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...
Guyana hopes to up fight against chronic diseases, increase life expectancy
Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes and heart diseases have been among the leading causes of death in...
Region Four man dies from COVID-19, four new cases recorded
An 88-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is the latest COVID-19 fatality, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday. The...
China’s Sinopharm to construct six new hospitals in Guyana
The China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation, a Chinese state-owned enterprise commonly referred to as Sinopharm, was selected to construct the...
17 new COVID cases recorded
A total of 17 new COVID-19 cases were recorded by the Ministry of Health after 261 tests were done in...
Sinopharm reiterates support for Caribbean region
By Fareeza Haniff in Beijing The China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation, known as Sinopharm, has provided over one million doses...
Region Three man is latest COVID fatality, 13 new cases recorded
A 61-year-old unvaccinated man from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) is the latest COVID-19 death. The Ministry of Health’s daily...
Second monkeypox case discharged, Health Minister says infection can’t spread
Guyana’s second monkeypox patient has been discharged from the infectious diseases hospital, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has said, noting...
17 new COVID cases recorded
A total of 17 more persons were infected with COVID-19 after 342 tests were done in the last 24 hrs,...
Uptake in COVID jabs with ‘late night’ vaccine exercise
With plans to make COVID-19 vaccination convenient and accessible for everyone, the Ministry of Health started its late-night vaccination exercise...
One new COVID case, one in ICU
There has been one new COVID-19 infection based on information provided by the Ministry of Health. The new case takes...
Guyana’s first monkeypox patient deemed non-infectious, sent home from hospital
The first monkeypox patient in Guyana has been discharged from isolation at the infectious disease hospital at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown....
124 healthcare professionals enroll to undergo x-ray and other technical training
With the obvious need for more healthcare providers, the Health Ministry on Monday oriented 124 healthcare professionals into a training...
Five new COVID infections
Another five people have been infected with the disease COVID-19, based on information provided by the Ministry of Health. With...
No patient in COVID ICU; 12 new cases recorded
There are no patients receiving intensive care at the National Infectious Diseases hospital at Liliendaal, Georgetown, but another 12 people...
24 new COVID cases recorded
Twenty-four persons have been infected with the COVID-19 virus after another 467 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours,...
HIV anti-stigma campaign for schools- NAPS Programme Manager
National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) Programme Manager, Dr. Tariq Jagnarine, on Friday announced that Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) anti-stigma campaigns...
17 new COVID cases recorded
17 persons have been infected with the COVID-19 virus after another 323 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours,...
Doctors concerned for Queen’s health, family heads to Scotland
(Reuters) – The Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral after doctors became concerned for her health, Buckingham Palace has...
