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...
‘It was always my dream’: 28-y-o opens family-oriented medical lab
Alta Das, a 28-year-old aspiring biotechnologist had her dream realised on Tuesday when she opened her first medical testing laboratory....
New facility, $10M in equipment for Region Six
In an effort to improve the healthcare services in Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne), diagnostic equipment worth $10 million and...
Living with lupus: Stacy Peters shares her story
By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.gy Following an unexpected diagnosis of lupus, 26-year-old entrepreneur and young professional, Stacy Peters has discovered a...
As nurses settle into new salaries, gov’t shifts focus to mass training, specialisation
Hundreds of nurses across Guyana have joined colleagues from around the world in the noble profession to celebrate Nurse’s Week...
WHO declares end to COVID global health emergency
(Reuters) – COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday, a major step...
Guyana aiming to be among early adopters of microneedle patches for measles, other diseases
Though there has been no recorded case of measles here, Guyana is hoping to implement the use of microneedle patches...
105 patients to benefit from $600,000 dialysis assistance
Over the next few days, 105 hemodialysis patients will receive cheques valued at $600,000 each to help subsidise their treatment...
Specialised services for Region Five residents with new $6.6B hospital at Bath
Long travels to Georgetown for specialised medical services, be it surgical procedures or diagnostic tests, will soon no longer be...
Construction soon on modern hospital at De Kinderen, other investments to improve health care in Reg. 3
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy Construction will commence soon on a modern hospital at De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara to facilitate...
World-class service needed to match ongoing transformation –Ali says as Sheriff General Hospital opens at Leonora
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy The Sheriff Group of Companies on Saturday officially opened its multi-million-dollar general hospital at Leonora, West...
$100M Psychiatry Ward Commissioned at GPHC
A $100 million psychiatry ward, which has world-class equipment, was on Tuesday commissioned at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. Health...
Emergency Medical Service to expand to Regions 3,6
The National Emergency Medical Service (EMS), which provides timely medical assistance in times of emergencies, will expand to Regions Three...
More hands-on training for local doctors as China renews friendship commitment, donates equipment
Guyana and China have agreed to expand bilateral cooperation in a fashion that will see local doctors benefiting from more...
More remote communities to benefit from ‘telemedicine’
People living in another 15 remote, hinterland communities across Guyana are set to benefit from the Health Ministry’s new ‘telemedicine’...
Locals get training to fix health equipment; immediate jobs guaranteed
Locals from all administrative regions will receive training to operate and fix medical equipment in hospitals and other health facilities...
Paramakatoi Smart Hospital commissioned
Residents of Paramakatoi, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) and the surrounding communities will benefit from improved access to healthcare with the commissioning...
Gov’t to pay private hospitals to help clear huge backlog for echocardiograms, ultrasounds
President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Friday said the government is serious about clearing the existing backlog for echocardiograms and ultrasounds...
GPHC launches 24×7 Help Desk to improve patient experience
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has launched a Help Desk so that patients and their relatives can request information...
