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...
‘COVID’ hospital equipped to provide dialysis, treat other diseases
The Ministry of Health has expanded the range of the National Infectious Diseases hospital at Liliendaal, Georgetown to offer treatment...
Two more die from COVID; 86 new cases recorded
A 79-year-old fully vaccinated man from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica), who died on January 30 and an 86-year-old man from...
Curfew, other COVID restrictions extended for February
The national curfew which starts at midnight and ends at 04:00 hrs has been extended for the entire month of...
Newborn baby, ‘starved of oxygen’, dies at West Dem. hospital
By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.gy A baby boy died hours after he was born at the West Demerara Regional Hospital at...
Doctor, who is main suspect in GPHC fire, fired after sexual harassment probe
A doctor, who is the main suspect in the fire that ripped through a heart laboratory at the Georgetown Public...
Woman, 65, dies from COVID; 353 new cases
A 65-year-old fully vaccinated woman from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica), who died on January 30, is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death,...
Greater support for arm amputees through local Rehab. Centre
Arm amputees will be able to benefit from artificial, mechanical arms through the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre now that it...
Five more die from COVID in two days; 471 new cases recorded
Five more people have succumbed after they were infected with the novel coronavirus, according to information provided by the Ministry...
Improved X-ray services return to GPHC with new $113M equipment
After several years of limited x-ray services at the Georgetown Public Hospital, Guyana’s main referral hospital, three new x-ray machines...
COVID-19: Four more die, 375 new cases recorded
Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll has now moved to 1,160 with the addition of four new deaths which occurred between January...
Each patient in need of dialysis could get up to $600,000 yearly
There are nearly 300 people across Guyana who need dialysis treatment to help them live. But the government now aims...
Over 100 COVID deaths in 27 days; 408 new cases recorded
Two unvaccinated men died from COVID-19, taking Guyana’s overall death toll to 1, 156 since March 2020. The Ministry of...
‘Very poor’ uptake of booster shots – Health Minister
Only about 36,866 adults have taken their COVID-19 booster shots and Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says this signals...
Six more COVID deaths; 424 new cases
Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll increased to 1, 154 with six additional deaths recorded between January 22 and 26. With these...
BUDGET 2022: Six new hospitals, mental health & COVID big focus of $73.2 B health sector
A total of $73.2 billion has been allocated to the health sector in the 2022 National Budget and of that...
BUDGET 2022: Most of $29.4 B energy sector budget goes to Wales gas-to-energy project
A total of $29.4 billion has been allocated to the energy sector in 2022 and a majority of that sum-...
10 COVID deaths; over 300 new cases, 20 in ICU
Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll increased to 1, 148 with ten additional deaths recorded between January 22 and 25. With these...
COVID-19: Children’s vaccination continues to lag – Health Minister
The COVID-19 vaccination rollout of children between the ages of 12 and 17 continues to lag despite a daily increase...
