Health
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 could drive up global temperatures and increase the risk of extreme weather over the coming months. El Niño is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, which typically lasts...
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...
Caribbean eating too much salt as hypertension, heart disease surge — CARPHA warns
The Caribbean Public Health Agency, CARPHA, is sounding the alarm over dangerously high salt consumption across the region, warning that...
BUDGET 2025: $143.2 billion to expand, modernise health sector
A $143.2 billion sum has been earmarked in the 2025 National Budget as the Government seeks to expand and modernise...
Elderly passenger dies while boarding flight at CJIA
Seventy-two-year-old Alwayne Barrat died on Friday while preparing to board a flight at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Timehri....
‘We don’t anticipate a challenge’ – Health Minister on HMPV in Guyana
By Shania Ally With talks surrounding the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) circulating, there has been worldwide speculation and concern on the...
Minister Sukhai: ‘No reports of sexual abuse or incest made to me’
Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai said Wednesday that reports of domestic violence, sexual abuse, incest and other criminal activities...
Pneumonia leading cause of children’s admissions at G/town Public Hospital last year
For 2024, the Pediatric Medicine Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) admitted 1,319 children, aged 29 days to...
New $18M North East La Penitence Health Centre commissioned
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, and several other stakeholders officially commissioned the new North East La Penitence Health Centre...
Guyana’s first smart animal hospital coming to Mon Repos
Guyana’s first smart animal hospital is coming to Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, and is set to be completed by...
Families continue to neglect mental health patients – Health Minister
Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony recently lamented the enduring neglect of some mental health patients by their families. Dr....
Deceased donor transplants to start in coming months
Two years after the groundbreaking Human Organ and Tissue Transplant Bill was passed, efforts are still underway to implement it...
10 babies delivered at New Amsterdam Hospital on New Year’s Day
A total of ten infants were welcomed into the world at the New Amsterdam Hospital located in Region Six on...
Cardiac ICU reports below 5% mortality rate
The mortality rate in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation remains below five percent for...
Miners to join the fight against malaria; over 27,000 cases detected in 2024
With 27, 169 cases of malaria diagnosed in 2024, Guyana is intensifying efforts to eliminate the life-threatening disease by allowing...
UK Company awarded US$3.3M contract to install Electronic Health Record system
UK-based company RioMed Limited has been awarded a US$3.3 million contract to design, supply, and install the Electronic Health Record...
Georgetown Hospital effectively managing nurse shortage
To counter a nurse shortage that the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has been dealing with for some years now,...
Kitty and Campbellville Health Centres to merge
Health authorities no longer believe that the Kitty Health Centre in Georgetown is conducive to good healthcare. For this reason,...
Health workers shortage persists; Gov’t assures plans in place to fill new hospitals
According to Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony, while the ministry has made significant strides in addressing the challenges of...
US$22M Pandemic Fund to help with research, surveillance of viruses
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony revealed during the ministry’s yearend press conference on Tuesday that Guyana is expected to access...
Cancer still a ‘big challenge’ in Guyana – Health Minister
Cancer continues to be a major health concern in Guyana, with breast cancer standing out as the most prevalent form....
