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...
Another COVID-19 death takes toll to 134
The Ministry of Health late Friday reported that a 58-year-old man died from COVID-19, taking Guyana’s over all death toll...
64 new COVID-19 cases
The Ministry of Health on Friday recorded 64 new COVID-19 cases of which 54 were recorded in Region Four. The...
COVID-19 death toll moves to 133
The Ministry of Health on Friday reported that a 56-year-old man from Region One died of COVID-19, taking the country’s...
Full lockdown for St Cuthbert’s Mission after health workers, teachers test positive for COVID-19
By Isanella Patoir St Cuthbert’s Mission, an indigenous village along the Mahaica River in Region Four, will proceed on a...
$1.2B to be invested in Suddie Hospital
The Government will be investing $1.2B (US$6M) in the upgrade of the Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two in 2021....
69 COVID-19 cases recorded from 352 tests
The Ministry of Health on Thursday recorded 69 new COVID-19 cases from 352 tests; this brings the overall number of...
Moblissa woman dies from COVID-19; her entire family tests positive
By Isanella Patoir A 74-year-old woman died next to her daughter at the Wismar Hospital in Region Ten on Thursday,...
Reg. One communities request sanitisers, masks as COVID-19 cases climb
The communities of Warapoka and Waramuri in Region One have requested sanitisers and masks as the number of positive COVID-19...
54-year-old man dies of COVID-19, taking death toll to 131
A 54-year-old man of Region Four is the country’s latest COVID-19 death. The overall death toll is now at 131...
COVID-19 testing unit to be set up at Grove Health Centre
See full statement from the Ministry of Health below: The Ministry of Health’s Mobile Testing Unit will be stationed at...
ANSA McAl donates drug to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday received 100 vials of Remdesivir from ANSA McAL Trading Limited to aid Guyana’s fight...
Child cancer deaths: Culpable doctors were removed from GPHC
By Vishani Ragobeer The medical doctors who were involved in the misadministration of drugs, which led to the deaths of...
Health Ministry clears yearlong backlog of HIV tests for babies
The Health Ministry has successfully cleared off the yearlong backlog of 109 HIV tests for babies. These tests are available...
79 new COVID-19 cases recorded, 13 in ICU
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday recorded 79 new COVID-19 cases from 408 tests. This brings the total number of...
Mobile testing units for Diamond following spike in COVID-19 cases
Following an increase in positive COVID-19 cases in Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD), the Ministry of Health...
Seven new COVID-19 cases recorded
The Ministry of Health on Tuesday recorded the lowest number of positive COVID-19 cases in weeks. Seven new cases were...
75,000 face masks sewn in first batch of Ministry’s initiative
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security on Tuesday received over 75,000 face-masks, which represents the first batch sewn...
92-Y-0 man, 77-Y-0 woman die from COVID-19
Two more persons died from COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking Guyana’s overall death toll to 130. The Ministry of Health reported...
