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...
Another Berbice girl, 8, dies
Another child died in Berbice this week after she fell ill and was rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital. Dead...
Health Ministry investigating deaths of Canefield siblings
See below the full statement issued: The management and staff of the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital are deeply saddened by...
To tackle cervical cancer, Gov’t considers use of brachytherapy
To eliminate cervical cancer by 2030, the Government of Guyana is considering all options to ensure this target is met....
GPHC performs joint replacement surgeries on patients
On Saturday, April 13, the Orthopaedics Department of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) undertook a significant initiative to alleviate...
Additional theatres, imaging suite for Lethem Hospital
The Lethem Regional Hospital in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) is slated for a major upgrade, including brand-new operating theatres...
Customer finds rotten tooth in Chinese food
What should have been a normal meal for a 22-year-old woman turned out to be the most awful experience of...
70% of women for screening by 2030 to meet ambitious cervical cancer elimination goal
An ambitious goal to eliminate cervical cancer in Guyana was launched on Friday by the Ministry of Health with a...
Surgical theatres part of landmark upgrades for hinterland health centres
Hinterland residents will soon have access to surgical procedures in their communities through a government project aimed at reducing hospital...
More accessible mental health services, focus on substance abuse part of new action plan
Guyana’s new National Mental Health Action Plan and National Suicide Prevention Plan, targeting the years 2024 to 2030, was launched...
250 telemedicine interventions conducted at Kamarang – Doctor
Dr Mark Allen, the doctor–in–charge at the Kamarang District Hospital in Upper Mazaruni, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), believes telemedicine is significantly...
No stopping doctors from private work but better service needed in public healthcare – Pres. Ali
During a frank engagement with doctors from across the 10 Administrative Regions on Friday, President Dr. Irfaan Ali said he...
Residents evacuated from Santa Mission as wildfire rages
The ongoing fire crisis in Santa Mission has reached a critical point, rendering it impossible for firefighters to access the...
Girl, 16, undergoes successful congenital hemangioma surgery at Lethem Hospital
A Sixteen-year-old patient now has a renewed start in life following the removal of a large congenital hemangioma that affected...
Health Ministry unveils new TB treatment
With comprehensive services and treatment in place for persons living with tuberculosis (TB), the Ministry of Health is making major...
Fire Service battling large wildfires on East Bank and along Demerara River
See the full statement issued below: The Ministry of Home Affairs hereby notifies the public that both the Guyana Fire...
EPA warns of heat signatures, unhealthy air quality in several communities
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday issued a warning, saying it has ‘detected heat signatures’ in several communities across...
Imported workers will receive the same salaries paid to Guyanese – Jagdeo
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday defended the government’s plan to import 500 nurses from Bangladesh and assured that...
EPA says fires resulting from spontaneous combustion and ‘possibly’ human-induced
See the full statement issued below: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby notifies the public that there are currently a...
