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...
$17M maternity waiting home commissioned at Annai
The Yvonne Jacobus Maternity Waiting Home in Annai was officially commissioned and will strategically serve expectant mothers in the North...
Health Ministry tackling suicide, to establish substance abuse ward
The Ministry of Public Health’s Mental Health Unit has recorded a decrease in suicide cases in 2018 when compared to...
Two-year-old dies after stung by scorpion
By Isanella Patoir A two-year-old baby of the North-West District died hours after he was stung by a scorpion last...
Company stops work on chemical warehouse pending EIA
By Bibi Khatoon Nalco Champion Guyana Inc. has stopped construction of its chemical warehouse at the John Fernandes Inland Terminal...
Company to meet with residents protesting chemical warehouse
Nalco Champion Guyana, the company that is planning to construct a chemical warehouse at the John Fernandes Ltd. Inland Terminal...
Chemical warehouse in city can affect food and beverage plants, says Dookhoo
By Isanella Patoir More city residents are speaking out against plans to build a chemical warehouse facility at the John...
Residents protest proposed chemical warehouse to be built in City
By Bibi Khatoon Several residents of Georgetown are concerned about plans to build a chemical warehousing facility within close proximity...
Health Ministry opens $539M bond
The Ministry of the Public Health on Wednesday officially opened its bond at 1 Mud Plant, Kingston, Georgetown to store...
Da Silva’s Optical opens new branch in Port Mourant
Da Saliva’s Optical has recognized the need for access to quality eye care across the country and as such, officially...
Second Georgetown nursing annex launched
The Ministry of Public Health, in recognising the need to build capacity in nursing, has launched a second nursing annex...
Wakenaam health facilities without reliable electricity; Lawrence promises to send ‘scoping team’
Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence has promised to send a ‘scoping team’ to visit and assess the issues plaguing...
First minimally invasive brain aneurysm surgery successfully done at GPHC
Guyana’s lone Neurosurgeon Dr Amarnauth Dukhi led a successful team to perform a minimally invasive surgery to treat a patient...
Child Advocacy Centres now equipped to record child abuse digitally
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday donated $3.9M in equipment and supplies to assist in providing a safe...
Teen girls among four discharged following Wakapoa mystery illness
Four family members from Wakapoa in the Pomeroon River, Region Two were discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital one week...
$10M health centre commissioned in Leonora
The Regional Administration of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara commissioned a new Health Centre building which was constructed earlier in the year...
$161M spent to expand drugs bond and reduce rentals
The Ministry of Public Health’s Materials Management Unit Friday officially commissioned the expanded drugs bond at Diamond, East Bank Demerara....
Optique Vision Care opens fully computerized office; launches electronic health records system
With the idea to redefine Guyana’s optical industry and provide quality services, Optique Vision Care has launched a new centre...
Two teen girls now hospitalized in Wakapoa mystery illness
Two 15-year-old school girls from Wakapoa in the Pomeroon River, Region Two were admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC)...
