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...
Chemical spill on Lombard St. is harmless
The chemical spill at the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) wharf, Lombard Street on Wednesday is “nonhazardous, non-toxic and harmless...
Over 3,000 reports of child abuse cases so far – Childcare Director
Director of the Childcare and Protection Agency Ann Greene says as of October 2019 there were 3,752 reported child abuse...
CDC probing suspected chemical spill on Lombard Street
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has deployed a team to investigate a suspected chemical spill in the vicinity of Laparkan...
Pregnancy-related deaths in Guyana top regional, global average –UNDP Report
More women in Guyana die from pregnancy-related causes for every 100,000 live births, when compared to the global average. This...
Mother of four hopeful of brain surgery before Christmas
Forty-three-year-old Parbattie ‘Ravina’ Austin is hoping that she can undergo surgery for a ruptured brain aneurysm before Christmas providing that...
Newborn baby dies at NA hospital, mother blames ‘negligent doctors’
A 37-year-old mother of five is in a distraught state following the death of her newborn baby boy whom she...
HIV prevention pill launched through private/civil society partnership
A newly-opened private clinic on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD)...
News Room team cops PAHO awards
The News Room team on Sunday evening copped four awards at the Pan-American Health Organisation/ World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) Clare...
Community involvement integral in fight against HIV/AIDS – PANCAP Director
Director of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), Dereck Springer says Guyana has seen an unprecedented movement...
Education Ministry commissions $21M Mobile Counselling Units
The Ministry of Education on Wednesday commissioned two new Mobile Psychosocial Units at a cost of $21 million. Minister of...
No smoking at sports facilities, government urges
Sports communities across Guyana are called on to join the fight against the usage of tobacco products and the global...
Health Ministry to soon launch countrywide eye surgeries with portable equipment
The Ministry of Public Health is seeking to bring eye screening and surgical services to persons in all regions of...
Young mother loses baby after administered tablets by doctors at West Dem. Hospital
A 26-year-old mother who was six months pregnant is blaming the doctors at the West Demerara Regional Hospital located at...
President saddened at death of Dr Max Hanoman; says he served with distinction
President David Granger Thursday said he was saddened to learn of the death of veteran medical doctor and friend Dr....
Berbice woman seeks financial help to undergo brain aneurysm surgery
A mother of four of Overwinning, East Bank Berbice is hoping the public can assist her financially to offset a...
Four containers of food items from Canada denied entry
The Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) on Wednesday said it has denied entry to four containers of food...
Over 130 residents in Kwakwani benefit from medical outreach
For the past three years, Rong-An Incorporated, a forestry concession operation in the Upper Demerara region, has been conducting medical...
Guyana records decrease in maternal deaths
Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence said Monday that there has been a reduction in maternal deaths in Guyana. She...
