Health
Possession of ecstasy, other designer drugs to be illegal
The possession of designer drugs such as ecstasy, methamphetamines and other 'designer drugs would now be made illegal with an...
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Mission launched to find, treat HIV positive persons
DR. Frank Anthony More Guyanese living with HIV/AIDS are taking vaccines for COVID-19 and overall the Health Ministry has devised...
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Number of COVID-positive pregnant women increases; time for pregnant women to get vaccinated- Health Minister
Dr. Frank Anthony Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony wants more pregnant women to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, COVID-19, as...
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UN Refugee agency, Guyana govt dispatch relief, improved sanitation to malnourished, sickened Venezuelan migrants
A quantity of hampers being distributed to migrant Venezuelans (Office of the President picture) The United Nations High Commission for...
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Guyana announces COVID vaccine booster shots
Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Monday announced the combination formulas for booster shots of COVID vaccines especially for persons...
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Children’s rights NGO welcomes govt’s emergency response to malnourished children
Ms. Ayo Dalgety-Dean The non-governmental children's welfare organisation, Blossom, on Sunday welcomed government's medical assistance to dozens of sick and...
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Venezuelan Warraus not facing starvation – Human Services Minister but PM’s Office says they arrived in “poor health and without food”
Dr. Vindhya Persaud and Dr. Frank Anthony during a medical outreach at Anabisi, Port Kaituma River Human Services Minister Dr....
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Gov’t insists frail Venezuelan Indigenous Indians are receiving aid; doctors deployed, food resupplied to Port Kaituma area
A quantity of hampers being distributed to migrant Venezuelans (Office of the President picture) Despite the surfacing of pictures of...
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Amerindians hit by starvation in Region One
More than three dozen starved and emaciated Amerindian children have been found at Anabisi, Port Kaituma, North West District, officials...
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