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...
28-year-old from Essequibo among two new COVID-19 deaths
The Ministry of Health Friday afternoon reported two additional deaths as a result of COVID-19. In a statement, the Ministry...
29 new cases of COVID-19
Guyana on Friday recorded 29 more cases of COVID-19 taking the overall known cases to 3,358 of which 15 persons...
Outgoing CMO says Dr Boyle could not replace him due to public service rules
By Kurt Campbell When the Government did not appoint Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Karen Gordon-Boyle to the substantive position...
Two more COVID-19 deaths take toll to 100
The Ministry of Health on Friday reported two more COVID-19 deaths. The latest fatalities are a 57-year-old male from Region...
37 new COVID-19 cases; 16 in ICU
The Ministry of Health on Thursday recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases of which 16 persons are in the Intensive Care...
COVID-19 test results to now take 2-3hrs with new machine
The Chinese government has donated a COVID-19 testing machine that will vastly improve the capacity for testing in Guyana, specifically...
Dr Westford says risk allowance will require time but majority of issues affecting striking nurses resolved
Two days after the Government deployed its Advisor, Dr Jennifer Westford, to meet with striking nurses and Guyana Public Service...
200 Lusignan prisoners cleared of COVID-19
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony says 200 inmates of the Lusignan Prison who tested positive for COVID-19 are no...
104 new COVID-19 cases; 15 in ICU
Guyana on Wednesday recorded 104 new COVID-19 cases pushing the overall known cases in the country to 3,292 of which...
Young mother, who ran boutique and always wore a smile, among recent COVID-19 deaths
A young mother, who operated a boutique in the city, is among the latest COVID-19 deaths reported by the Ministry...
Four test positive for COVID-19 at GRA’s New Amsterdam office
Four employees of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Region Six office at New Amsterdam, Berbice have tested positive for COVID-19....
Three more COVID-19 deaths push total to 98
Three more persons died from COVID-19 on Wednesday taking the overall death toll to 98. The latest fatalities are a...
Gov’t given two weeks to meet demands of healthcare workers
Healthcare workers attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) continued their protest action Wednesday morning on East Street, Georgetown...
No COVID-19 cases today as Lab still to validate results
The Ministry of Health did not report any new cases of COVID-19 for Tuesday as the National Public Health Reference...
Elderly female dies from COVID-19; death toll now at 95
Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll climbed to 95 on Tuesday following the death of a 61-year-old female from Region Four who...
Reg.1 COVID-19 deaths were elderly patients with underlying conditions
By Isanella Patoir There has been an alarming spike in COVID-19 related deaths in the country and Region One (Barima-Waini)...
67-Y-0 man is latest COVID-19 death
A 67-year-old man from Region Four has been recorded as the country’s latest COVID-19 death. The Ministry of Health reported...
93rd COVID-19 death recorded
The Ministry of Health on Monday evening recorded yet another COVID-19 related death bringing the death toll to 93. The...
