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...
Facebook launches artificial intelligence technology to identify users who are showing signs of suicide
Reposted from Daily Mail UK Facebook has started using a new artificial intelligence (AI) system to identify users showing warning...
Local company making strides in Diagnostic & Therapeutic services
By Stacy Carmichael-James A local company that provides professional care for adults and children who have varying therapeutic and...
Shake up among Permanent Secs imminent;Trevor Thomas terminated from Health Ministry-Harmon
Permanent Secretary, Trevor Thomas’ services has been terminated at the Ministry of Public Health effective March 1, 2017. This was...
GGMC issues cease orders to three illegal mining operations
Three illegal mining operations were shut down from Monday, February 20 to Wednesday, February 22, 2017, in Regions Nine. A...
Region Six Health Services boosted with $40M in ambulances and other vehicles
With the aim of improving the delivery of health services in Region Six, the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) in New...
Guyana secures $US40M from IDB to improve Health, Agriculture, Business and Security sectors
The Finance Ministry on Tuesday signed four loan agreements with the Inter-American Development Bank to secure US$40 million in developmental...
Food and Drug Dep’t warns against selling food exposed to bacteria
The Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) says it has observed that some caterers and vendors when delivering and/or selling foods...
Guyanese reappointed as United Nations SG of Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS
United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has reappointed former CARICOM Secretariat Assistant Secretary-General, Dr. John Edward Greene as UN Secretary...
5 primary pupils found HIV+ in Trinidad
(Trinidad Express, Thursday, February 16, 2017) Five primary school pupils were found to be infected with HIV in 2016. Two...
Green Generation Guyana project in full swing; proper waste disposal starting in schools
By Stacy Carmichael-James The Ministry of Communities today (Wednesday, February 15, 2016) launched the Green Generation Guyana Project at the...
Give blood, give life- MTV organizes blood drive
By Stacy Carmichael-James Responding to the need for blood, the Management of MTV Channel 65 today organized a blood drive...
Opposition calls answered as Food Safety Bill sent to Special Select Committee
By Stacy Carmichael-James The Food Safety Bill which seeks to prevent the spread of foodborne diseases through the control of...
‘Stop talking about raising children & start talking about raising adults’ – Childhood Specialist
Childhood Specialist, Ms. Benita Harris wants to see society taking back its rightful place when it comes to raising a...
HFLE abstinence-only policy not working says GRPA Exec
Executive Director of the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) Patricia Bisnauth, in an exclusive interview with the News Room today...
Community restoration project commenced at Canal No. 1
The first of 20 groups attached to the Community Organized for the Restoration of the Environment (C.O.R.E.) Project has been...
Guyana signs third Country Cooperation Strategy with PAHO/WHO
Guyana has signed the third Country Cooperation Strategy with the Director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization. The Country...
Primary drug shortage being addressed in Region Seven
Medical supplies to treat a wide range of complaints in Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) have been dispatched to the region. A...
New GPHC board appointed by cabinet
Members of the new Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) board were today announced by Public health Minister Volda Lawrence. The...
