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...
13 new COVID-19 cases from 215 tests
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday recorded 13 new COVID-19 cases from 215 tests. The total cases are now 4,074....
Man chops cousin to death in bizarre attack after father died of COVID-19
A 23-year-old man of Kwebanna Village, Moruca sub-district will soon face charges after he chopped his cousin to death earlier...
COVID-19 deaths jump to 123
A 65-year-old woman from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) and a 64-year-old man from Region One (Barima-Waini) are Guyana’s latest COVID-19 related...
35 new COVID-19 cases after 196 tests
The Ministry of Health on Tuesday recorded 35 COVID-19 cases after 196 tests. This brings the total known cases to...
Region One to screen all elderly persons for COVID-19
Due to an increase in COVID-19 deaths over the past month, the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) for the Barima-Waini Region...
81-year-old dies from COVID-19; monthly death toll at 39
The Ministry of Health has recorded its second COVID-19 death for Tuesday and the 39th for the month of October....
82-year-old man is 120th COVID-19 death
The Ministry of Health on Tuesday recorded another COVID-19 death bringing the total number of fatalities to 120. The latest...
Two new COVID-19 cases recorded in Region Four
The Ministry of Health on Monday recorded two new COVID-19 cases after 72 tests. This brings the total number of...
COVID-19 cases surpass 4,000; 3,000 persons recovered
The Ministry of Health on Sunday recorded 29 new COVID-19 cases bringing the overall total to 4,023. According to the...
284 COVID-19 cases recorded this week
The Ministry of Health on Saturday recorded 34 new COVID-19 cases pushing the weekly total to 284 and the overall...
Two elderly men die from COVID-19
The Ministry of Health on Saturday recorded two new COVID-19 deaths bringing the total number of fatalities to 119. The...
More squatters move into Government shelter
More families have moved into the Graham’s Hall Primary School at Cummingslodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD) where the Government has...
Kwebanna goes on full lockdown this weekend
Kwebanna, a small village in the Moruca Sub-district in Region One will go on full lockdown from Sunday as a...
83 new COVID-19 cases
The Ministry of Public Health on Friday recorded 83 new COVID-19 cases; the highest to be recorded this week. The...
Guyana, Canada consider joint effort to develop COVID-19 tracking app
Canadian High Commissioner Lilian Chatterjee and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony have held discussions about the development of an app...
Police get masks, money to protect ranks from COVID-19
Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie on Friday received 2,000 masks and a cheque valuing G$99,000 from the Private Sector Commission (PSC)...
MovieTowne told to request Health Minister’s permission for ‘Drive-in Movie Night’
MovieTowne Guyana will have to seek the permission of Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony to host its ‘Drive-in Movie...
27 new COVID-19 cases recorded
The Ministry of Health on Thursday reported 27 new COVID-19 cases from 143 tests. This brings the total known cases...
