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...
More overseas-based Guyanese, foreigners will soon travel to Guyana for healthcare – Dr. Anthony
As Guyana’s healthcare system continues to undergo significant improvements, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony says Guyanese from broad might return...
‘Vast improvements’ as long-standing drug shortages near resolved – Health Minister
Guyana has been grappling with drug shortages for several years but Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says that vast...
12 new COVID cases
Some 12 more persons are now infected with COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health’s daily COVID-19 dashboard issued on...
Georgetown Hospital commissions 40 chamber walk-in mortuary
See full statement from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Below: On June 17, 2022, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)...
27 new COVID cases; one in ICU
Another 27 people, including 13 men and 14 women, are now infected with COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health’s...
UKEF, Austria in historic financing of €149M turn-key hospital for women, children
In the next two years, Guyana will be handed a €149 million Specialised Paediatric and Maternal Hospital to be designed,...
15 more COVID infections
Another 15 people are now infected with the disease COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health’s daily COVID-19 dashboard issued...
47 new COVID-19 cases; one in ICU
Another 47 people, including 21 men and 26 women, are now infected with the disease COVID-19, according to the Ministry...
Persons with flu-like symptoms should get tested for COVID-19 – Health Minister
With the circulation of new COVID-19 variants, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on Friday sought to encourage all citizens with...
Expensive Hep C treatment now available in Guyana free of cost
Persons living with Hepatitis C can for the first time access free treatment from the Ministry of Health as of...
56 new COVID-19 cases recorded
A total of 56 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Thursday after 376 tests were done, taking the overall number...
Hospital space being prepared to cater for any monkeypox cases
Although Guyana has no detected monkeypox cases, the Ministry of Health continues training to treat, diagnose and make space at...
CARPHA concerned about stigma, discrimination of monkeypox
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has issued a call for member states to not stigmatise and discriminate against persons...
Training to start in Guyana to detect Monkeypox
Medical laboratory personnel will receive training to test for Monkeypox, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said on Wednesday. Recently, medical...
73 new COVID cases, two in ICU
A total of 73 new COVID-19 cases were recorded after 596 tests were conducted, the Health Ministry reported on Wednesday....
Health ministry contemplates vaccination drive alternatives after low turnout
Alternatives for vaccination drives are being considered after low turnout at recent events to immunize persons against COVID-19. The Health...
VP Jagdeo tests positive for COVID-19
See below statement issued by the Government of Guyana: Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, who is a member of President...
One more COVID death, three in ICU
A 74-year-old Region Four man is the latest COVID-19 fatality. The unvaccinated man succumbed on June 25, taking the total...
