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...
Common space for senior citizens commissioned in Lethem
Senior citizens of Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) will now have a common space to relax, socialise and be...
One patient in COVID ICU; four more infections
Four more persons were infected with the novel coronavirus over a 24-hour period, after 305 tests were done, the Ministry...
Three new COVID cases from 395 tests
Guyana recorded three new COVID-19 cases on Sunday from a total of 395 tests, taking the total number of confirmed...
New medical company seeking to introduce robotic surgery in Guyana
Salus Medical Inc., a local medical distribution company, officially launched on Friday at the Marriott Hotel in Georgetown with plans...
Six new COVID cases from 838 tests
Guyana recorded six new COVID-19 cases from 838 tests, taking the overall number of confirmed cases since March 2020 to...
Health Ministry rescinds termination of some 27 health workers at Linden Hospital
Following the issuance of termination letters to some 27 employees of the Linden Hospital Complex in Region Ten by the...
Eight new COVID cases; 1 in ICU
The Ministry of Health recorded eight new COVID-19 cases from 1, 806 tests, taking the total number of confirmed cases...
10 COVID-19 cases; ICU empty fifth day in a row
Guyana has recorded 10 new COVID-19 cases within a 24-hour period from 1, 193 tests. This takes the total number...
COVID vaccines to expire soon but more will be available – Health Minister
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony says that several COVID-19 vaccines, with the exception of the Chinese made Sinopharm, will...
Guyana looking to increase HPV vaccine rate
The annual Vaccination Week in the Americas highlights the importance of vaccination and initially promoted vaccination in children under the...
Nine COVID cases from 902 tests; ICU remains empty
The Ministry of Health recorded nine new cases from a total of 902 tests, taking the total number of confirmed...
COVID ICU remains empty third day in a row, 5 new cases recorded
Five people, who are all females, were infected with the novel coronavirus over a 24-hour period after 1,760 tests were...
COVID: Vaccination extremely low; people not getting tested – Health Minister
The Ministry of Health has recorded zero COVID-19 vaccination between Good Friday to now because no one visited any of...
COVID ICU remains empty, 4 new cases reported
For the second day in a row, the Ministry of Health is reporting that the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU)...
No patient in COVID ICU; three new cases recorded
Three people, who are all females, were infected with the novel coronavirus over a 24-hour period, after 532 tests were...
Four cases from 372 COVID tests; 13 recoveries
Another four people were infected with the novel coronavirus over a 24-hour period after 372 tests were done, the Ministry...
Hefty fines proposed for people who abuse, abandon persons with mental illness
The local health authorities, through a new Mental Health Protection and Promotion Bill, are seeking to make mental health services...
Six new cases from 911 tests
Six new COVID-19 infections have been recorded after 911 tests were conducted, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday. The...
