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Construction moving apace on Paediatric & Maternal Hospital at Ogle
Construction of the Guyana Paediatric and Maternal Hospital, at Ogle, East Coast Demerara, is moving apace and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Wednesday visited the site to inspect the ongoing works.
According to a statement from the…
Construction of ‘world-class’ US$161M New Amsterdam Hospital to start in March
President Dr Irfaan Ali and other officials on Sunday turned the sod for the construction of a state-of-the-art world-class New Amsterdam Public Hospital in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) which is expected to be completed within 36…
Significant progress on new Diamond Hospital, year-end deadline possible
The construction of the new Diamond Hospital, which will house 75 beds for patients and modern equipment for optimized services, is well underway and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony anticipates that the facility will be operational by…
Guyana recorded 15 maternal deaths this year, one case being probed
A day after the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) announced that it recorded 10 maternal deaths this year, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said a total of 15 maternal deaths were recorded overall across the country.
The…
Health Minister: Vaccines & testing kits available but people don’t see COVID as a threat…
With a new variant of the deadly coronavirus, JN.1, leading to an increase in cases around the world, Guyana’s Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says the country is still prepared to deal with COVID-19.
According to him, vaccines and…
Worker shortages: Cuban nurses being recruited, Health Ministry trying to reduce nursing workload
There is a shortage of nurses locally but Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony said about 80 Cuban nurses were recruited this year and the ministry will next year try to recruit more while simultaneously reducing the workload of nurses in…
Lip repairs added to advanced surgeries now available at GPHC
Lip and palate repairs joined the list of surgical procedures available at the country’s main referral hospital this year, the Head of Surgeries Dr Shilindra Rajkumar told a press conference on Thursday.
According to Dr Rajkumar, through…
10 maternal deaths at GPHC this year; 303 critically ill women saved
There were 10 maternal deaths recorded at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Guyana’s main referral hospital, for the year so far.
This is according to the hospital’s Chief Consultant Specialist in Obstetrics and…
Patient care at GPHC under strain after 146 nurses resigned in 2023
A total of 146 nurses resigned from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in 2023, an unfortunate situation that significantly impacted the institution’s ability to treat patients efficiently.
According to GPHC’s Chief…
GDF airlifts hinterland infants with breathing complications to G/town
Ranks of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Sunday carried out two successful medical evacuations for an eight-month-old boy and a five-month-old girl, who were experiencing difficulty breathing.
The infants are from Kurukubaru, Region 8…