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...
47 new COVID-19 cases; 10 in ICU
Guyana’s confirmed COVID-19 cases jumped to 1, 140 on August 27, 2020, after 47 additional persons were tested positive. The number...
52-Y-0 man dies from COVID-19
A 52-year-old man identified as Alfred Humphrey is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death. The News Room was reliably informed that the...
33 new COVID-19 cases recorded
Guyana on August 26, 2020 recorded 33 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total known cases to 1, 093. There are...
Young mother undergoes first of its kind lifesaving brain surgery in Guyana
By Isanella Patoir Twenty-four-year-old Analisa Latchman of Lima Sands, Essequibo is the first patient in Guyana to undergo a skull...
PAHO rep. urges Gov’t to revert to 6pm-6am curfew
With COVID-19 cases in Guyana surpassing 1,000, country representative of the Pan American Health Organisation/ World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) Dr...
Guyana on PAHO’S priority list for COVID-19 vaccine by March 2021
By Bibi Khatoon The Pan American Health Organisation/ World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) is currently supporting several countries to get an...
GDF aircraft refuses to transport suspected COVID-19 patient from Mabaruma to GPHC
A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) aircraft on Wednesday afternoon refused to transport a suspected COVID-19 male patient from Mabaruma, Region...
Police allowed Cubans in quarantine to visit supermarkets, liquor stores
Regional Chairman for Region Six, David Armogan has revealed that Cubans who entered Guyana illegally within the last two weeks...
Health Ministry releases conflicting COVID-19 figures for Tuesday
The Ministry of Health on Tuesday released inaccurate COVID-19 figures which did not add up to the 31 new cases...
Doctor, nurses among Region Six COVID-19 cases; 60 results pending
A doctor and two nurses attached to the New Amsterdam Hospital are among the 13 positive COVID-19 cases in Region...
City Mayor says 9pm curfew, relaxing of other measures threaten COVID-19 fight
City Mayor Ubraj Narine is not pleased with the measures in place by central Government to curb the spread of...
Conflicting reports of Reg.7 COVID-19 cases being addressed
The Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has made a commitment to address the conflicting reports of the number of...
Substandard diabetic, hypertensive drugs found on local market
The Government Analyst –Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) on Tuesday disclosed that it has found a large percentage of substandard...
Guyana surpasses 1000 COVID-19 cases with 74 new cases
As of August 24, 2020 Guyana recorded 1029 COVID-19 with 74 new cases. The Ministry of Health in its update...
CIOG pledges $5M to Guyana’s COVID-19 response
The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) has donated $5M to Guyana’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Minister Dr....
30 new COVID-19 cases with 490 recoveries
Guyana recorded 30 new COVID-19 cases on August 23, 2020. The overall confirmed cases are 955 and the total number...
COVID-19 treatment protocols standardized; Regional Hospitals to treat patients
The Ministry of Health is preparing for a rise in positive COVID-19 cases and has since standardised treatment protocols for...
Mass testing reveals over 400 positive COVID-19 cases in three weeks
As a result of mass COVID-19 testing within the last few weeks, Guyana’s confirmed cases increased by over 400 and...
