Health

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has written President Irfaan Ali, demanding 10% to 30% risk allowances retroactive to January, 2020 as well as a bonus of one-month tax-free salary for all frontline healthcare workers. In a letter to the Guyanese leader, the union is also separately demanding a one-month tax-free salary to all healthcare workers as a separate payout. ...

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on Thursday urged persons, who are planning to return to Guyana, to get the correct test for the potentially deadly coronavirus or they would not be allowed to board flights come here. He cautioned them against taking the Rapid Test (RT), which is an antigen test that is cheaper and takes a few hours to ...

Guyana’s coronavirus death toll on Sunday moved to 153 with the passing of two more persons, the Health Ministry said. “The latest fatalities are two men, an 81 -year-old from Region Seven (Cuyuni- Mazaruni) and a 55 year old from Region One (Barima- Waini),” the ministry said. They reportedly died while receiving care at a government  medical facility.

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony, on the occasion of World AIDS Day being observed on Tuesday, announced that Guyana is among several Caribbean countries that have inched closer to most people living with HIV knowing their status. “I am happy to announce Guyana was identified among countries in the Caribbean to have made significant strides in achieving the first 90 ...

The death of a six-day old baby boy and a 31-year old woman on Sunday pushed the number of persons to have succumbed to the coronavirus, COVID-19, to 151, the Health Ministry indicated. The woman is from Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) who died while receiving care at  a government medical facility. He is believed to be the youngest person ...

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that all healthcare workers would receive a two-week equivalent bonus pay before the end of the year as part of government’s response to the pandemic. The Head of State made the announcement during his address at a ceremony to commence the retrofitting of the Leonora Diagnostic Hospital on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD) ...

The World Bank approved today the US$7.5 million Guyana COVID-19 Emergency Response Project to support the country in tackling the current pandemic and strengthening the country’s health system. “The World Bank is working with member countries in the Caribbean to help them respond to COVID-19 and prepare for a resilient recovery. This financing for Guyana will help the country tackle the current ...

A number of COVID-19 patients, who require intensive care, are to be moved to the Infectious Disease Hospital located at the former Ocean View Hotel, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said Tuesday. His announcement came even as Guyana recorded its 147 death from the virus since it was first detected here in March. Official statistics show that ...

Guyana’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 146, with three more deaths reported Sunday night. The Health Ministry says those who succumbed are a 29-year old man from Region Seven- Cuyuni/ Mazaruni, an 89-year old man from Region Six- East Berbice/ Corentyne and an 88-year-old man from Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice). The Health Ministry says they died while receiving ...

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony at the weekend said the success in fighting COVID-19 in Kwebanna, North-West District in Region One highlights the importance of following the measures to fight the viral disease, even as he boasted that 80 percent of the more than 5,000 infected people have recovered. Latest statistics released on Sunday by the Health Ministry show that ...