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...
Improved patient care as MoU signed with NYC’s largest healthcare provider
By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy Health authorities in Guyana are confident that the signing of a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
COVID vaccine booster now available for people over 50 & those with comorbidities
One month after he said it was fundamentally wrong to revaccinate someone who is already fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Health...
COVID-19 vaccine rollout for children aged 5-11 delayed
The administration of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 11 years old has been delayed because the...
Equal pay for public servants with same qualifications
Within the public sector, there are individuals who receive different salaries though they possess the same qualifications and provide similar...
3 unvaccinated women die from COVID
Three unvaccinated women died from COVID-19 between November 17 and 18, the Ministry of Health reported on Thursday. The women...
‘Special’ $400M payout for healthcare frontline workers
Frontline workers in the local health sector will benefit from a massive $400 million payout that has been set aside...
If local companies can make COVID pills, gov’t open to buying those
After stating that the government was eyeing pills to help treat patients infected with the disease COVID-19 earlier in the...
Flights to and from Brazil allowed to resume
Flights between Guyana and Brazil were suspended in January due to the surge in COVID-19 infections and later a new...
St. Cuthbert’s Mission benefits from expansive Rotary Demerara medical outreach
The Rotary Club of Demerara (RCD) recently conducted its fourth expansive medical outreach for the year. No fewer than 106...
Woman, 30, among four new COVID-19 deaths; 83 new cases
A 30-year-old woman from Region Five (Mahaica- Berbice), who was unvaccinated, is among the four latest COVID-19 deaths reported by...
People exploiting COVID quarantine for ‘sick days’- Dr. Anthony
If people have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, they are advised to quarantine and get...
Two more COVID deaths, 44 new cases
Two women, an unvaccinated 93-year-old and a 78-year-old whose vaccination status is unknown have been recorded as the country’s latest...
Fully vaccinated people allowed to travel at Guyana/ Brazil crossing
With the Guyana/ Brazil crossing at the Takutu Bridge in Lethem, Region Nine reopened from Mondays to Fridays, fully vaccinated...
Gov’t eyeing COVID pills to help treat patients
Two antiviral pills have been developed to fight the disease COVID-19 and Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says that...
55 new COVID infections; 15 people in ICU
The Ministry of Health on Monday reported 55 new COVID cases from 550 tests, taking the total number of confirmed...
With 51% of adults fully vaccinated, Guyana inches towards herd immunity
A total of 261,811 adults, or 51 per cent of the targeted adult population, have been fully vaccinated with the...
Two more unvaccinated persons die from COVID; 76 new cases recorded
The Ministry of Health on Sunday reported that two more people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. The new...
Two more unvaccinated men die from COVID; 89 new cases recorded
The Ministry of Health on Saturday reported that two more people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. The new...
