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...
Lack of proper communication, education driving vaccine hesitancy- Dr. Carpen
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy It has been reported that there are enough vaccines in Guyana to vaccinate all children older...
Healthcare workers may be ‘stretched thin’ with ‘COVID’ surge
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy The COVID-19 pandemic has placed an additional strain on the local healthcare system but if the...
5 more unvaccinated people die from COVID; 211 new cases recorded
Five more unvaccinated persons died from COVID-19 on September 24, taking the country’s death toll to 754. The latest fatalities...
Child Protection Week ends with Sip & Paint event for parents, kids
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security brought the curtains down on Child Protection Week 2021 on Friday with...
Stroke, heart attack & diabetic patients among fully vaccinated deaths
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy Over the past few weeks, it has been reported that a few fully vaccinated patients died...
5 unvaccinated people die from COVID; 252 new cases recorded
Five unvaccinated persons died from COVID-19 between September 23 and September 24, taking the country’s death toll to 749. The...
Over 4,000 active cases as COVID infections continue to rise
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Friday revealed that there are 4, 095 active COVID-19 cases in all regions...
Gov’t applies pressure to ensure Guyana gets steady supply of Sputnik second doses
By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy President Irfaan Ali on Friday said that he has been applying pressure on Russian authorities to...
COVID survivor who lost 3 relatives to virus pleads with all to get vaccinated
By Isanella Patoir isanella@newsroom.gy A few months after 32-year-old Eyon Boyal thought he had beaten the deadly COVID-19, he...
Four more die from COVID; 258 new cases recorded
Four more persons – three men and one woman – died from COVID-19 between September 19 and 23, the Ministry...
Father of Guyanese cricketer succumbs to COVID-19; was unvaccinated
Fifty-eight-year old Orin Rutherford, the father of Guyanese cricketer Sherfane Rutherford, has succumbed to COVID-19 some 18 days after he...
Laminated ‘COVID books’ can be accepted but must show all information – Health Minister
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony says that laminated COVID-19 vaccination cards can be accepted once all the relevant information...
‘World should not be divided by what vaccines people take’ – Pres. Ali tells global leaders
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy As countries around the world continue their COVID-19 vaccination campaigns using the vaccines that have been...
Uneven access to vaccines affecting recovery- Pres. Ali tells White House Summit
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy The uneven distribution of the life-saving COVID-19 vaccines has been a global challenge and President Dr....
‘Political mischief’ threatening Guyana’s COVID fight – Dr. Ali tells White House Summit
President Dr. Irfaan Ali says that Guyana has spared no effort or resources in obtaining COVID-19 vaccines for its eligible...
Proof of vaccination required to access airports, airstrips
The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) Secretariat has issued an advisory stating that people should be vaccinated or present a...
2 more die from COVID as Guyana surpasses 30,000 cases; 36 in ICU
Two women – a 58-year-old and a 70-year-old – died from COVID-19 on Tuesday taking the overall death toll from...
Gov’t not exploring total closure of borders despite Delta surge, CDC travel warning
The government is not considering a total closure of Guyana’s borders despite the ongoing surge in COVID-19 infections that has...
