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Most diabetic youths live in Regions 3, 4 & 6An estimated 70 percent of the country’s diabetic youth population (aged 2 months to 24 years) are from Regions Three,…
18.5% children exposed to tobacco smoke at homeMinister within the Ministry of Health, Dr. Karen Cummings has justified restricting smoking in the home, quoting a recent survey…
Tobacco Bill does not prohibit street vending – Health MinisterMinister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence has clarified that the Tobacco Control Bill does not prohibit vendors from road side…
UG School of Medicine regains accreditationThe School of Medicine at the University of Guyana (UG) regained its accreditation from the Caribbean Authority for Education in…
Leonora, Suddie hospitals supported by U.S. team of dentists, surgeonsCareer dentist Dr Avis Kelly, a graduate of Howard University Dental School, is leading a 10-person medical team to Guyana…
T&T and Guyana lead the Americas in heart-related deaths, study finds(Trinidad Express) TRINIDAD and Tobago is second behind Guyana, among the 34 countries in the Americas for the highest rates…
GWI providing assistance to flood affected residents in Region 9PRESS STATEMENT Tuesday, July 04, 2017- Georgetown, Guyana:GWI has mobilized efforts to provide potable water to affected residents and the…
Zika Cases on the Decline; CARPHA urges fight against mosquitoes to continueExecutive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr C. James Hospedales has called for continued vigilance even though…
Region 9 communities flood, emergency shelters activated, residents evacuatedSeveral communities in Region 09 are under water following continuous rain over the past few days. Officials of the Regional…
Immediate intervention for flood-hit communities in East Berbice(Ministry of Agriculture Press Release)- Many communities in Region 6 have been hit by flooding due to continuous rainfall over…
Complaint lodged with Medical Council regarding death of newborn; Legal Action to followA 29-year-old woman of Vryman’s Erven, New Amsterdam, Berbice, is seeking a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death…
China donates $20M in medical equipment to fight Zika and other infectious diseasesGEORGETOWN, MOPH –PUBLIC Health Minister Volda Lawrence Tuesday (June 27, 2017) accepted some G$20M in medical equipment and supplies from…
Nandlall wants SOCU probe into “misuse” of $605M State fundsFormer Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister, Anil Nandlall is calling on the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) to launch…
Public Health Ministry seeks World Bank funding for billion dollar schemeGEORGETOWN, MOPH –THE PUBLIC Health Ministry this week unveiled a G$1B (US$5M) initiative which the World Bank will fund if…
Pump relocated to Ogle to drain East Coast CommunitiesRainfall over the past week has left some villages on the East Coast of Demerara and parts of Georgetown under…
Gender Equality Comm. recommends enactment of policy on sexual harassment in the work placeThe Women and Gender Equality Commission made 22 recommendations on Wednesday (June 21, 2017), during the presentation of the fifth…
EU commits to seeing Paris Agreement on Climate Change implementedThe European Union (EU) says it is building “strong global alliances” to ensure that the Paris Agreement is implemented, following…
Campbellville Health Centre records 179 cases of ‘Red Eye’ in one weekIn the last week alone, the Campbellville Health Centre has seen a dramatic increase in cases of conjunctivitis better known…
