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...
GPHC saves eight young lives in second 2024 Paediatric Cardiac Mission
(GEORGETOWN, Aug 13 (GPHC) – The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the...
Bartica moms, who breastfed exclusively, awarded during walk and Symposium
A walk and symposium was held in the Township of Bartica on Tuesday in recognition of World Breastfeeding Week which...
1,200 residents to benefit from $46M Lakeville health center
Minister of Health, Honourable Dr Frank Anthony and Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Sonia Parag on Monday commissioned...
Georgetown Public Hospital partners with Smile Train Guyana for Cleft Palate Speech Therapy Training
GEORGETOWN, July 30 (GPHC) – Last week, from July 21st to 26th, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in collaboration...
‘Worrying’ increase in AIDS-related deaths in Guyana, other Caribbean countries – UNAIDS report
A report released on Monday by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) shows the world is at a...
Fair justice, equality for Guyanese living with HIV – Judges’ Forum re-evaluates patients’ access to justice
A National Judges’ Forum on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Human Rights, and the Law was convened on Tuesday to enhance...
U.S assisting Guyana in fight against Malaria
See below the full statement issued: The U.S. Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership...
Gov’t, Stride592 collaborate to launch cardiovascular advocacy project
The Ministry of Health on Friday partnered with a local group known as Stride592 to launch a new project called...
Surveillance system to be implemented to track, diagnose respiratory viruses
Guyana will be implementing an integrated surveillance system at regional hospitals to effectively obtain data to track, respond and diagnose...
Mass drug distribution underway for treatment of Filaria
The Ministry of Health launched a mass distribution campaign to tackle Filariasis in Regions Three and Four with the hopes...
Historic surgery at GPHC saves young boy
In a historic medical achievement for Guyana, the first successful combination embolization of an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) was performed in...
Ronaldo Watson died from hemorrhagic pneumonia
Ronaldo Watson, the 25-year-old man who was found dead in his apartment on June 28, died as a result of...
Newborn tests positive for dengue after infected mother dies
A newborn baby boy has contracted dengue. His mother died after giving birth via emergency C-section and was infected with...
Teen, with severe dengue, dies after giving birth
Lanita Jacobs of Hampton Court, Region Two, died recently after giving birth to a baby boy at the Suddie Public...
Citizens alerted to falsified, unregistered Ozempic in Guyana
The Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) earlier this week issued an urgent consumer alert, informing Guyanese that falsified batches...
Pharmacies can be shut down for selling antibiotics over-the-counter – Health Minister
An overuse of antibiotics may be affecting people’s ability to fight off diseases and local authorities may soon shut down...
Amputee: ‘We’re paying $1000 extra, if taxis pick us up at all’
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy Ayeni Olutunde has served Guyana as an Officer in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) for 34...
Four persons died from dengue this year
Four persons have died in Guyana for the year so far after they were infected with dengue, Health Minister Dr....
