Health
Guyana advances towards a world-class organ donation, transplant system
In an effort to strengthen Guyana’s healthcare capabilities and improve patient outcomes, the Ministry of Health has launched a 31-month Initiative to build a sustainable, resilient and internationally aligned organ donation and transplantation system. Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, met with a delegation from the Donation and Transplantation Institute (DTI Foundation), the Human Organ...
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...
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...
Unvaccinated man, 52, among two new COVID deaths; 53 new cases
A 52-year-old unvaccinated man from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) and a 71-year-old fully vaccinated man from Region Four (Demerara-...
Five COVID deaths; 48 new cases
Five COVID-19 deaths were recorded between February 16 and 18, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday. The country’s death...
Party promoters urged to seek guidance from COVID Task Force for Mash season
Party promoters are being urged to seek guidance from the National COVID-19 Task Force when planning for events for the...
Fully vaccinated woman, 77, dies from COVID; 72 cases recorded
A 77-year-old woman of Region Six (Corentyne-Berbice) who was fully vaccinated has died from the dreaded COVID-19 virus, increasing Guyana’s...
Self-testing: ‘You don’t have to tell us you’re COVID positive but it will be good if you do’ – Dr Anthony
The Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony says that persons who test positive for COVID-19 using the home self-testing kits...
Father of five seeks help for wife diagnosed with rare form of cancer
A father of five young children is struggling to cope financially and emotionally after his wife was diagnosed with a...
COVID: Three unvaccinated men die, 105 new cases, 8 in ICU
Three men, who were all unvaccinated, have died from the dreaded COVID-19 virus, increasing Guyana’s overall death toll to 1,202,...
COVID self-test kits approved for use in Guyana
Another option to test for COVID-19 is being rolled out in Guyana. Persons can now use self-testing kits at home,...
Leonora, Mabaruma SMART Hospitals to be commissioned soon
Within weeks, residents of Regions One and Three will benefit from improved healthcare with SMART upgrades to the Leonora and...
Active COVID-19 cases gradually declining – Health Minister
The authorities over the past few days have seen a gradual decline in the number of active COVID-19 cases in...
COVID: Three more die, 95 new cases, 7 in ICU
Three more persons have died from the dreaded COVID-19 virus, increasing Guyana’s overall death toll to 1,199, the Ministry of...
Family calls for probe into death of girl, 3, at COVID hospital
The family of three-year-old Jeniha McPherson is calling for a thorough investigation after she died 11 days after being admitted...
Guyana to officially confirm presence of Omicron variant within three weeks
Guyana is expected to officially confirm the presence of the COVID-19 Omicron variant within three weeks after samples were finally...
COVID: Two more die, 10 new cases, 9 in ICU
Two more persons have died from the dreaded COVID-19 virus, increasing Guyana’s overall death toll to 1,196, the Ministry of...
If more people take jabs, gov’t may remove more COVID restrictions – Health Minister
Exactly one year after Guyana began its vaccination programme, the government relaxed the National COVID-19 curfew that was in place...
COVID: Reg. 2 man is latest fatality, 34 new cases, 10 in ICU
A 57-year-old man from Region Two was recorded as Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death on Sunday taking the country’s overall death...
$41 million Infectious unit commissioned at New Amsterdam Hospital
Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, on Saturday, commissioned a 15-bed Infectious Unit in the compound of the New Amsterdam Hospital,...
COVID: Three more women die; 65 new cases recorded
Three more persons have died from the dreaded COVID-19 virus increasing Guyana’s death toll to 1,193, the Ministry of Health...
