Health Ministry launches new tools to support patients, caregivers 

The Health Ministry on Friday launched new tools- the Life After Stroke and Amputee handbooks, and a mobile app- that are expected to provide much-needed support to caregivers, patients, and healthcare providers.

These tools were launched as part of Rehab Week 2025, which is being celebrated under the theme “From rehab to reliance, re-empowering recovery through movement and strength.”

The new tools are expected to go fully into use next week; they were developed to help empower individuals who undergo rehabilitation services.

Each handbook, for example, will help persons understand how to prepare for and deal with a stroke and what aftercare support is needed. Then there is the Guyana Rehab App, which will be available for download on the Play Store and App Store.

Ariane Mangar, the Director of the Disability and Rehabilitation Services Department, said these tools are part of the department’s efforts to provide multifaceted services for patients.

“This is about improving access and helping people to get the help they need faster.

“This app is a simple but powerful digital platform that puts information, appointment access resources directly into the patient’s hands,” Mangar said.

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony also said that the tools are great initiatives that will improve access to healthcare.

And he encouraged people to take their healthcare seriously and use medications as recommended. He said heart conditions and diabetes are linked to complications that cause strokes and others that lead to amputation of limbs.

“Conditions like diabetes, hypertension, heart disease so that once we manage them properly, we prevent these types of outcomes where people might have the complications of these diseases,” Dr. Anthony said.