Georgetown, GINA, December 29, 2008 - The Ministry of Health has deployed more teams to communities along the East Coast Demerara and in Region Five which are affected by water accumulation as the ministry's monitoring continues.

Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy explained today that eight additional teams were sent out to assist in the medical outreach programme for Regions Four and Five.

The Minister reported that to date all health personnel dispatched to the affected areas are from the public health system and if the situation worsens then volunteers will be called in from

-as Health Ministry continues to monitor situation

Georgetown, GINA, December 27, 2008 - The Ministry of Health has dispatched several additional health teams to provide medical services to areas which are affected by the intense rainfall. The teams were dispatched to communities in Regions Four, Five and Six including Georgetown and East Bank Demerara.

This was today disclosed by Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy at a press conference he held at his Upper Brickdam, Georgetown office this morning to update the media on the latest decisions of the Ministry.

Georgetown, GINA, December 26, 2008 - There has been significant rainfall recorded over the last few days in Guyana resulting in some regions experiencing flooding up to nine inches in some areas.

The Government Information Agency (GINA) contacted the regions this afternoon to get an update as to the situation in each region.

Region 2 (Pomeroon/Supenaam)

Regional Chairman, Ali Baksh said that due to excessive, heavy rainfall in the region the Pomeroon River has reached its capacity and some nearby communities are now inundated. The Charity

Health Ministry rolls out proactive strategy

Georgetown, GINA, December 24, 2008 - The Ministry of Health has established several permanent health teams within the affected areas on the East Coast Demerara and other areas affected by water accumulation as a result of the intense rainfall. This was today disclosed by Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy at a media conference he held at his office.

Dr. Ramsammy who was at the time updating the media on the health teams' reports and findings explained that this is the usual health preparation for December - January annually.

GLIDE No. FL-2008-000246-GUY

The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation's disaster response system and increases the ability of national societies to respond to disasters.

CHF 80,000 (USD 72,507.80 or EUR 52,105) has been allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund

Bridgetown, Barbados, 4:00 pm Friday December 19, 2008 (CDERA) - Guyana has been experiencing excessive rainfall since the beginning of December 2008. Region 3 (West Demerara/Essequibo Islands) and Region 4 (Demerara/Mahaica) have been inundated by floodwaters. Widespread flooding has been reported in low-lying communities on the East Coast of Demerara with 8 - 14 inches of water settling on the land.

Water being pumped at Liliendaal, December 18, 2008. Photo Credit, Guyana Information Agency

The weekend weather forecast for December