Health
Public Health Ministry seeks World Bank funding for billion dollar schemeGEORGETOWN, MOPH –THE PUBLIC Health Ministry this week unveiled a G$1B (US$5M) initiative which the World Bank will fund if…
Pump relocated to Ogle to drain East Coast CommunitiesRainfall over the past week has left some villages on the East Coast of Demerara and parts of Georgetown under…
Gender Equality Comm. recommends enactment of policy on sexual harassment in the work placeThe Women and Gender Equality Commission made 22 recommendations on Wednesday (June 21, 2017), during the presentation of the fifth…
EU commits to seeing Paris Agreement on Climate Change implementedThe European Union (EU) says it is building “strong global alliances” to ensure that the Paris Agreement is implemented, following…
Campbellville Health Centre records 179 cases of ‘Red Eye’ in one weekIn the last week alone, the Campbellville Health Centre has seen a dramatic increase in cases of conjunctivitis better known…
Gov’t finalising health insurance policy for MinistersState Minister Joseph Harmon today (Jun 16, 2017) disclosed that the government is in the process of finalising a health…
Traffic lawlessness/vending around GPHC to be addressed- GPHC CEO (ag)Written by Leroy Smith Vehicles and vendors around the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) which hinders the free passage of…
Former Health Minister supports Tobacco Control Bill; Urges parties to allow MPs to vote conscienceThe passage of the Tobacco Control Bill will “represent a momentous event for our legislators and, more importantly, will be…
Health Services Director claims all procedures followed in recent neonatal deathThe Director of Regional Health Services in Region Six, told media operatives earlier today (Tuesday, June 13) that all the…
500 persons benefit from free hearing aidsSome 500 persons including children and the elderly received free hearing aid devices from the prestige Starkey Hearing Foundation. [caption…
Woman blames New Amsterdam Hospital Staff for baby’s death29-year-old Bibi Gildharry of Smithfield, New Amsterdam is pleading for justice for her child who died hours after being born…
Regional Governments must help fight Teenage pregnancy- Deputy CMOGEORGETOWN, MOPH – DEPUTY Chief Medical Officer (DCMO) Dr. Karen Gordon-Boyle Monday urged Caribbean countries to help roll back adolescent…
More than $1B in contracts awarded for drugs and medical supplies for GPHCThe Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is expected to be supplied with requisite pharmaceutical (drugs) and medical supplies needed after…
Residents of Mahdia affected by flooding -CDC ready to respondChairman of Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight), Mr. Bonaventure Fredericks, today (Friday, June 09, 2017) said that the community of Mahdia is…
GPHC CEO fired with immediate effect; Brigadier Lewis to act as new CEOActing Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Mr. Allan Johnson has been removed from his…
CDC providing new homes, infrastructure to flood affected Region 7 & 8 residentsSeveral agencies are aiding in the in the recovery process of the flood affected residents in Regions Seven and Eight.…
Local Health facilities to be made more resilient to Natural DisastersJune 7, 2017 (PAHO / WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) selected 16 hospitals and health centers in…



