Tue, Jul 21, 2026
Tue, Jul 21, 2026
health
Gov’t appoints Bangladeshi agency to recruit healthcare workersRead full statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the circulation of a letter on the…
GPHC now officially certified as a kidney transplant centreThe country’s healthcare system is constantly being boosted to meet international standards and now the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)…
Death of Baby Boy: Autopsy inconclusive, family says no word yet from authoritiesThe post-mortem examination conducted on the body of 19-month-old Kayden Munroe was inconclusive but additional body samples were sent for…
Health Ministry promises 'fair, independent' probe into death of baby boySee below full release issued by the Ministry of Health: In accordance with the Laws of Guyana, the Ministry of…
Family claims gross negligence in death of baby boy at ‘Best Hospital’By Fareeza Haniff [email protected] Nineteen-month-old Kayden Munroe was a healthy baby boy until he took his Yellow Fever and MMR…
GPHC receives US$100,000 in HPV & cervical cancer screening equipmentIn an effort to strengthen its fight against cervical cancer, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Friday received US$100,000…
First Lady donates ambulance to GPHC’s paediatric ward- First Lady Mrs Arya Ali today donated an ambulance to the paediatric ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation…
Costly HPV tests to become free at regional hospitalsEfforts in the fight against cervical cancer in Guyana is expanding and soon the costly test for the Human Papilloma…
Smoke caused by Suriname drought affecting Upper Corentyne residentsA thick smoke cloud suspected to be as a result of drought and fires in Suriname is affecting residents living…
‘Cheaper to prevent cervical cancer than treat it’ - Health Minister promotes HPV vaccineIt is cheaper help persons protect themselves from cervical cancer with a free Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine than it…
Lusignan Prison gets new pharmacyIn an effort to ensure that advanced healthcare is accessible to inmates, a new pharmacy was on Thursday established at…
U.S. donates COVID-19 pill to treat 1,000 patientsThe United States government has donated Paxlovid, a COVID-19 treatment pill to Guyana, providing enough medication to treat 1,000 patients.…
Diabetic patients, amputees grateful for prosthetic capacity building programmeOver 30 amputees who seek physiotherapy at the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre, Georgetown, this week received capacity-building training to strengthen…
Unprovoked seizures? Doctors say epilepsy awareness neededGuyana on Monday joined the world in raising awareness of a commonly misunderstood condition - epilepsy. Doctors attached at the…
New Amsterdam Hospital to be teaching facility with support from UWI Medical SchoolA new hospital being constructed at New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) will also be a training hospital run…
More men dying from prostate cancer- Health MinisterBreast, prostate and cervical cancers account for the largest number of cancer deaths locally but Minister of Health Dr. Frank…
Health workers being trained to properly collect sexual assault evidenceHealthcare workers, particularly those in emergency rooms, are being trained to properly collect sexual assault evidence as part of a…
Another wave of Sahara dust to hit Guyana on WednesdaySee below full release from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): The Environmental Protection Agency hereby issues an update on Guyana’s…
