Health

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the New Amsterdam Hospital Dr. Samantha Kennedy was officially relieved of her duties a mere three months after she began her stint on November 5, 2018. The announcement to let go of Dr. Kennedy was…

President David Granger is expected to return to Cuba Tuesday for another round of medical evaluation for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, a form of cancer with which he was recently diagnosed.  “Thus far, the Cuban Medical Team assigned to…

A Plaisance, East Coast Demerara family was thrown into turmoil Monday morning after Police held a father following the sudden death of his four-month-old baby; a post mortem hours later revealed that the baby died of Sudden Infant Death…

The family of six-year-old Aahil Ali of Essequibo Coast is seeking the public’s assistance to have his brain tumor removed overseas. The boys’ father Whamlonlous Ali, who is a salesman spoke with members of the media Thursday at the…

By Colwyn Abrams She was once “a little angel full of joy” but on Wednesday, family and friends mourned over the lifeless body of six-year-old Sharezer Mendonca. She was one of three children to have died under highly controversial…

Several persons gathered outside the Ministry of Public Health’s office on Brickdam, Georgetown in the blazing midday sun Wednesday demanding better health care and services across the nation’s public health institutions. The peaceful…

Several residents of the county of Berbice Wednesday picketed the New Amsterdam Hospital calling for improved services and the removal of the current Chief Executive Officer. On the picket line, the residents called for the reversal of…

By Fareeza Haniff The Ministry of Public Health has solicited the assistance of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) into the investigation of the deaths of three cancer patients who died under mysterious circumstances after…

A second Post-Mortem Examination (PME) was done Monday on the body of 6-year-old cancer victim, Sharezer Mendonca, days after her body was mixed up with another child at the Georgetown Public Hospital mortuary. The PME was done by Dr…

By Fareeza Haniff While a family is grappling to deal with the suspicious death of their 6-year-old child, they have been dealt another blow – this time with the premature Post-Mortem Examination (PME) and the handing over of her body to…