Health
By Stacy Carmichael-James The Ministry of Communities today (Wednesday, February 15, 2016) launched the Green Generation Guyana Project at the…
Give blood, give life- MTV organizes blood driveBy Stacy Carmichael-James Responding to the need for blood, the Management of MTV Channel 65 today organized a blood drive…
Opposition calls answered as Food Safety Bill sent to Special Select CommitteeBy Stacy Carmichael-James The Food Safety Bill which seeks to prevent the spread of foodborne diseases through the control of…
‘Stop talking about raising children & start talking about raising adults’ – Childhood SpecialistChildhood Specialist, Ms. Benita Harris wants to see society taking back its rightful place when it comes to raising a…
HFLE abstinence-only policy not working says GRPA ExecExecutive Director of the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) Patricia Bisnauth, in an exclusive interview with the News Room today…
Community restoration project commenced at Canal No. 1The first of 20 groups attached to the Community Organized for the Restoration of the Environment (C.O.R.E.) Project has been…
Guyana signs third Country Cooperation Strategy with PAHO/WHOGuyana has signed the third Country Cooperation Strategy with the Director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization. The Country…
Primary drug shortage being addressed in Region SevenMedical supplies to treat a wide range of complaints in Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) have been dispatched to the region. A…
New GPHC board appointed by cabinetMembers of the new Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) board were today announced by Public health Minister Volda Lawrence. The…
150 student nurses to resit exams; Education Ministry facilitating processThe Ministry of Education will be assisting the Public Health Ministry to facilitate the rewriting of the nurses’ examination, following…
The ABCD’s of Cancer- Giving Hope Foundation and Rotaract Club (Georgetown Central) InitiativeBy Delicia Bailey The importance of routine screening and early detection of cancer has become more relevant even as…
Legislation forthcoming to outlaw organ trafficking & regulate organ donationA release from the Ministry of Public Health today said Guyana will soon draft legislation to outlaw commercial human organ…
Issues of stigma and discrimination need to be tackled head on- PAHO/WHO Rep.Guyanese are being urged to move away from stigma and discrimination of persons living with Leprosy and their families even…
New Health Minister fixing procurement issues- Moves office to Drug BondIt is the aim of recently appointed Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, to correct deficiencies in the procurement and…
Free Cancer screening tomorrowBy Delicia Bailey Guyanese, particularly those in the capital can make use of a free cancer-screening clinic being hosted at…
Giftland mall pushing to surpass last year’s target with annual blood driveThe Giftland Mall located at Liliendaal; East Coast Demerara through its Occupational Safety and Health Committee today (January 27, 2017)…
INTERNATIONAL: Georgia storms: At least 11 dead in US stateBBC NEWS -Severe weather has killed 11 people and injured 23 in the US state of Georgia, emergency officials said.…



