Wed, Jul 1, 2026
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health
'Be patient and kind' - Nurse Joseph receives prestigious award for exceptional patient careBy Lazeena Yearwood [email protected] Marisa Joseph, a nurse attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital, was on Thursday honoured with a…
Man who fell from mango tree dependent on elderly mother; pleads for helpThree months ago, part time farmer Randolph Ramnauth fell from a mango tree at his farm at Unity, Mahaica; since…
Guyana receives 4,800 more paediatric Pfizer vaccinesThe Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday received 4,800 doses of the paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from the Kingdom of…
Visiting doctors to perform 10 life-changing surgeries on children this weekA total of ten life-changing open heart surgeries will be performed this week by visiting medical professionals from the non-profit…
Balwant Singh’s US$3M investment helping to position Guyana ‘ahead of the game’ - President AliThe Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital in Georgetown on Saturday opened Guyana’s first fully-automated histopathology laboratory, replete with an advanced 128-slice…
Young Kwakwani mother ecstatic over triplets but seeks helpA 25-year-old mother from Kwakwani along the Berbice River, delivered premature triplets safely at the Georgetown Public Hospital on February…
With cases at ‘lowest level’, Guyana gets first shipment of COVID pillsThree years after Guyana recorded its first COVID-19 infection and death, the country has finally been able to secure more…
Fibroid surgeries among planned interventions for women’s health - President AliAs part of investments to improve the quality of lives of women in Guyana, President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Wednesday…
‘Know your numbers’- women urged to keep track of health statusWomen make up roughly about 70 per cent of the health workforce and despite achievements in the field of medicine,…
Guyana needs at least 1,500 new healthcare workers in two years - JagdeoSeveral new hospitals will be opened across Guyana and the country’s Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo estimates that at least…
Over 400 benefit from medical outreach by Food for the PoorSee below full press release from Food For the Poor: Food for the Poor (Guy) Inc in collaboration with the…
Not relying on developed nations, Guyana in talks for vaccine-making plantIn a quest to access much-needed lifesaving vaccines without relying on supplies from developed countries, the Government of Guyana has reached out…
84 persons receive over $50M on first day of dialysis assistance distribution A total of 84 hemodialysis patients on Tuesday received cheques valued at $600,000 each to help subsidise their treatment expenses,…
To reduce deaths, maternal waiting homes for Regions 7 & 8In a bid to further reduce maternal deaths in hinterland regions, the Ministry of Health is seeking to build new…
Treatment soon for woman diagnosed with rare, incurable diseaseFollowing a series of advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs), Stacyann Van Rossum, the single mother who lost her ability to…
Guyana eyes new vaccine manufacturing plant to ensure timely access to medicationIn Guyana’s quest to improve healthcare, the government will soon establish a local pharmaceutical manufacturing plant to address the long…
With 17 pregnant women dying in 2022, Guyana taking steps to improve maternal careBy Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] For years, health authorities in Guyana have been trying to prevent women from dying during their…
Increased employment, access to healthcare services could reduce suicide rate- PAHO studySince 2000 the suicide mortality rate has been increasing in the Americas, a recent study by the Pan American Health…
