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...
GPHC procures costly medication for Stacy
The Georgetown Public Hospital has managed to procure a very expensive medication for Stacyann Van Rossum, the single mother who...
Cervical Cancer can be eliminated if more people take HPV vaccine – Health Minister
Over the years, cervical cancer has remained the most prevalent cancer among women in the country and the Minister of...
Registered nursing programme to train 1,000 people, jobs guaranteed upon completion
Starting next month, the Ministry of Health will be rolling out a registered nursing programme aimed at training 1,000 people...
$50M ‘first of its kind’ Diabetes Centre opens at Lusignan
By Sharda Bacchus shardabacchus@newsroom.gy Aimed at providing all of the specialised care needed to “properly” manage diabetes, a $50M “first...
CA$2.5M agreement signed to improve maternal, neonatal care in hinterland regions
In a bid to support Guyana’s effort to reduce maternal and infant mortality rate in hinterland regions, the Canadian High...
Businessman brings hope for young cancer patient; calls on others to assist
Seven-year-old Munesh Narayan, who has been diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, is one step closer...
Improved surveillance, laboratory services key to detect, contain future pandemics-Dr Anthony
To prevent and prepare for future health challenges, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony said investments will be made to...
166 Region One residents get free spectacles
Husband and wife of 53 years, Ivan and Juliet Bennet, were among 166 persons from Region One to receive free...
‘It gave me validation’ – says Guyanese born doctor who administered first COVID vaccine in US
By Lazeena Yearwood Lazeena@newsroom.gy Two years after Dr Michelle Chester administered the first COVID-19 vaccine to a nurse in the...
‘Be patient and kind’ – Nurse Joseph receives prestigious award for exceptional patient care
By Lazeena Yearwood Lazeena@newsroom.gy Marisa Joseph, a nurse attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital, was on Thursday honoured with a...
Man who fell from mango tree dependent on elderly mother; pleads for help
Three months ago, part time farmer Randolph Ramnauth fell from a mango tree at his farm at Unity, Mahaica; since...
Guyana receives 4,800 more paediatric Pfizer vaccines
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday received 4,800 doses of the paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from the Kingdom of...
Visiting doctors to perform 10 life-changing surgeries on children this week
A total of ten life-changing open heart surgeries will be performed this week by visiting medical professionals from the non-profit...
Balwant Singh’s US$3M investment helping to position Guyana ‘ahead of the game’ – President Ali
The Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital in Georgetown on Saturday opened Guyana’s first fully-automated histopathology laboratory, replete with an advanced 128-slice...
Young Kwakwani mother ecstatic over triplets but seeks help
A 25-year-old mother from Kwakwani along the Berbice River, delivered premature triplets safely at the Georgetown Public Hospital on February...
With cases at ‘lowest level’, Guyana gets first shipment of COVID pills
Three years after Guyana recorded its first COVID-19 infection and death, the country has finally been able to secure more...
Fibroid surgeries among planned interventions for women’s health – President Ali
As part of investments to improve the quality of lives of women in Guyana, President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Wednesday...
‘Know your numbers’- women urged to keep track of health status
Women make up roughly about 70 per cent of the health workforce and despite achievements in the field of medicine,...
