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Citizens in remote regions gain new access to psychiatric help through telemedicineResidents in far-flung regions of Guyana now have better access to psychiatric care, thanks to the opening of 87 new…
Ministry of Health to begin offering flu vaccine to elderly, healthcare workersIn a significant move, the Ministry of Health in Guyana will soon commence administering influenza vaccines locally. The announcement was…
Mammography to soon be available in more regionsBefore the end of this quarter, mammography - an x-ray imaging method used to examine the breast for the early…
GPHC’s Pathology Lab receives GYS 170 CertificationFollowing its commissioning by President Irfaan Ali last year, the Pathology Lab of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has…
Eight successful breast reconstruction surgeries done at GPHCEight breast cancer survivors are in the first batch to have benefitted from breast reconstruction surgeries that were recently conducted…
Local lab accredited as nat'l influenza centre See below the full release from the Ministry of Health: The Ministry of Health is pleased to announce that the…
$37M health centre opens at Esau and JacobThe newly commissioned health centre valued at about $37 million at Esau and Jacob in Region Five will now provide…
15 new medical lab techs for Reg. 5Fifteen residents of Region Five have completed the 12-month Medical Laboratory Technician training programme, equipping them with the skills necessary…
BUDGET 2025: $10,000 healthcare voucher for every citizenFinance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh on Friday announced that the government will be giving a $10,000 voucher to every person…
BUDGET 2025: $143.2 billion to expand, modernise health sectorA $143.2 billion sum has been earmarked in the 2025 National Budget as the Government seeks to expand and modernise…
Elderly passenger dies while boarding flight at CJIASeventy-two-year-old Alwayne Barrat died on Friday while preparing to board a flight at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Timehri.…
‘We don’t anticipate a challenge’ - Health Minister on HMPV in GuyanaBy Shania Ally With talks surrounding the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) circulating, there has been worldwide speculation and concern on the…
Minister Sukhai: ‘No reports of sexual abuse or incest made to me’Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai said Wednesday that reports of domestic violence, sexual abuse, incest and other criminal activities…
Pneumonia leading cause of children’s admissions at G/town Public Hospital last yearFor 2024, the Pediatric Medicine Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) admitted 1,319 children, aged 29 days to…
New $18M North East La Penitence Health Centre commissionedMinister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, and several other stakeholders officially commissioned the new North East La Penitence Health Centre…
Guyana's first smart animal hospital coming to Mon ReposGuyana's first smart animal hospital is coming to Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, and is set to be completed by…
Families continue to neglect mental health patients - Health MinisterMinister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony recently lamented the enduring neglect of some mental health patients by their families. Dr.…
Deceased donor transplants to start in coming monthsTwo years after the groundbreaking Human Organ and Tissue Transplant Bill was passed, efforts are still underway to implement it…

