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...
President Ali urges contractor to expedite works on new Ogle hospital
The contractors working on the modern Maternal and Paediatric hospital at Ogle, East Coast Demerara have been urged to expedite...
A ‘modern’ system- President says new Enmore Regional Hospital to employ over 1,000 workers
The modern state-of-the-art new Enmore Regional Hospital on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), should be completed early next year...
Patient care at GPHC to be improved with dozens of new assistants, cardiovascular techs
A total of 101 persons graduated on Tuesday after successfully completing the Patient Care Assistance and Cardiovascular Technician training programmes...
Major decrease in neonatal deaths – GPHC CEO
Chief Executive Officer of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Robbie Rambarran on Tuesday announced a substantial reduction in neonatal...
Rotary Club of Georgetown continues to focus on tackling polio
World Polio Day is observed around the world every year on October 24th and the Rotary Club of Georgetown on...
Over 260 Guyanese men, women diagnosed with breast cancer during past year
Though the chances of survival has increased with early detection, the Oncology Department of the Georgetown Public Hospital has diagnosed...
First Lady sponsors mammograms for 1,000 women
In Observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, First Lady Mrs Arya Ali has partnered with the Dr. Balwant Singh Hospital...
Qatari specialists to perform cardiac surgeries in Guyana
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced that specialists from Qatar are expected to arrive in Guyana soon to conduct...
Elevated health care services as sod turned for new $6.5B Lethem Regional Hospital
In an effort to advance the level of health care provided, the sod was on Sunday turned to begin construction...
Guyana Cancer Society expands screening efforts to include colon cancer
The Guyana Cancer Society (GCS) hosted its annual fundraiser on Saturday evening at Project Dawn, Liliendaal, drawing attention to the...
Mammogram services expanding amid new push to prevent, screen for cervical & colon cancer
By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy In a significant development for public health, Subject Minister Dr. Frank Anthony announced on Saturday that...
Cancer Returns: Woman battles ‘silent killer’ twice in years
By Sharda Bacchus After being diagnosed with breast cancer and following treatment and surgery, Nandranie Deochand thought she had overcome...
Health Ministry refutes article claiming billions of drugs expired in 2023 -2024
See below the full statement issued by the Ministry of Health: The Ministry of Health firmly denies the recent article...
Overcrowding eases but staff shortage still major concern at GPHC’s Maternity Unit – Audit
A performance audit has found that there have been marked improvements in managing bed capacity at the Georgetown Public Hospital...
‘Don’t repeat our mistakes’ – Jamaica Stock Exchange Chair urges Guyana
As Guyana stands at the cusp of a golden era in its economic history, the stage was set for a...
Guyana’s Health Minister elected President of PAHO Exec Committee
See below full release from the Ministry of Health: The Ministry of Health is pleased to announce that Dr. Frank...
Current New Amsterdam Hospital to be upgraded to a mental health facility
The existing New Amsterdam Hospital is being replaced with another, more modern facility that costs about US$161 million. And Vice...
Guyana highlights efforts to eliminate filaria, other diseases
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has called on countries and partner organizations to...
