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Lusignan Prison gets new pharmacy
In an effort to ensure that advanced healthcare is accessible to inmates, a new pharmacy was on Thursday established at the Lusignan Prison.
The new facility forms part of efforts by the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) to ensure those who…
U.S. donates COVID-19 pill to treat 1,000 patients
The United States government has donated Paxlovid, a COVID-19 treatment pill to Guyana, providing enough medication to treat 1,000 patients.
The Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony received the pills on Wednesday and said it will further…
Diabetic patients, amputees grateful for prosthetic capacity building programme
Over 30 amputees who seek physiotherapy at the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre, Georgetown, this week received capacity-building training to strengthen their abilities to use prosthetics.
The training was conducted by Jon Batzdorff, a…
Unprovoked seizures? Doctors say epilepsy awareness needed
Guyana on Monday joined the world in raising awareness of a commonly misunderstood condition - epilepsy.
Doctors attached at the Georgetown Public Hospital said this is the first step in ensuring that myths about seizures are debunked…
New Amsterdam Hospital to be teaching facility with support from UWI Medical School
A new hospital being constructed at New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) will also be a training hospital run in partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI).
“We have just concluded the arrangement where the…
More men dying from prostate cancer- Health Minister
Breast, prostate and cervical cancers account for the largest number of cancer deaths locally but Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says more men are dying from prostate cancer.
“When we actually look at the latest report in terms of…
Health workers being trained to properly collect sexual assault evidence
Healthcare workers, particularly those in emergency rooms, are being trained to properly collect sexual assault evidence as part of a collaboration among the Ministry of Health, the Canadian High Commission and the Guyana Police Force.…
Another wave of Sahara dust to hit Guyana on Wednesday
See below full release from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
The Environmental Protection Agency hereby issues an update on Guyana’s air quality. All air quality sensors are reporting concentration levels in the ‘moderate’…
Govt serious about vaccine manufacturing facility — President Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali said that the Government’s investment in health is positioning Guyana to become a leader in healthcare delivery.
These advancements encompass all facets of growth, including the local manufacturing of…
Early diagnosis, enhanced patient care promised as $474M pathology lab opens
Enhanced patient care and earlier diagnosis of diseases have been promised as a state-of-the-art Pathology Laboratory was on Sunday commissioned at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
The $474 million facility was funded…