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Skeldon Hospital A&E staff ends sit-in over drug shortage
Physicians at the Skeldon Hospital’s Accident and Emergency (A&E) department returned to work on Monday afternoon following a sit-in over a shortage of drugs or medical supplies to treat the A&E patients.
In a statement from the…
Specialists undergoing training to tackle alcohol, substance abuse
The Public Health Ministry's Mental Health Unit is training 35 persons to better tackle the growing problem of substance and alcohol abuse.
During the opening of the training programme today, Util Thomas, Director of the Mental Health…
Lawrence orders removal of expired drugs at West Dem
Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence has instructed that the years-old expired drugs at the West Demerara Hospital be removed and destroyed.
Late last month, regional officials told the Public Accounts Committee that $5M worth of…
US$4.1M to upgrade five hospitals
By Devina Samaroo
An estimated US$4.1 million is earmarked under a United Kingdom (UK) – funded initiative to retrofit five local hospitals to withstand disasters and to make them more energy efficient.
The health institutions…
Gov’t working with US to reverse Fish ban
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon says that the Ministry of Agriculture is working closely with the authorities in the United States to reverse the ban imposed on the export of Catfish to the US market.
The Government spokesman told a…
$19.4M Machine acquired to improve blood transfusion service
The Georgetown Public Hospital will now be in a better position to provide emergency blood transfusion, as the National Blood Transfusion Service has acquired the country’s first Trima Accel- Automated Blood Collection System also known as…
No case of measles in Region One – Health Ministry
After visiting more than a dozen villages over two days, a team of health workers from the Ministry of Health and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has reported no case of measles in Region One (Barima-Waini).
The team visited…
Palms outfitted with $18M Infirmary and Outpatient Clinic
Residents of the Palms Geriatric Home will no longer have to be referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation for medical attention as the home is now equipped with an Infirmary and an outpatient clinic.
The $18M facilities were…
‘Justice for our girls’ – Women march in solidarity to stamp out abuse
By Bibi Khatoon
A significant number of women and men marched from the Square of the Revolution, Vlissengen Road along Brickdam to the Stabroek Market Square on Saturday afternoon in solidarity with women who have been abused.
The…
Guyanese selected as finalist for Commonwealth Youth Awards
Patricee Douglas, Guyanese founder of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) is one of this year’s finalists in the Commonwealth Youth Awards.
The Commonwealth Youth Awards is coordinated by the Commonwealth youth programme.…
