Health
No stopping doctors from private work but better service needed in public healthcare – Pres. AliDuring a frank engagement with doctors from across the 10 Administrative Regions on Friday, President Dr. Irfaan Ali said he…
Residents evacuated from Santa Mission as wildfire rages The ongoing fire crisis in Santa Mission has reached a critical point, rendering it impossible for firefighters to access the…
Girl, 16, undergoes successful congenital hemangioma surgery at Lethem HospitalA Sixteen-year-old patient now has a renewed start in life following the removal of a large congenital hemangioma that affected…
Health Ministry unveils new TB treatmentWith comprehensive services and treatment in place for persons living with tuberculosis (TB), the Ministry of Health is making major…
Fire Service battling large wildfires on East Bank and along Demerara RiverSee the full statement issued below: The Ministry of Home Affairs hereby notifies the public that both the Guyana Fire…
EPA warns of heat signatures, unhealthy air quality in several communitiesThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday issued a warning, saying it has ‘detected heat signatures’ in several communities across…
Imported workers will receive the same salaries paid to Guyanese – JagdeoVice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday defended the government’s plan to import 500 nurses from Bangladesh and assured that…
EPA says fires resulting from spontaneous combustion and ‘possibly’ human-inducedSee the full statement issued below: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby notifies the public that there are currently a…
53 inmates undergoing treatment for Chickenpox at Lusignan Prison – Health Ministry See the full statement issued by the Ministry of Health: Contrary to a statement issued by the PNC/APNU, the…
Gov’t appoints Bangladeshi agency to recruit healthcare workersRead full statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the circulation of a letter on the…
GPHC now officially certified as a kidney transplant centreThe country’s healthcare system is constantly being boosted to meet international standards and now the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)…
Death of Baby Boy: Autopsy inconclusive, family says no word yet from authoritiesThe post-mortem examination conducted on the body of 19-month-old Kayden Munroe was inconclusive but additional body samples were sent for…
Health Ministry promises ‘fair, independent’ probe into death of baby boySee below full release issued by the Ministry of Health: In accordance with the Laws of Guyana, the Ministry of…
Family claims gross negligence in death of baby boy at ‘Best Hospital’By Fareeza Haniff fareeza@newsroom.gy Nineteen-month-old Kayden Munroe was a healthy baby boy until he took his Yellow Fever and MMR…
GPHC receives US$100,000 in HPV & cervical cancer screening equipmentIn an effort to strengthen its fight against cervical cancer, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Friday received US$100,000…
First Lady donates ambulance to GPHC’s paediatric ward[Office of the First Lady Press Release] - First Lady Mrs Arya Ali today donated an ambulance to the paediatric…
Costly HPV tests to become free at regional hospitalsEfforts in the fight against cervical cancer in Guyana is expanding and soon the costly test for the Human Papilloma…



