Tue, Jun 30, 2026
Tue, Jun 30, 2026
health
Clinging to hope: Anxious parents wait as Mahdia survivors undergo treatmentBy Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] It’s just before 18:00h Monday, May 22. Nine unfamiliar people, all parents, are gathered in…
Mahdia tragedy: Cuba offers surgical help as more injured children brought to G/townTo ensure comprehensive care, the children who were injured in the recent Mahdia Secondary School Female Dormitory fire and were…
Mahdia tragedy: Another three girls brought for treatment at G/town hospitalAnother three girls were brought to the Georgetown Public Hospital for critical medical care on Monday afternoon after they were…
Mahdia tragedy: 12-y-o undergoes successful surgery at Georgetown hospital, other girls receiving critical careThe 12-year-old girl who needed a limb-saving surgery after she was injured in the devastating fire at the Mahdia Secondary…
Mahdia tragedy: Mental health team mobilised for affected students & parentsA mental health team comprising stakeholders from various government ministries and agencies has been mobilised to provide support to students,…
Mahdia tragedy: Girls at Georgetown Hospital battling serious burns, smoke inhalationEDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect new information from the authorities. We originally reported 20 people had…
Mahdia tragedy: Six girls now hospitalised at GPHCEDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect new information from the authorities. We originally reported 20 people had…
Region Six to get three new health centres this yearResidents of Chesney, along the Corentyne Coast; Gangaram, East Canje and Mara, East Bank Berbice will benefit from improved access…
Passionate about accountancy, Christal Ramsaywack aims for success despite lupus diagnosisChristal Ramsaywack, 22, had just completed a long distance race for her school sports back in 2015 when she experienced…
‘It was always my dream’: 28-y-o opens family-oriented medical labAlta Das, a 28-year-old aspiring biotechnologist had her dream realised on Tuesday when she opened her first medical testing laboratory.…
New facility, $10M in equipment for Region SixIn an effort to improve the healthcare services in Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne), diagnostic equipment worth $10 million and…
Living with lupus: Stacy Peters shares her storyBy Isanella Patoir [email protected] Following an unexpected diagnosis of lupus, 26-year-old entrepreneur and young professional, Stacy Peters has discovered a…
As nurses settle into new salaries, gov’t shifts focus to mass training, specialisationHundreds of nurses across Guyana have joined colleagues from around the world in the noble profession to celebrate Nurse’s Week…
WHO declares end to COVID global health emergency(Reuters) - COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday, a major step…
Guyana aiming to be among early adopters of microneedle patches for measles, other diseasesThough there has been no recorded case of measles here, Guyana is hoping to implement the use of microneedle patches…
105 patients to benefit from $600,000 dialysis assistanceOver the next few days, 105 hemodialysis patients will receive cheques valued at $600,000 each to help subsidise their treatment…
Specialised services for Region Five residents with new $6.6B hospital at BathLong travels to Georgetown for specialised medical services, be it surgical procedures or diagnostic tests, will soon no longer be…
Construction soon on modern hospital at De Kinderen, other investments to improve health care in Reg. 3 By Kurt Campbell [email protected] Construction will commence soon on a modern hospital at De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara to facilitate…
