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 wave of Sahara dust to hit Guyana on Wednesday
See below full release from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): The Environmental Protection Agency hereby issues an update on Guyana’s...
Govt serious about vaccine manufacturing facility — President Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali said that the Government’s investment in health is positioning Guyana to become a leader in healthcare delivery....
Early diagnosis, enhanced patient care promised as $474M pathology lab opens
Enhanced patient care and earlier diagnosis of diseases have been promised as a state-of-the-art Pathology Laboratory was on Sunday commissioned...
Guyana records a decrease in filaria, leprosy and TB – Minister Anthony
The Ministry of Health is making progress in the eradication of filaria, leprosy and other neglected diseases, while cases of...
$60 million to rent new buildings for incoming Cuban doctors, nurses
The Ministry of Health continues to spend substantial money in renting buildings to accommodate health workers brought to work in...
More money for dialysis support, cervical testing as Health Ministry’s budget approved
The Ministry of Health’s $110 billion budget was approved without changes on Friday and included in that sum is a...
Suddie Hospital was a ‘shell’ but gov’t now building much-needed facility for Reg. 2 – Parag
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Sonia Parag on Thursday lashed out at the former APNU+AFC government, stating that...
Sahara dust: Persons with asthma should be on alert
Sahara dust, which originates from the Sahara Desert in Africa, has blanketed Guyana’s coastal communities and will likely persist until...
Motorcyclists dominating accident cases at GPHC
By Lazeena Yearwood lazeena@newsroom.gy The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is the country’s main referral hospital and last year it...
UPDATE: Presence of Sahara dust plume to persist until Feb 07
See below the statement issued by the EPA: The Environmental Protection Agency hereby issues an update on its advisory posted...
GPHC celebrates milestone with first laparoscopic living kidney transplant
In a groundbreaking achievement, Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) successfully performed its first laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy is...
‘Moderate concentration’ of Sahara dust blankets Guyana’s coastal communities
See below the full statement from the Environmental Protection Agency The Environmental Protection Agency hereby notifies the public that there...
Gov’t & opposition clash on shortage of nurses at budget debates
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony and Opposition Parliamentarian with responsibility for the health sector, Dr. Karen Cummings on Thursday clashed...
GPHC help desk resolved 285 grievances, 26 complaints last year
A Help Desk to resolve complaints made by patients regarding the service offered at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)...
Nine successful cleft surgeries performed independently at GPHC
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s plastic surgery and maxillofacial teams successfully and independently performed nine cleft repair surgeries at...
BUDGET 2024: More money for hospitals, training more nurses as $129.8B for health sector
Guyana’s public health sector is set to receive $129.8 billion, the largest ever budgetary allocation here, as the government seeks...
Sod turned for $881M modern training facility for nurses in Region Two
The sod was turned for a modern training facility for nurses and nursing students which will be established at Suddie...
‘12 new hospitals, not six’ – Jagdeo says improving healthcare needs no justification
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said no study is needed to justify the government’s...
