Saturday, June 6, 2026
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Health
New digital system to transform health sectorThe National Health Information Systems and Technology (HIST) workforce development programme was officially launched on Thursday at the Marriott Hotel…
Chirosyn Canada marks 15 years in Guyana with medical symposium and charity launchChirosyn Canada Inc., a Guyanese-owned, Canadian-based pharmaceutical company, is marking its 15th anniversary in Guyana by sponsoring a Cardiology and…
Contractor’s safety breaches cited in death of teen at BOSAI mining operationThe Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department has concluded the investigation into the fatal accident involving 19-year-old…
Guyana advances Transplant Programme with establishment of HLA LaboratoryThe Guyana Human Organ and Tissue Transplant Agency (HOATTA) continues to build robust systems to strengthen both living and deceased…
Chinese medical team launches ‘Healthy Village’ mission at MalaliThe 20th Chinese Medical Team last weekend officially launched its "Healthy Village" initiative at Malali Village in Region 10. The…
Health care vouchers launched; 500,000 citizens to benefitThe rollout of the government’s health care vouchers for 2025 began on Monday with the signing of agreements between the…
State-of-the-art Enmore, Diamond hospitals to be opened soonThe Enmore Regional Hospital and Little Diamond Regional Hospital are set to open their doors as the first of six…
Safe deliveries, better care for mothers and babies – Health MinisterIn an update on the nation’s healthcare system, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony on Saturday outlined a series of…
Support needed as suicide among Guyana’s Indigenous peoples risingThe International Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies at the University of Guyana recently hosted a panel discussion on suicide…
Obesity rates ‘steadily increasing’ among children, adults – Health Minister See below the full message from the Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony: On World Obesity Day 2025, Guyana joins…
Mother of three diagnosed with stage 4 cancer faces financial hardshipIt took an entire year from the time she fell ill for 61-year-old Mahadai Singh, a mother of three, to…
UG gets state-of-the-art dental training clinic Students, staff, and the surrounding community of the University of Guyana will soon benefit from dental services at the Turkeyen…
CNOOC and China Medical Team donation bolsters GPHC with advanced surgical imaging systemThe Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) received a state-of-the-art surgical imaging system, marking a new phase in medical collaboration between…
‘System not failing’ – says Health Minister on maternal deathsIn a heated exchange during a sitting National Assembly sitting on Monday, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony rejected claims made…
12 new hospitals to come on stream by 2028; six to be commissioned later in 2025By 2028, the government will have constructed and operationalised 12 state-of-the-art regional hospitals, delivering world-class healthcare services to residents in…
Construction soon commence for $11.4B New West Demerara HospitalPresident Irfaan Ali on Friday turned the sod for the state-of-the-art $11.4 billion West Demerara Hospital unfolding a new era…
‘Severe consequences’ for hospital staff who behave inappropriately – Dr. RamsammySee below the full statement issued by Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, the Chairman of the Board of the Georgetown Public Hospital…
