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Millions on virus lockdown in China as WHO weighs response
BEIJING (Reuters) - China put millions of people on lock down on Thursday in two cities at the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 people and infected more than 630, as authorities around the world worked to prevent a…
Guyana aims to eliminate HIV/AIDS by 2030 with new National Strategic Plan
The National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) has embarked on the development of a new National HIV Strategic Plan which will focus on eliminating HIV/AIDS in Guyana by the year 2030.
The new National HIV/AIDS 2021/2025 Strategic plan…
President in ‘good health’, completes medical check-up in Cuba
President David Granger’s medical team of specialists has confirmed that his Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma remains in remission and that he is in “good health.”
A brief statement from the Ministry of the Presidency Tuesday revealed that the…
Pet killers: alarm as quack vets perform surgeries
Locally licensed veterinarians are speaking out against what they deem cruelty to animals by a slew of unauthorized vets who are performing dangerous and sometimes fatal surgeries on pets.
Pets have earned a special place among many…
Guyana too ‘risky’ to treat my diabetes, kidney failure – Nigel Hinds
Chairman of the political party Change Guyana, Nigel Hinds, did not present himself as a candidate for the elections on Nominations Day last Friday; on Sunday he officially announced that he is not in the running for his party as the Prime…
Dr Lee was outstanding Guyanese and professional – President Granger
President David Granger has expressed sadness at the death of Dr. Wallace Irving Lee, AA, CCH, director and surgeon at the Woodlands Hospital.
Following the completion of his secondary education at Queen’s College, Dr. Lee attended the…
3-year-old in dire need of platelets to survive
Three-year-old Chayanne Parboo of St Monica in the Upper Pomeroon was a healthy, joyful and playful child before being hospitalized on December 8 last year.
The little girl is now in urgent need of platelets to be able to conduct a bone…
Four New Year babies delivered at GPHC
Two bouncing baby boys and two girls were safely delivered into the New Year at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation on Wednesday.
The first baby boy was delivered via C-Section; he was followed by a girl, then another boy and…
CDC renders assistance to flood stricken Leguan residents
The Civil Defence Commission sprang into action on Christmas day after a flash flood left homes in Endeavour on the island of Legaun (Region Three) inundated after a koker door gave way.
The residents commended the Civil Defence…
Six Christmas babies delivered at GPHC
At 07:00hrs on December 25, 2019, staff of the Georgetown Public Hospital happily welcomed six newborns. Four of them were brought into the world by natural birth while the remaining two were birthed via cesarean section.
The first…
