Saturday, June 6, 2026
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Health
Motorcyclists dominating accident cases at GPHCBy Lazeena Yearwood lazeena@newsroom.gy The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is the country’s main referral hospital and last year it…
UPDATE: Presence of Sahara dust plume to persist until Feb 07 See below the statement issued by the EPA: The Environmental Protection Agency hereby issues an update on its advisory posted…
GPHC celebrates milestone with first laparoscopic living kidney transplantIn a groundbreaking achievement, Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) successfully performed its first laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy is…
‘Moderate concentration’ of Sahara dust blankets Guyana’s coastal communitiesSee below the full statement from the Environmental Protection Agency The Environmental Protection Agency hereby notifies the public that there…
Gov’t & opposition clash on shortage of nurses at budget debatesHealth Minister Dr. Frank Anthony and Opposition Parliamentarian with responsibility for the health sector, Dr. Karen Cummings on Thursday clashed…
GPHC help desk resolved 285 grievances, 26 complaints last yearA Help Desk to resolve complaints made by patients regarding the service offered at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)…
Nine successful cleft surgeries performed independently at GPHCThe Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s plastic surgery and maxillofacial teams successfully and independently performed nine cleft repair surgeries at…
BUDGET 2024: More money for hospitals, training more nurses as $129.8B for health sectorGuyana’s public health sector is set to receive $129.8 billion, the largest ever budgetary allocation here, as the government seeks…
Sod turned for $881M modern training facility for nurses in Region TwoThe sod was turned for a modern training facility for nurses and nursing students which will be established at Suddie…
‘12 new hospitals, not six’ – Jagdeo says improving healthcare needs no justificationBy Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said no study is needed to justify the government’s…
Construction moving apace on Paediatric & Maternal Hospital at OgleConstruction of the Guyana Paediatric and Maternal Hospital, at Ogle, East Coast Demerara, is moving apace and Health Minister Dr…
Construction of ‘world-class’ US$161M New Amsterdam Hospital to start in MarchPresident Dr Irfaan Ali and other officials on Sunday turned the sod for the construction of a state-of-the-art world-class New…
Significant progress on new Diamond Hospital, year-end deadline possibleThe construction of the new Diamond Hospital, which will house 75 beds for patients and modern equipment for optimized services,…
Guyana recorded 15 maternal deaths this year, one case being probedA day after the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) announced that it recorded 10 maternal deaths this year, Health Minister…
Health Minister: Vaccines & testing kits available but people don’t see COVID as a threat anymoreWith a new variant of the deadly coronavirus, JN.1, leading to an increase in cases around the world, Guyana’s Minister…
Worker shortages: Cuban nurses being recruited, Health Ministry trying to reduce nursing workloadThere is a shortage of nurses locally but Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony said about 80 Cuban nurses were…
Lip repairs added to advanced surgeries now available at GPHCLip and palate repairs joined the list of surgical procedures available at the country’s main referral hospital this year, the…
