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...
Free Hepatitis C treatment prog. to be launched this week
Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Tuesday said a free Hepatitis C treatment programme will be launched this week. The...
21 new COVID cases, five in ICU
A total of 21 new COVID-19 cases were recorded after 327 tests were conducted, the Health Ministry reported on Monday....
Monkeypox outbreak needs international response – Health Minister
Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony says the public health emergency declaration for monkeypox was necessary for an international, coordinated response to...
Major upgrades for New Amsterdam hospital; vacant posts to be filled
The New Amsterdam Hospital is set to undergo major upgrades in the near future. This was revealed by the Hospital’s...
Travelling to China during a pandemic
By Fareeza Haniff fareeza@newsroom.gy Most countries, including Guyana, made the hard decision to relax all COVID-19 restrictions to return the...
Another COVID death; 34 cases recorded
A 49-year-old man from Region Two (Pomeroon – Supenaam) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatality. The Ministry of Health reported the...
Woman, 96, dies from COVID; 81 new cases recorded
A fully vaccinated 96-year-old woman from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatality. The Ministry of Health on Saturday...
Health Ministry issues guidelines for monkeypox
Hours after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the monkeypox outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern, the...
Monkeypox declared global health emergency by WHO as cases surge
(UK Guardian) The global monkeypox outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization...
Seeking help for cancer treatment, young patient implores persons to get regular checkups
It is now a year since 24-year-old Candacey Glen first saw the symptoms of ovarian cancer that she was diagnosed...
Guyana’s public health sector a work in progress but major improvements being made -Ramsammy
See full statement from Adviser to the Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy A letter in the Stabreok News under...
Agreements for world-class hospitals, healthcare tabled in Parliament
Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh on Thursday tabled two agreements in the National Assembly to cater for the construction of...
80 new COVID infections, five in ICU
A total of 80 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours after 459 tests were conducted. The...
Gov’t, Opposition Parliamentarians laud health sector enhancements in Reg. 6
The Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Social Services led by its chairman, former Minister of Health Dr. Karen Cummings on Wednesday...
Consultations underway to reform outdated public health laws
Consultations to develop more updated and futuristic health laws got underway at Duke Lodge on Wednesday as Guyana prepares to...
One COVID death, 114 new cases
A 68-year-old woman from Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) is the latest COVID-19 fatality, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday. The...
86 more COVID cases, 4 in ICU
A total of 86 additional persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours after 620 tests were conducted,...
Woman, 58, dies from COVID, 59 new cases
A 58-year-old unvaccinated Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica) woman is the latest COVID-19 death, according to the latest update from the...
