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 to ‘ramp up’ monkey pox precautionary measures
While Guyana has seen no case of monkey pox, the Health Ministry is in discussions to procure medication as a...
Woman, 102, among two COVID deaths; 46 new cases recorded
A 102-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man, who both resided in Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica), were infected with the disease...
Barbados confirms first case of monkeypox
(Barbados Today)- Barbados has confirmed the first case of Monkeypox on the island. The confirmation came by way of a...
Another 137 COVID cases; 3 persons in ICU
Another 137 people, including 61 men and 76 women, were infected with the novel coronavirus and now have the disease,...
103 COVID cases confirmed, four in ICU
A total of 103 new COVID-19 cases were recorded after 683 tests conducted, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday....
127 new COVID cases, five in ICU
127 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Thursday after a total of 914 tests conducted, the Ministry of Health reported...
Health Minister urges Amerindian leaders to encourage COVID-19 vaccination
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony is urging indigenous community leaders to encourage persons to take their COVID-19 jabs. During...
One COVID death, 91 new cases recorded
A 79-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is the latest COVID-19 fatality, the Health Ministry reported on Wednesday. The man...
Collaboration with NGOs crucial in the battle against substance abuse – Health Minister
Through partnerships with private organisations, the Ministry of Health hopes to broaden access to health facilities and services for substance...
Woman, 79, is latest COVID fatality; 184 new cases confirmed
A 79-year-old unvaccinated woman from Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatality. The Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported...
Girl, 5, needs financial aid to do brain surgery
Philana Harlequin was eight-months-old when her eyes started fluttering but when her mother, Atisha Knights took her to an eye...
Man denies Cancer Foundation claims he posed as a doctor
Hours after the Guyana Cancer Foundation issued a statement claiming that Mikhail Radius McLennan had falsely claimed to be a...
Guyana prepares for monkeypox as cases detected in nearby countries
The Ministry of Health has intensified capacity-building efforts to ensure that the presence of monkeypox is readily detected in Guyana,...
Guyana delaying shipment of COVID vaccines to prevent spoilage
In order to prevent the spoilage of COVID-19 vaccines, Guyana has been delaying shipments until the country is sure that...
31 new COVID cases recorded
The Ministry of Health on Monday reported 31 new COVID-19 cases from a total of 195 tests conducted. The new...
32 new COVID cases, 5 patients in ICU
The Ministry of Health on Sunday reported 32 new COVID-19 cases from a total of 216 tests conducted. The new...
Three COVID deaths, 142 new cases recorded
Two men, ages 55 and 70, and a woman, 79, are the country’s latest COVID-19 fatalities. In its report on...
Massy recalls Häagen-Dazs products due to presence of pesticide
The Government Analyst – Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) is alerting customers of a voluntary recall of Häagen-Dazs plain vanilla...
