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...
Though curfew gone, other COVID restrictions extended until March
While the COVID-19 curfew has been removed, the other strict restrictions to curb the spread of the deadly virus is...
PSC welcomes decision to lift National Curfew
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) Friday night said it welcomed the decision taken by the National COVID-19 Taskforce on Friday,...
National COVID curfew lifted
Almost two years after the COVID-19 virus hit these shores in March 2020, the national COVID curfew that was instituted...
Woman, 25, among two COVID deaths; 95 new cases
Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll increased to 1, 190 with the death of two persons on February 10, the Ministry of...
Substantial portion of population vaccinated – Health Minister
A substantial portion of Guyana’s population has been vaccinated against the dreaded COVID-19, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony revealed on...
Gov’t considering removing COVID curfew – President
President Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced that government is possibly considering the removal of the COVID-19 curfew meant to curtail...
160 new COVID cases recorded; 17 in ICU
Guyana recorded 160 new COVID-19 infections within 24hours from a total of 1, 301 tests. This takes the overall number...
One year on, vaccine hesitancy still an issue in some hinterland communities
Though the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign got underway in February 2021, vaccine hesitancy remains a challenge in some hinterland communities,...
Free pads for women, girls as $50M approved for First Lady’s Menstrual Hygiene programme
More women and girls will be able to benefit from free sanitary pads, proving their menstrual hygiene, as $50 million...
To boost vaccination rollout, $60M approved for transport, $203M for contracted staff
As part of efforts to boost COVID-19 vaccination, a sum of $60 million has been approved to help the Ministry...
$272M to correct defects, complete Ministry of Health head office by mid-year
Completion of the Ministry of Health’s head office on Brickdam, Georgetown is expected to be achieved by July this year....
With $863M, gov’t to subsidise cost for citizens in need of local, overseas surgeries
The government has allocated a total of $863 million in the 2022 budget, $399 million above what was budgeted in...
With contract awarded, maternal and children’s hospital could open in 2024
A new maternal and children’s hospital, slated for Georgetown, could be completed by late 2024 as the contract for the...
Eureka opens drive-thru COVID-19 testing site
With the aim of making the collection and processing of COVID-19 test samples “smoother and safer”, Eureka Medical Laboratories (EML)...
Unvaccinated woman, 86, among three COVID deaths; 167 new cases
An 86-year-old unvaccinated woman from Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) is among Guyana’s latest COVID-19 deaths after she passed away on...
$300M approved for drugs, medical supplies as $4.4B Reg. 1 budget cleared
A total of $300 million has been approved for drugs and medical supplies to be provided to Region One (Barima-Waini),...
Gov’t continues to seek avenues to procure COVID pills – Health Minister
The government continues to work on procuring two antiviral pills developed to fight COVID-19, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony...
Treatment for some 2,400 HIV patients in Guyana challenged by COVID-19
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Guyana’s shores back in March 2020, some 2,400 persons living with HIV have refused to...
