed by the media and on social ...