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...
Nine more COVID cases
Nine more persons were infected with the novel coronavirus, based on information provided on Tuesday in the Ministry of Health’s...
One new COVID-19 case reported
Another person was infected with the novel coronavirus, based on information provided on Monday through the Ministry of Health’s daily...
Guyana still expects some 1,800 monkeypox vaccine doses from PAHO order
Although there are no monkeypox patients in Guyana, an order for some 1,800 monkeypox vaccines through the Pan American Health...
Another two persons infected with COVID
Another two persons have been infected with the novel coronavirus and are now COVID-19 positive, based on information provided on...
Two more women infected with COVID
Another two women have been infected with the novel coronavirus and are now COVID-19 positive, based on information provided through...
China’s ‘Zero COVID’ policy led to low infection, death rates & economic stability – Party Spokesperson
By Fareeza Haniff in Beijing fareeza@newsroom.gy Despite the majority of the world returning to normalcy two years after the deadly...
Two new COVID infections recorded
Two more persons have been infected with COVID-19, the results of 140 tests have shown, taking the overall number of...
Guyana expands HPV vaccination in hopes of beating cervical, other cancers
Though the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine was initially given to boys and girls between the ages of 8 and...
Agri Ministry hosts health fair to promote wellness
The Ministries of Agriculture and Health on Thursday teamed up to host a health fair as part of Agriculture month activities....
Four new COVID-19 cases recorded
Four more persons have been infected with COVID-19 after 173 tests were done, taking the overall number of confirmed cases...
Visitation restriction at Infectious Diseases Hospital to be lifted from next week
Persons with infectious diseases are often isolated from their loved ones in an effort to stem further infections, however, with...
Alternatives or complete ban? Health authorities want to control misuse of pesticides
Though useful for killing weeds and harmful insects, pesticides and other toxic chemicals have been linked to suicide and suicide...
No new COVID cases; one hospitalised
The Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported that there were no new COVID cases recorded after 72 tests were done....
Doctors at all health centres will be trained to identify depression- Dr. Anthony
Some 200 doctors and medexes incharge of health centres all across the country will be receiving specialised training so that...
No home to go back to but majority of patients at National ‘Psych’ hospital can leave
More than half of the 200 patients receiving treatment at Guyana’s National Psychiatric hospital in New Amsterdam, Berbice, can be...
Three new COVID cases recorded from 65 tests
Three new COVID cases were recorded on Monday after 65 tests were done, taking the overall number of confirmed cases...
One new COVID case recorded
Guyana recorded a single new COVID-19 case on Sunday, taking the overall number of confirmed cases since March 2020, to...
