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Nurses’ Association signs on to insurance plan
Nurses who are a part of the Nurses’ Association of Guyana are now being provided with health and life insurance along with discounts at 75 stores across Guyana as a result of an agreement signed with the Assuria insurance company.
The…
After 18 years of abuse, Bibi Ahamad found her strength to move on
By Devina Samaroo
It was the first time he had ever beaten her. They were having one of their usual fights, but this time, he did as he had threatened to do - he hit her. But she let it slide. After all, he had promised never to do it…
Cancer Institute records decrease in Breast Cancer, urges early screening
By Bibi Khatoon
The Cancer Institute of Guyana has seen a decrease in Breast Cancer cases this year when compared to 2017.
At the end of 2017, the Cancer Institute of Guyana recorded over 70 cases of Breast Cancer. However, according…
Free eye testing at Georgetown Hospital
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation will be offering free eye testing at its Eye Clinic on October 11, 2018 in observation of World Sight Day.
Patients will have free access to the clinic from 8:30am to 1:30pm to test for…
Cuso volunteer joins Guyana Foundation
The Guyana Foundation in association with its major donor Scotia Bank has announced that the organization will have the benefit of a trained Canadian registered psychologist to join its staff.
This has been made possible by CUSO…
Gramoxone’s deadly sting and Guyana’s battle against suicide
By Bibi Khatoon
The fertile lands of Guyana’s coastal plain earned the country the reputation of being the breadbasket of the Caribbean.
To back up their toil on the lands, rice farmers now largely depend on gramoxone (pronounced…
Kidney failure patients urged to do transplants
By Devina Samaroo
With hundreds of persons dying because of kidney failure worldwide, local doctors and graduating medical students are advocating for more patients to undergo renal transplant surgeries.
Kidney failure kills millions…
From breast, lung and vaginal Cancer, one woman’s incredible story of hope
By Bibi Khatoon
Anna DeMorias has been fighting Cancer for 10 years – not one, not two, not even three.
She has overcome cancer to her right breast, then lung cancer, and then cancer to her left breast. Now, she is battling vaginal…
Concreting a tree stump causes halt in construction of health centre
The Region Four Democratic Council (RDC) has ordered a full investigation into the construction of the Supply, East Coast Demerara Health centre following complaints of shoddy works.
According to the RDC, complaints were received about…
Free complete medical checkups at Mercy Hospital Saturday
The St Joseph Mercy Hospital (SJMH) will wrap up its 73rd anniversary with a unique “Health and Wellness Experience” on Saturday at the hospital’s grounds on Parade Street, Kingston, Georgetown.
The event will feature complete medical…
