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...
Parika family living in fear after oil-like substance surfaces in bedroom
A Parika, East Bank Essequibo family has been living in fear for the past three weeks after an oil-like substance...
Triple drug therapy launched to tackle Filaria
As Guyana gears towards eliminating Filaria by 2020, the Government on Thursday launched a triple-drug therapy initiative. The Lymphatic Filariasis...
Essequibo students, teachers walk for breast cancer awareness
Students and teachers of the Aurora Secondary School and the Huist Dieren Primary School on Friday teamed up to hold...
President Granger’s cancer now in remission
President David Granger’s Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma is now in remission, Guyana’s Ambassador to Cuba, Halim Majeed announced in a statement Wednesday....
Rotary Club of Georgetown stages World Polio Day walk
In an effort to help in creating a Polio-free world and galvanising communities to help end the paralysing disease, the...
Accept help from others – retired teacher and breast cancer survivor Beverley Munesar
Breast cancer survivor Beverley Ann Munesar is encouraging persons to let their family and friends know when they are sick....
Laws needed to protect gay students from bullying – Child Protection Director
By Isanella Patoir The Director of the Child Care and Protection Agency, Ann Greene, Thursday evening called for laws to...
Authorities fear oil ships could bring African Swine Fever to Guyana
The livestock authority on Thursday sounded alarm that ships coming into Guyana to service the emerging oil industry could bring...
Dr Balwant Singh’s hospital now internationally certified
Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospital is now the first and only hospital in Guyana that has received ISO [International Organisation for...
Students begin training in five health programmes
The Ministry of Public Health on Monday morning launched five new clinical and technical health programmes geared at effectively satisfying...
Persons with disabilities gain knowledge in farming
A number of persons living with disabilities from regions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 had the opportunity on Wednesday...
Cancer Institute encourages use of herbs to complement treatment
The Cancer Institute of Guyana has joined with the Ministry of Agriculture to promote the use of plants to complement...
400 households affected by flooding on the coast
Approximately 400 households were affected by flood waters as result of high tides and sea defence breaches along the coastland....
There is no heat wave – Hydromet Office
Chief Hydromet Officer Dr. Garvin Cummings on Monday confirmed that the country is not experiencing a heat wave. According to...
HEALTH ADVISORY: For areas affected by flooding
In light of the unusually high tides and the overtopping of the sea defenses along coastal areas especially on the...
Discrimination kills, says mother of three living with HIV
By Bibi Khatoon “If you’re diagnosed with HIV and you ain’t getting no support, no love, everybody just like discriminating...
50% of students in Guyana identified as alcohol users
The Ministry of Public Health has reported that the heavy use of alcohol and narcotic and psychotropic substances is an...
Residents suffer major losses after flooding caused by high tide
Residents of several villages on the West Coast of Demerara are counting their losses after they woke up to flooded...
