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...
One new COVID-19 case; 14 more recoveries
One new confirmed case of COVID-19 was recorded on July 11, 2020, bringing the total number of known cases in...
Woman tested positive for COVID-19 dies at West Dem. Hospital
An elderly woman who was tested positive for COVID-19, was found dead Saturday by hospital staff at the West Demerara...
Actor Amitabh Bachchan tests positive for COVID-19
[Indian Express] – Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for coronavirus. He has been admitted to Mumbai’s Nanavati hospital. Amitabh took to Twitter...
Digicel donates $8M in masks, face shields for CSEC students
Digicel Guyana is once again honouring their corporate social responsibility with a generous donation of 13,000 reusable face masks and...
GNBS to calibrate infrared temperature guns used during COVID 19 pandemic
See below full statement by the Guyana National Bureau of Standard: The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) advises stakeholders...
Final three patients at Palms COVID-19 free
The Palms Elderly Care Facility is now COVID-19 free as its final three patients have made full recoveries from the...
Hand-in-Hand offers free Life Insurance to healthcare workers
The current global pandemic, COVID-19, is affecting lifestyles, families, businesses and communities in and out of Guyana. To help with...
Four new COVID-19 cases
Four more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 from 25 tests done, bringing the total number of cases in Guyana...
Two new COVID-19 cases, six in ICU
Two more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 286 as of July...
93 COVID-19 cases in Reg. 1; Chairman wants ‘partial’ lockdown in Mabaruma
A total of 93 persons have so far tested positive for COVID-19 in Region One with 82 in the Moruca...
Doctor in charge at Kumaka hospital shares his battle with COVID-19
By Isanella Patoir Healthcare workers are being hailed as heroes around the world as the battle continues against COVID-19. Nurses...
Smuggling poses challenges to business and fight against COVID-19
Farmers in the East Berbice, Corentyne Region are struggling with the contraband trade from Suriname, saying it not only affects...
38 persons positive for COVID-19 in Reg. 7, stringent screening ongoing
As of July 8, a total of 38 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Region Seven with seven of those...
Guyana has ‘very high’ COVID-19 death rate – Deputy Chief Medical Officer
For a country with less than one million people, Guyana has recorded a “very high” COVID-19 death rate, according to...
7 new COVID-19 cases, 11 in ICU
Guyana on July 7 reported seven new COVID-19 cases – all recorded in the Mabaruma sub-district in Region one, bringing...
Family of latest COVID-19 victim accuses GPHC of massive cover-up
By Bibi Khatoon Relatives of 76-year-old May Portsmouth are accusing the Georgetown Public Hospital of a massive cover-up in the...
Brazil’s President tests positive for COVID-19
[BBC] – Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus. He took the test, his fourth, on Monday after...
Residents of COVID-19 hotspot Santa Rosa protest lockdown
Residents of Santa Rosa in the Moruca sub-district, Region One have taken to the streets in defiance of a Government-imposed...
