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...
9-month-old baby who died from COVID had gastroenteritis, pneumonia
A nine-month-old baby boy is among Guyana’s latest recorded COVID-19 deaths but the baby was also experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis...
10 Christmas babies welcomed at GPHC
Ten bouncing babies- five boys and five girls- were welcomed at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Christmas morning. And in...
Reg. 1 woman, 85, among three more COVID deaths; 44 new cases
An 85-year-old woman from Region One (Barima- Waini) is among the three latest COVID-19 deaths, according to the Ministry of...
Guyana surpasses 39,000 COVID-19 cases
There have been 44 new COVID-19 infections recorded over a 24-hour period and this has increased the total number of...
Guyana looking to buy COVID-19 treatment pill for citizens
With many of its citizens still not vaccinated against COVID-19, the Guyana Government said Friday it was eyeing the possibility...
Omicron not in Guyana but will reach here eventually – Health Minister
Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony Friday said he has no reason to believe that the more transmissible Omicron variant...
Two more unvaccinated persons die from COVID; 32 new cases recorded
The addition of two new COVID-19 deaths have moved the country’s overall death toll to 1, 042. Both victims are...
Parents have to ‘show interest’ and encourage vaccination among teens- Health Min.
There is a lower-than-expected vaccination uptake among the children currently eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine and Health Minister Dr. Frank...
Unvaccinated woman dies from COVID; 40 new cases recorded
An 69-year-old unvaccinated man from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death, as reported by the Ministry of...
‘People need to act sensibly’ to prevent spread of COVID
While he stayed clear of saying whether he anticipates a surge in COVID-19 cases after the upcoming Christmas and New...
UG sets out to boost Guyana’s capacity to test for variants, study diseases
The University of Guyana (UG) through its College of Medicine is seeking to boost Guyana’s capacity to test for variants...
COVID-19 Task Force ready to crack down on holiday events
The National COVID-19 Task Force has issued a stern warning against unauthorised events and breaches of the national curfew but...
9 month-old baby boy among six more COVID deaths
Six people including a nine-month-old baby boy have died from COVID-19, increasing Guyana’s death toll to 1,039, the Ministry of...
As Omicron variant spreads, low vaccination uptake in Reg. 10 remains a concern
A significant number of people have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine locally but low vaccination uptake...
Linden man given new lease on life as GPHC team completes another major surgery
Keith Murray, 58, was up and about six hours after undergoing surgery at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) for stomach...
Johnson and Johnson could be given as two-dose vaccine- Health Minister
Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony on Monday announced that the government is considering whether the single dose Johnson and...
Three additional COVID deaths, 21 new cases
Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 1,033 with the addition of three deaths, the Ministry of Health reported on...
Woman, 34, among two more COVID deaths; 53 new cases
Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 1,030 with the addition of two deaths, the Ministry of Health reported on...
