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...
Gov’t assures all is being done to ensure floodwaters recede
Minutes after the Hydromet Office released a flood warning which stated that another 12 hours of rainfall is expected with...
Wet conditions forecast for next five days; NDIA, M&CC addressing flooding
Rainy conditions are forecasted for the next three to five days with a projected average of as much as 45mm...
$180M budgeted for rental of storage bond; $250M for construction of new bond
$21.5B under Capital and Current Expenditures was approved for the Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday night (December 20, 2016),...
Plans in 2017 budget to reduce maternal deaths as Guyana records 12 thus far for 2016
By Royan Abrams The Ministry of Public Health is taking steps to ensure zero maternal deaths in 2017, as a...
Public Health Ministry opens maternity unit at Port Mourant Hospital
By Royan Abrams The Maternity Unit which is a refurbished building presently housed in the compound of the Port Mourant...
Citizens urged to put precautionary measures in place for rainy season
In light of the increased rainfall and the possibility of flooding in coastal and outlying areas, the Ministry of Public...
Companies, fearing salmonella, recall powdered milk products
(CNN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a series of recalls for powdered milk products that may be...
Protocols signed for Medical Practioners, Police Officers and Prosecutors to deal with sexual offences
As outlined in the In Sexual Offences Act 2010, a National taskforce comprising of the Ministries of Public Security, Legal...
“You are telling people we have what it takes, to take what you have” -Dr. Persaud
“You are telling people we have what it takes, to take what you have”. This is the view of Peoples’...
Zika Virus Teams Up With Other Viruses to Make People Sick
GEORGIA, United States – Two studies out recently show that the Zika virus may not be working alone in causing...
Georgetown Hospital opens Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
With the aim to ensure that no citizen is denied cardiac care because of their economic limitations, Guyana’s public health...
CARICOM optimistic about fight against HIV/AIDS – UNFPA says 6,000 are infected daily
By Mark Murray On Thursday, December 01, 2016, Guyana joined other countries in observing World AIDS Days with the message...
Ministry of Public Health addressing outbreak of chicken pox at Paramakatoi Secondary School dormitory
The Ministry of Public Health in collaboration with the Ministry of Education is taking steps to contain an outbreak of...
Sickle cell NGO urging persons to support upcoming blood drive
The Fight Against Sickle Cell Stigma (FACES) Organization in collaboration with the Guyana Blood Bank and the Guyana Sickle Cell...
Gov’t launches Emergency Medical Service
The government today rolled out its pilot Emergency Medical Service (EMS) system which will become operational on Monday, November 21 and...
Empower not criminalize to eradicate HIV- Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Guyana is not considering criminalizing the act of persons knowingly infecting others with HIV/AIDS, since according to Deputy Chief Medical Officer...
Ministry of Public Health re-launches National Week of Testing
Given the critical importance of persons knowing their HIV status, the Ministry of Public Health has taken the step to...
Breach in Nursing exam leaves 250 students in uncertainty
The Ministry of Public Health is now looking for an amicable solution for nursing students to the supposed breach of...
