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...
Police probing about 10 cases of stolen, forged vaccination cards
Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is investigating about 10 cases of stolen...
‘Ocean View’ hospital has no staff shortage; worker assigned to contact families
Even with an increase in the number of people hospitalised after experiencing the more severe and life-threatening symptoms of COVID-19,...
Five more unvaccinated people die from COVID; 30 in ICU
Five unvaccinated people died from COVID-19 between September 19 and 21, taking September’s death toll thus far 113; overall a...
‘Underestimated’ COVID numbers caused by people not getting tested – Dr. Anthony
September has the highest number of COVID-19 infections yet Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony says that the number of...
US CDC advises against travel to Guyana due to COVID-19 variant concerns
The United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised against travel to Guyana, stating that even...
Eight more COVID deaths; 30 in ICU, 130 new infections
Guyana has recorded an additional eight COVID-19 related deaths, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday. Of that number, six...
Pfizer second doses rolling out in schools this week; 600 children vaccinated on Saturday
The second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are being administered to children older than 12 years, and the rollout...
Audit of COVID cash grant underway as Auditor General completes 2020 report
With the 2020 Audit Report completed and handed over to the Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir, the Audit...
September has most ‘COVID’ infections, but numbers may be ‘underestimated’- Health Min.
More people have been infected with COVID-19 in the first 19 days of September than any other month, yet the...
US to require most foreign travellers be vaccinated for entry
The US will require that most adult foreigners be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the country as part of...
100 COVID deaths in 19 days as 12 more die; 33 in ICU
Guyana has recorded an additional 12 COVID-19 related deaths, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday; eight of the deaths...
7 unvaccinated people die from COVID; 32 in ICU, 273 new cases
Guyana has recorded an additional seven COVID-19 related deaths, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday; all seven persons were...
Baby with suspected heart complications dies from COVID-19
A five-month-old baby girl with a suspected congenital heart condition is among Guyana’s latest COVID-19 deaths, the Ministry of Health...
No free ride for the unvaccinated, says Jamaican PM
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has given the clearest indication yet that his Government, at some point, will make it...
Children start receiving second doses of Pfizer vaccine
Children have started receiving their second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines since it has been 21 days since the...
Unvaccinated man, fully vaccinated woman die from COVID
A 60-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman have been recorded as Guyana’s latest COVID-19 deaths. The man and woman, who...
Daily COVID infections continue to rise; Health Minister urges businesses to enforce guidelines
As positive COVID-19 cases continue to rise daily, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony is urging businesses to enforce the...
More than 75% police, 90% soldiers have taken COVID vaccine
Tasked with the enforcement of government’s COVID-19 measures, which now prevent unvaccinated persons from entering public buildings, at least 20%...
