Tue, Jul 21, 2026
Tue, Jul 21, 2026
health
‘The doors to hope’ - Sixth Regional Hospital at No. 75 Village commissionedThe No. 75 Village Regional Hospital is the sixth modern health facility to be commissioned in Guyana in recent months,…
25,000 patients seen at new regional hospitals; over 200 babies deliveredWithin months of opening, five regional hospitals across Guyana have seen approximately 25,000 patients. This is according to President Dr…
Region Two will get College of Medical Sciences – Pres. Ali announcesRegion Two has been earmarked as one of the regions to offer the University of Guyana’s (UG) College of Medical…
Modern healthcare for Essequibo as $6.6B Lima Regional Hospital opensPublic healthcare delivery on the Essequibo Coast is expected to be transformed with the official opening of the $6.6 billion…
Surgeries with the support of robots must be done in Guyana - Pres. AliPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali on Friday said Guyana’s healthcare system must become so technologically advanced that robots can assist with…
Wisroc gets new $138M fire stationTo quickly respond to fire emergencies and protect lives and property, a new $138 million fire station has been commissioned…
US$5M Technical School unveiled to support national eHEALTH rolloutHealth Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has announced plans to establish a US$5 million technical school dedicated to training persons to…
New Tuschen Secondary to facilitate UG college of medical sciences in Reg 3President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that the newly commissioned Tuschen Secondary School will be used as a branch…
Non-traditional training can address shortage of healthcare workers – Dr. CarpenTo help tackle the shortage of healthcare workers in Guyana, the Head of Internal Medicine and Cardiology at the Georgetown…
Heart diseases rise among younger patients - Dr. CarpenHead of Internal Medicine and Cardiology at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Dr. Mahendra Carpen, is recommending routine health…
Free life-changing prosthetic limbs being provided to Guyanese amputeesMore than 50 persons are set to receive costly limb prosthetics through a collaboration between India, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),…
Next PPP/C gov’t will engage CARICOM on removing tariffs on sanitary products - JagdeoDays after President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced that all taxes on sanitary products for women would be removed if the…
Gov’t targets full coverage at healthcare centres as medex cadre grows to 109With the recent graduation of 29 new medex, the total number of serving medex in Guyana’s healthcare system has risen…
'All nurses who left will come back' - Ali tells Alexander Village The People's Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), which is seeking re-election, is confident that nurses and other healthcare workers who left…
Over 100 graduate from Clinical & Technical Training ProgrammeA batch of 140 persons who successfully completed the Ministry of Health’s clinical and technical training programme graduated on Wednesday.…
16 young lives saved in 2nd paediatric cardiac mission for 2025Sixteen children living with life-threatening heart conditions are now on the road to recovery following a week of life-saving surgeries…
‘Containerised’ health posts to aid Reg. 3 residents With President Dr Irfaan Ali announcing the introduction of containerised healthcare posts, residents of Region Three can expect a major…
More salary adjustments for health workers by year-end - Pres. Ali President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Monday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to improving the salaries, welfare, and working conditions of nurses…
