Wed, Jul 1, 2026
Wed, Jul 1, 2026
health
World-class service needed to match ongoing transformation –Ali says as Sheriff General Hospital opens at LeonoraBy Kurt Campbell [email protected] The Sheriff Group of Companies on Saturday officially opened its multi-million-dollar general hospital at Leonora, West…
$100M Psychiatry Ward Commissioned at GPHCA $100 million psychiatry ward, which has world-class equipment, was on Tuesday commissioned at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. Health…
Emergency Medical Service to expand to Regions 3,6The National Emergency Medical Service (EMS), which provides timely medical assistance in times of emergencies, will expand to Regions Three…
More hands-on training for local doctors as China renews friendship commitment, donates equipmentGuyana and China have agreed to expand bilateral cooperation in a fashion that will see local doctors benefiting from more…
More remote communities to benefit from ‘telemedicine’People living in another 15 remote, hinterland communities across Guyana are set to benefit from the Health Ministry’s new ‘telemedicine’…
Locals get training to fix health equipment; immediate jobs guaranteedLocals from all administrative regions will receive training to operate and fix medical equipment in hospitals and other health facilities…
Paramakatoi Smart Hospital commissionedResidents of Paramakatoi, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) and the surrounding communities will benefit from improved access to healthcare with the commissioning…
Gov’t to pay private hospitals to help clear huge backlog for echocardiograms, ultrasoundsPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali on Friday said the government is serious about clearing the existing backlog for echocardiograms and ultrasounds…
GPHC launches 24x7 Help Desk to improve patient experienceThe Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has launched a Help Desk so that patients and their relatives can request information…
GPHC procures costly medication for StacyThe Georgetown Public Hospital has managed to procure a very expensive medication for Stacyann Van Rossum, the single mother who…
Cervical Cancer can be eliminated if more people take HPV vaccine – Health MinisterOver the years, cervical cancer has remained the most prevalent cancer among women in the country and the Minister of…
Registered nursing programme to train 1,000 people, jobs guaranteed upon completionStarting next month, the Ministry of Health will be rolling out a registered nursing programme aimed at training 1,000 people…
$50M ‘first of its kind’ Diabetes Centre opens at LusignanBy Sharda Bacchus [email protected] Aimed at providing all of the specialised care needed to “properly” manage diabetes, a $50M “first…
CA$2.5M agreement signed to improve maternal, neonatal care in hinterland regionsIn a bid to support Guyana’s effort to reduce maternal and infant mortality rate in hinterland regions, the Canadian High…
Businessman brings hope for young cancer patient; calls on others to assistSeven-year-old Munesh Narayan, who has been diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, is one step closer…
Improved surveillance, laboratory services key to detect, contain future pandemics-Dr AnthonyTo prevent and prepare for future health challenges, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony said investments will be made to…
166 Region One residents get free spectaclesHusband and wife of 53 years, Ivan and Juliet Bennet, were among 166 persons from Region One to receive free…
‘It gave me validation’ – says Guyanese born doctor who administered first COVID vaccine in USBy Lazeena Yearwood [email protected] Two years after Dr Michelle Chester administered the first COVID-19 vaccine to a nurse in the…
