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...
GPHC boosted with additional ventilators, PPE
Mr Joe Persaud who resides in Florida, U.S.A recently donated 17 ventilators, 1500 face masks, and 10 buckets of disinfecting...
Six unvaccinated, one fully-vaxed among 9 COVID deaths
A 73-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica), who was fully vaccinated, is among the nine additional COVID-19 deaths recorded...
COVID: 17 schools closed in one week as teachers test positive; online classes continue
Last week, about 17 schools were forced to close temporarily since some teachers were infected with COVID-19. This is according...
Record number of positive COVID cases in 24hrs
Guyana on Wednesday recorded 313 new COVID-19 cases, the highest number of positive cases recorded within 24 hours. The new...
COVID: Understaffed health system could reach ‘breaking point’
The local healthcare system has been understaffed, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, and now with the surge in hospitalisations and...
COVID-19: Broadcaster Maxwell Thom was partially vaccinated, had high blood pressure
Well-known broadcaster Maxwell Thom, who died from COVID-19 on Tuesday, had taken the first dose of one of the COVID-19...
No PCR test needed for people exempted from COVID-19 vaccines – CMO
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy People who are exempted from taking COVID-19 vaccines because of medical conditions or treatment are not...
5 more COVID deaths, 4 were unvaccinated; 135 new cases, 31 in ICU
Five more persons have died from COVID-19 between September 01 and 13, taking this month’s death toll to 67 thus...
Over 3,000 active COVID cases; more than 1,000 in Reg. 4
As Guyana battles a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, infections continue to rise with a total of 3, 092...
80,000 waiting to be vaccinated with second dose Sputnik
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Tuesday revealed that approximately 80,000 persons are awaiting their second dose of the...
COVID-19: ‘Stop playing politics and help save people’s lives’ – Health Minister
There have been protests against what has been deemed a forceful stance on COVID-19 vaccinations but the Minister of Health...
15 pregnant women hospitalised with COVID-19
With a total of 129 persons currently hospitalised with COVID-19 across the country, many requiring oxygen, attention is being paid...
Four more unvaccinated women die from COVID, 123 new cases recorded
Four women have died from COVID-19 on September 12 and 13, taking this month’s death toll to 62 thus far...
Public must help with monitoring, enforcement of COVID measures- AG
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, SC says that though law enforcement officers are tasked with the...
36 unvaccinated people died from COVID last week
With 36 unvaccinated Guyanese dying from COVID-19 over the last seven days, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony on Monday...
Nine dead from COVID were unvaccinated
The nine people who died on Friday and Saturday, after they were infected with COVID-19, were all unvaccinated people who...
More than 75% of Police Force reportedly vaccinated
Some 75 per cent of the officers in the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have taken at least one dose of...
September’s death toll moves to 58 in 12 days; 194 new infections
Nine people have died from COVID-19 on September 11 and 12, taking this month’s death toll to 58 thus far...
