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...
Unregulated sale & use of hookahs, e-cigars a public danger – Dr. Ramsammy
Though Guyana’s Tobacco Control Act 2017 outlines a raft of measures meant to keep the public safe from tobacco, the...
Unvaccinated woman, 66, dies from COVID; 44 new cases
An unvaccinated woman, who was 66 years old and lived in Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica), died on May 27, according...
New hospital, hospitality programme part of Texila’s US$25M investment to transform education
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy The Texila American University is hoping to significantly expand operations over the next few years and...
More surgeries to be performed at Mahaicony Hospital
More surgeries will soon be performed at the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) as a new living quarter is...
29 new COVID cases; 3 persons in ICU
The Ministry of Health recorded 29 new COVID-19 cases on Friday from 651 tests, taking the overall number of confirmed...
More transmissible variant of COVID-19 circulating here – Health Minister
There is a milder but more transmissible variant of COVID-19 circulating in Guyana, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony revealed...
57 new COVID cases from 1,483 tests
Another 57 people have been infected with the disease COVID-19 over a 24-hour period, based on information provided by the...
93 new COVID cases; 4 patients in ICU
The Ministry of Health recorded 93 new COVID-19 cases from 1, 859 tests, taking the total number of confirmed cases...
6-month-old baby dies from COVID; 45 new cases recorded
A six-month-old baby from Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death, as reported by the Ministry of...
21 new COVID cases from 348 tests
The Ministry of Health on Monday reported 21 new COVID-19 cases from 348 tests, taking the total number of confirmed...
Health Ministry on alert for skin rash cases as monkeypox spreads globally
Guyana’s Ministry of Health has advised all medical personnel to immediately report severe skin rashes accompanied by other symptoms, as...
48 new COVID cases; 2 persons in ICU
The Ministry of Health on Sunday reported 48 new COVID-19 cases from 1, 244 tests, taking the total number of...
54 new COVID cases; 2 persons in ICU
The Ministry of Health on Saturday reported 54 new COVID-19 cases from 1, 847 tests, taking the total number of...
Two women die from COVID-19; 92 new cases recorded
Two women – a 37-year-old from Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) and a 79-year-old from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West...
Man, 74, dies from COVID-19; 62 new cases record
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the Ministry of Health recorded the first COVID-19 death for the month of May....
94 new COVID-19 cases recorded
Ninety-four new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Wednesday from a total of 1961 tests, taking the total number of...
Police commanders receive training on HIV stigma & discrimination
Regional Commanders and Heads of the Guyana Police Force on Wednesday participated in a one-day sensitization session on stigma and...
65 new COVID-19 cases recorded
Sixty-five new cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Tuesday from a total of 976 tests, taking the total number of...
