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...
Jamaica confirms first case of Coronavirus
By Ravin Singh in Jamaica Jamaica on Tuesday confirmed its first case of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) which has since...
48 persons cleared of Coronavirus, 26 under surveillance
The Ministry of Public Health is currently monitoring 26 persons for symptoms of the Novel Coronavirus after they arrived in...
32 persons cleared of Coronavirus after entering Guyana, 18 being monitored
The Government on Friday confirmed that 54 persons have travelled to Guyana between January 18 and February 28, 2020, from...
Brazil confirms first coronavirus case in Latin America
[REUTERS] – Brazil’s Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed the first case of a fast-spreading new coronavirus in Latin America, diagnosing...
Over $280M spent to redo GPHC staff quarters
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Wednesday commissioned new staff quarters which cost over $280 million. The apartments will...
More than 50 persons arrived from China since January; one unaccounted for
Chief Medical Officer Dr Shamdeo Persaud on Wednesday disclosed that more than 50 persons arrived in Guyana from China and...
Sod turned for state of the art Gold Board, Health Ministry buildings
A significant sod-turning ceremony was held on Wednesday at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown for the construction of the head office for...
Gov’t says no case of coronavirus in Guyana
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and the Ministry of Public Health on Thursday stated that no case of the...
Chinese say Coronavirus travel ban an overreaction; Chinese doctors ready to return to Guyana
The Chinese Embassy in Guyana is seeking an arrangement to have 16 Chinese doctors who travelled to China for the...
No case of Coronavirus detected in Guyana, says Health Ministry
The Ministry of Public Health says “no suspect, probable or confirmed case” of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has been detected...
Rotary Club of Georgetown conducts successful medical outreach
The Rotary Club of Georgetown on Sunday last successfully hosted a medical outreach at the Blake Primary School, targeting residents...
CARICOM Chair warns against creating panic over Coronavirus
Chairperson of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley says there is no need to cause...
3-year-old cancer patient leaves Guyana for treatment in US
Three-year-old cancer patient Chayanne Parboo of St Monica in the Upper Pomeroon leaves Guyana Monday night for treatment in the...
Over 100 persons arrived from China this year; hotline not yet working
As authorities look to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading to Guyana, it has urged those who arrived in the...
Gov’t rules out evacuating Guyanese students from China
The Government of Guyana has ruled out flying home scholarship students from China due to the threat of the Novel...
Coronavirus: Guyana looking to close embassy in China
As the new coronavirus spreads, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is considering shutting down the embassy in Beijing, China and...
Coronavirus: Two Guyanese students in Wuhan; Gov’t working to bring them home
The government is seeking to bring home two Guyanese students who are studying in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province,...
Guyana ‘likely’ to deny entry to visitors from China as coronavirus spreads
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday said Guyana will likely deny entry to persons from China as the coronavirus...
