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...
88 new COVID-19 cases from 656 tests
The Ministry of Health on Saturday recorded 88 new COVID-19 cases from 656 tests, taking Guyana’s overall confirmed cases to...
Over 700lbs illegal Brazilian meat products seized
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, on Friday, seized more than 700 pounds...
COVID-19 cases exceed 5,000; over 800 active
Guyana’s COVID-19 cases on Friday jumped to 5,005 with 29 more persons testing positive. According to the Ministry of Health’s...
Health Ministry disposes of expired drugs
The Ministry of Health on Thursday commenced the process of disposing expired drugs housed at the Diamond Materials Management Unit....
Team of professionals to handle rollout of COVID-19 vaccines here
With two COVID-19 vaccines proven to be over 90% effective, the Government of Guyana is putting systems in place to...
62 new COVID-19 cases recorded
The Ministry of Health on Thursday recorded 62 new COVID-19 from 470 tests. This brings the total number of confirmed...
More persons test positive for COVID-19 upon arrival at airports
A total of 11 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 upon their arrival at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA)...
Reg. 5 credits ‘rigorous’ monitoring for recording lowest number of COVID-19 cases
By Isanella Patoir Of the ten administrative regions in Guyana, nine of them have been hit with a second wave...
60-Y-0 woman is 143rd COVID-19 death
A 60-year-old woman from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) has been recorded as Guyana’s 143rd COVID-19 death. Dead is Patricia Cummings of...
Over 100 COVID-19 recoveries in St Cuthbert’s Mission
A total of 112 persons have recovered from COVID-19 in St Cuthbert’s Mission over the past two days, Minister of...
24 new COVID-19 cases recorded
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday recorded 24 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall total to 4,914. The new cases...
32 students test positive for COVID-19 since November 9
Since the reopening of schools for students from Grades 10, 11 and 12 on November 9, a total of 32...
Reg. 3 man takes COVID-19 death toll to 142
A 66-year-old male of Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) has died from COVID-19, taking Guyana’s overall death toll to 142....
Warapoka wants lockdown after pregnant women, teachers test positive for COVID-19
The indigenous community of Warapoka in Region One has requested to go on a two-week lockdown after several residents, including...
11 days later: Health Min. classifies girl, 11, as COVID-19 death
An 11-year-old cancer patient who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on November 6, has now been classified...
16 new COVID-19 cases, 139 persons recover
The Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported 16 new COVID-19 cases and 139 new recoveries, according to its daily dashboard....
Albouystown man latest COVID-19 death
A 42-year-old Albouystown, Georgetown man has been recorded as Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatality, taking the death toll to 140. The...
51 new COVID-19 cases, 14 new recoveries recorded
The Ministry of Health on Monday recorded 51 new cases of the novel Coronavirus from 424 tests. This brings the...
