Health
Second Georgetown nursing annex launchedThe Ministry of Public Health, in recognising the need to build capacity in nursing, has launched a second nursing annex…
Wakenaam health facilities without reliable electricity; Lawrence promises to send ‘scoping team’Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence has promised to send a ‘scoping team’ to visit and assess the issues plaguing…
First minimally invasive brain aneurysm surgery successfully done at GPHC Guyana’s lone Neurosurgeon Dr Amarnauth Dukhi led a successful team to perform a minimally invasive surgery to treat a patient…
Child Advocacy Centres now equipped to record child abuse digitallyThe United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday donated $3.9M in equipment and supplies to assist in providing a safe…
Teen girls among four discharged following Wakapoa mystery illnessFour family members from Wakapoa in the Pomeroon River, Region Two were discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital one week…
$10M health centre commissioned in LeonoraThe Regional Administration of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara commissioned a new Health Centre building which was constructed earlier in the year…
$161M spent to expand drugs bond and reduce rentalsThe Ministry of Public Health’s Materials Management Unit Friday officially commissioned the expanded drugs bond at Diamond, East Bank Demerara.…
Optique Vision Care opens fully computerized office; launches electronic health records systemWith the idea to redefine Guyana’s optical industry and provide quality services, Optique Vision Care has launched a new centre…
Two teen girls now hospitalized in Wakapoa mystery illnessTwo 15-year-old school girls from Wakapoa in the Pomeroon River, Region Two were admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC)…
Another victim dies in Wakapoa mystery illness; PM on first victim inconclusiveSeventy-six-year-old Edward Richards, a resident of Wakapoa, Region 2, died on Wednesday afternoon at the Georgetown Public Hospital five days…
Zika virus: Guyana ranks No.1 in South America for microcephalyA comparison of cases of the Zika virus, which results in microcephaly (a condition in which babies are born with…
Husband recovering in Wakapoa mystery illnessRichard Thomas, the husband of Selema Thomas who died Monday following a mysterious illness, is now recovering at the Georgetown…
Woman dies, five family members hospitalized after eating Pepperpot and CassavaA woman of Crow Island in the Pomeroon River has died and five of her relatives have been hospitalized after…
Linden girl dies after severe head injuries at schoolThe 10-year-old Linden girl has died after battling severe head injury she sustained following an incident at the Regma Primary…
Dr Roger Luncheon hospitalisedPPP stalwart and former head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon is a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital,…
Fight at Psychiatric hospital leaves one deadA patient of the National Psychiatric Hospital in Berbice has died of injuries he sustained during a fight with another patient…
GPHC’s maternity unit gets more equipmentGeorgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is now equipped with 83 pieces of medical equipment to improve the services provided to…



