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...
30 new COVID-19 cases; 67 more recoveries
The Ministry of Health on Tuesday recorded 30 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the overall total to 5,973 and 67 new...
COVID-19 unit at Suddie Hospital almost complete
The COVID-19 unit at the Suddie Regional Hospital will be completed this week to accommodate persons who have tested positive...
Region Two in dire need of Water Ambulance- RHO
Health professionals in Region Two are in dire need of a water ambulance to transport severely ill patients across the...
Dr Anthony now says frontline health workers will get COVID-19 vaccine first
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony on Monday revealed that the first set of COVID-19 vaccines will be administered to...
23 new COVID-19 cases
The Ministry of Health on Monday reported 23 new COVID-19 cases from 140 tests, taking the overall number of confirmed...
Elderly Reg. 10 man is latest COVID-19 death
A 72-year-old man of Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) has been recorded as Guyana’s 156th COVID-19 death. The Ministry of...
Another COVID-19 death, 41 new cases recorded
The Ministry of Health reported on Sunday that a 79-year-old man from Region Four is the country’s latest COVID-19. The...
40 new COVID-19 cases, 100 new recoveries
The Ministry of Health on Saturday recorded 40 new COVID-19 cases from 305 tests. This means there are now 5,...
28 new COVID-19 cases, 19 new recoveries
The Ministry of Health on Friday recorded 28 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of confirmed cases to date...
90 pregnant women test positive for COVID-19 at GPHC
By Isanella Patoir A total of 90 pregnant women tested positive for COVID-19 at the maternity unit of the Georgetown...
79 new COVID-19 cases recorded
A total of 79 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Thursday from 238 tests, taking Guyana’s overall number of confirmed...
Audit finds about $75M overpaid for COVID-19 hospital
The Audit Office has completed its probe into the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, and discovered that...
Parents accuse hospital of neglect after 6-day-old baby dies from COVID-19
The parents of a six-day-old baby who died at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) 17 days ago and who...
17 of 32 new COVID cases from Reg. 6
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday recorded 32 new COVID-19 cases from 385 tests, taking Guyana’s overall number of confirmed...
More COVID-19 measures for Region Seven
The National COVID-19 Task Force will be instituting additional measures in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) to reduce the spread of...
Dr Rambarran appointed Chairman of GPHC Board
Dr. Madan Rambarran, who is the current Director of the Dr. Yesu Persaud Clinical Education Centre, University of Guyana (UG),...
Three new COVID-19 cases, 91 new recoveries recorded
The Ministry of Health on Tuesday recorded three new COVID-19 cases from 176 tests, taking Guyana’s overall number of confirmed...
Baby who died from COVID-19 may have contracted virus at the hospital
By Isanella Patoir Health officials suspect that the six-day-old infant, who was recorded as Guyana’s 150th COVID-19 death, may have...
