Health
Guyana advances towards a world-class organ donation, transplant system
In an effort to strengthen Guyana’s healthcare capabilities and improve patient outcomes, the Ministry of Health has launched a 31-month Initiative to build a sustainable, resilient and internationally aligned organ donation and transplantation system. Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, met with a delegation from the Donation and Transplantation Institute (DTI Foundation), the Human Organ...
UN urges the world to ready for extreme heat risk from El Niño
GENEVA, June 2 (Reuters) – The United Nations weather agency forecast on Tuesday a moderate or possibly a strong El Niño that...
Guyana prepares for historic robotic surgery as healthcare enters new era
Guyana is preparing to make medical history with what could become the longest-distance robotic cardiac surgery ever performed. President Irfaan...
Gov’t awaits advice on new strain of COVID-19 in the UK
The government has been told by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to await more scientific information on the new...
160th COVID-19 death recorded
The Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported that a 73-year-old man from Region Five is the country’s latest COVID-19 death,...
46 new COVID-19 cases from 276 tests
The Ministry of Health on Monday recorded 46 new COVID-19 cases from 276 tests, taking the overall number of confirmed...
Bars, entertainment spots lobby for reopening as loan payments loom
With the grace period implemented by the Bank of Guyana and commercial banks for the repayment of loans nearing its...
20 new COVID-19 cases recorded from 162 tests
Guyana on Saturday recorded 20 new cases of COVID-19 from 162 tests, taking the total number of confirmed cases to...
29 new COVID-19 cases recorded from 330 tests
Guyana on Saturday recorded 29 new cases of COVID-19 from 330 tests, taking the total number of confirmed cases to...
A Guyanese student navigates life during lockdown in T&T
Story and photos by Vishani Ragobeer In January, when I just returned to Trinidad for my second semester at the...
34 new COVID-19 cases recorded from 381 tests
Guyana on Friday recorded 34 new cases from 381 tests, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 6, 076....
Region Three woman is latest COVID-19 death
The Ministry of Health has informed that as of December 17, 2020, one more person who tested positive for the...
Reg.10 now ‘area of concern’ after spike in COVID-19 cases
Region Ten, Upper Demerara-Berbice is now an area for concern for health authorities after 86 new positive COVID-19 cases were...
21 of 26 COVID-19 cases recorded in Region Ten
The Ministry of Health on Thursday recorded 26 new COVID-19 cases of which 21 were recorded in Region Ten, bringing...
20 imported COVID-19 cases since airports reopened
Since the reopening of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and the Eugene F. Correia International Airport on October 12,...
Family claims neglect at two Berbice hospitals caused death of Corentyne man
Relatives of 50-year-old Amin Azad Talip of Johns, East Berbice Corentyne, believe his death was a direct consequence of the...
Team addressing COVID-19 spike in Baramita
The Ministry of Health has dispatched a quick response team to Baramita, Barima-Waini (Region One) to conduct COVID-19 tests, following...
Reg. 10 records bulk of 43 new COVID-19 cases
Guyana on Wednesday recorded 43 new cases of COVID-19 from 614 tests, taking the overall known cases in the country...
Two new COVID-19 deaths; total now 158
The Ministry of Health on Tuesday recorded two new COVID-19 deaths pushing the overall total to 158. The latest fatalities...
Hugo Chavez Centre to provide free drug rehab services
Persons struggling with substance abuse will soon be able to access free treatment at the Hugo Chavez Centre for Rehabilitation...
Gov’t seeks to procure cold storage trucks in rollout of COVID-19 vaccine
The government has issued tenders for the procurement of cold storage trucks in the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, once...
