Wed, Jul 22, 2026
Wed, Jul 22, 2026
health
Construction of ‘world-class’ US$161M New Amsterdam Hospital to start in MarchPresident Dr Irfaan Ali and other officials on Sunday turned the sod for the construction of a state-of-the-art world-class New…
Significant progress on new Diamond Hospital, year-end deadline possibleThe construction of the new Diamond Hospital, which will house 75 beds for patients and modern equipment for optimized services,…
Guyana recorded 15 maternal deaths this year, one case being probedA day after the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) announced that it recorded 10 maternal deaths this year, Health Minister…
Health Minister: Vaccines & testing kits available but people don’t see COVID as a threat anymoreWith a new variant of the deadly coronavirus, JN.1, leading to an increase in cases around the world, Guyana’s Minister…
Worker shortages: Cuban nurses being recruited, Health Ministry trying to reduce nursing workloadThere is a shortage of nurses locally but Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony said about 80 Cuban nurses were…
Lip repairs added to advanced surgeries now available at GPHCLip and palate repairs joined the list of surgical procedures available at the country’s main referral hospital this year, the…
10 maternal deaths at GPHC this year; 303 critically ill women savedThere were 10 maternal deaths recorded at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Guyana’s main referral hospital, for the year…
Patient care at GPHC under strain after 146 nurses resigned in 2023A total of 146 nurses resigned from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in 2023, an unfortunate situation that significantly…
GDF airlifts hinterland infants with breathing complications to G/townRanks of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Sunday carried out two successful medical evacuations for an eight-month-old boy and…
Low HPV vaccine uptake: Health Ministry to undertake robust education campaignEleven years after the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine to prevent cervical cancer was introduced in Guyana, its low uptake…
House approves $3.6B to fast-track healthcare infrastructureGuyana’s health sector will continue to see massive expansion with the injection of additional funds to transform infrastructure to enhance…
Massive tumour removed from E/bo womanSee below full release from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC): In a remarkable medical feat, a 44-year-old female patient…
Campbellville, Enmore health centres get cutting-edge dental equipmentThe Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) recently invested in cutting-edge equipment which were given to the Campbellville Health Centre and…
‘Early action’ needed to promote mental wellbeing – UNICEF rep.Mental health is critical to ensuring people live fulfilling lives, as such, country representative of the United Nations Children's Fund…
GPHC doctors to get orthopedic, plastic surgery trainingDoctors and healthcare providers have to constantly train to keep up with the latest techniques in science, and several surgeons…
Girl, 7, gets kidney from dad for life-saving transplant surgeryBy Lazeena Yearwood [email protected] Angelica Soamnauth, a seven-year-old from Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, lived an unconventional life due to a…
18 doctors at GPHC better equipped to treat herniasLocal surgeons and anesthetists attached at the Georgetown Public Hospital upskilled their knowledge of hernia treatments as part of a…
GPHC, Northwell Health perform advanced reconstructive surgeriesExperts New York’s Northwell Health recently collaborated with Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to perform groundbreaking surgeries for six patients…
