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-19: Dr. Anthony admits that Guyana confirmed Delta variant here
Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has revealed that Guyana sent more samples to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) for their...
Over 9,000 Guyanese living with HIV; majority of new cases are young people
An estimated 9,022 people are living with HIV in Guyana, with 71 new cases recorded this year alone. This is...
US travelers should avoid T&T, Poland regardless of vaccination status – CDC warns
(USA Today) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising against travel to Poland, Trinidad and Tobago, Niger...
COVID-19: Over 1,000 people get booster shots; first dose vaccination tops 400,000
A total of 1,085 people in eight of the 10 administrative regions have taken COVID-19 booster shots to enhance their...
Boy, 5, who died from COVID had heart disease
The five-year-old boy who is one of Guyana’s latest COVID-19 deaths was also diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease, according to...
Stopping forgery? All vaccination cards must now have official stamp
When people produce their hardcopy or digital proof of vaccination as required by local authorities, an official stamp must be...
Boy, 5, among two new COVID deaths
A 5-year-old boy of Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is among two new COVID-19 deaths, increasing Guyana’s overall death toll to 994....
‘Too many people believe COVID has disappeared’ – Health Minister
Almost 38,000 people have been infected with the novel coronavirus locally and nearly 1,000 of those people have died but...
With new COVID threat, Health Ministry may now test for variants
With the renewed threat of increased COVID-19 deaths and infections due to the new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus,...
Linden couple die days apart from COVID, pneumonia
A married couple from Mackenzie Linden, Hilton Lyle Snr and June Lyle died within two weeks of each other from...
The lone healthcare worker navigating emergency response, COVID on Fort Island
By Isanella Patoir isanella@newsroom.gy Pretty Debideen is the only healthcare worker on Fort Island, located along the Essequibo River. Up...
Five unvaccinated people die from COVID; 52 new cases
Five people, all of whom were unvaccinated, have died after they were infected with the novel coronavirus that causes the...
‘Vaccination the best tool to fight new COVID variant’ – Pres. Ali
Concerns over the new COVID-19 variant- called the ‘Omicron’ variant’- have been mounting, but President Dr. Irfaan Ali says that...
More pregnant women infected with COVID being treated at ‘Ocean View’ hospital
There are now 28 pregnant women currently infected with the disease COVID-19 and receiving treatment at the National Infectious Diseases...
Region 2 man dies from COVID, 17 in ICU
A 69-year-old fully vaccinated man from Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) is the country’s latest COVID-19 death. The Ministry of Health reported...
Woman, 69, latest COVID death; 44 new cases recorded
A 69-year-old fully vaccinated woman from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) is the country’s latest COVID-19 death, according to information...
Man, 99, among two COVID deaths; 50 new cases recorded
A 55-year-old unvaccinated man from Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) and a 99-year-old unvaccinated man from Region Eight (Potaro- Siparuni)...
‘Worrying increase’ of COVID cases in Region Six
Nationwide, there has been a general reduction in the number of people becoming infected with COVID-19 but in Region Six...
