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...
14 new COVID-19 cases; four in ICU
Guyana on August 9 recorded 14 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of known cases to 568. The 14...
Guyana, Suriname to discuss restart of ferry service with strict COVID-19 guidelines
Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony will soon begin talks with his counterpart in Suriname on the recommencement of the Guyana/Suriname...
16 new COVID-19 cases
Guyana on August 8 recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases –ten males and six females –bringing the total number of known...
President Ali to secure $4.5B to help households during COVID-19 pandemic
The Government of Guyana has commenced securing an initial sum of $4.5B as an emergency response to help households affected...
29 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Guyana on August 6 recorded 29 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of known cases to 538. With 22...
Owner of Ocean View Hotel demands millions owed in rent; insists he still owns the building
Months after the former David Granger Government issued a Notice of Compulsory Acquisition for the former Ocean View Hotel and...
NIS closes Lethem office after staff comes into contact with COVID patient
The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has temporarily closed its Lethem Office after one of its staff came into contact with...
‘Bush medicine’, daily exercise attributed to Santa Rosa COVID-19 fast recovery
By Isanella Patoir Antonio Torres, a 28-year-old secondary school teacher in Santa Rosa, Moruca in Region One is a recovered...
Guyana exceeds 500 COVID-19 cases
Guyana on August 5 recorded 12 new COVID-19 cases from 82 additional tests, pushing the overall known cases in the...
Latest COVID-19 victim tested positive after admitted to GPHC
The family of Guyana’s latest COVID-19 victim who died at the Georgetown Hospital on Tuesday is unclear as to how...
23 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Regions 7, 8 & 9
Guyana on August 3, recorded 23 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of known cases in the country to...
Beterverwagting man dies from COVID-19
A 79-year-old man from Beterverwagting on the East Coast of Demerara is the country’s 22nd COVID-19 death. The News Room...
Diamond man left paralysed after visiting hospital for asthma; family seeking answers
A Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) family is accusing doctors at the Diamond Hospital of negligence after a 66-year-old man...
Lethem Doctor on COVID-19 Task Force tests positive; colleagues in quarantine
By Bibi Khatoon A General Practitioner at the Lethem Regional Hospital was on Sunday last tested positive for COVID-19. Dr...
Santa Rosa in Region One is COVID-19 free
By Isanella Patoir One of the COVID-19 hotspots in the country, Santa Rosa, Moruca Region One is now COVID-19 free....
New Gov’t buckles down to fight COVID-19; 46,000 rapid test kits to arrive Wednesday
The new Government of Dr Irfaan Ali has buckled down to tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and is likely to introduce...
12 Guyanese medical students graduate in Cuba amidst COVID-19
Twelve Guyanese students have successfully obtained their medical certificate and graduated from the University of Medical Sciences of Pinar del...
Reg.7 COVID-19 crisis worsens with 95 cases
The COVID-19 health crisis in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region continues to worsen as more communities record cases. The Regional Health Officer...
