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...
Father blames negligence at GPHC for death of baby
A baby died in its mother’s womb on Saturday, April 20 at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and the...
Regional Hospitals now offer 24-hour laboratory services, more tests
Laboratory services are often at the forefront of medical advances in any health system: public or private. One can predict...
President completes Radiotherapy in Cuba, medical experts warn against heavy workload
President David Granger has completed his regime of radiotherapy treatment in Cuba Saturday and will be returning to Guyana later...
16 medical professionals certified to administer birth control methods
Sixteen medical professionals have been certified to administer implants and intrauterine devices – two long term birth control methods. The...
Sick Manganese workers did not wear protective gear, were exposed to area for up to 10 days
Tests results from the Chinese Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in Trinidad and Tobago...
President commences radiotherapy, to return home next week
President David Granger has commenced his regimen of radiotherapy which will end in the next five days, according to the...
UG opens centre for Behavioural Sciences and Research
The Jay and Sylvia Sobhraj Centre for Behavioural Sciences and Research at the University of Guyana was commissioned on Friday afternoon. The event also...
Emergency, other critical units at GPHC without power for hours
At the Georgetown Public Hospital on Thursday, patients sat in waiting areas and walked in dark hallways for hours after...
UNICEF to provide health care for detained teens
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), under its adolescent and youth development programme, plans to provide quality health care for...
Second Chinese worker from Manganese operation dies
A second Chinese worker has died after falling sick with a dozen others at the Manganese operation in Region One....
Region 10 receives $16M Water Ambulance
Health Officials of Region 10 on Tuesday morning received a newly commissioned Water Ambulance from the Ministry of Public Health,...
Over 200 Manganese workers being assessed by health officials
Ministry of Public Health officials are assessing over 200 workers attached to the Guyana Manganese Inc. (GMI) in Mathews Ridge,...
Manganese operations suspended; two workers test positive for Lepto.
The Government of Guyana has instructed the Guyana Manganese Inc. company to halt its operations in Region One as it...
Five more Manganese workers air-dashed to Georgetown
Five more persons were on Monday afternoon air-dashed from Region One to the Georgetown Public Hospital, reportedly with symptoms similar...
Health Ministry refutes claims of Swine Flu outbreak
Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence has refuted claims of a Swine Flu (H1N1) outbreak in Region One. The iNews media...
One dead, 7 Chinese Nationals hospitalised with suspected dengue fever
Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital are conducting tests on seven Chinese nationals who were rushed to the facility from...
PAHO/WHO enhancing health care providers on cardiovascular diseases
The Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) Monday opened a two-day workshop at the Mariott Hotel, Kingston Georgetown for...
President Granger to start Radiotherapy in April
President David Granger has successfully completed the first phase of his medical treatment in the Republic of Cuba and is...
