Health
More than 300 people infected with dengue last weekGuyana, like many other countries in South America, recorded a substantial increase in the number of persons affected by dengue…
Mahdia Tragedy: Teen receiving treatment abroad to return home next monthThe 13-year-old girl receiving life-saving treatment in New York after suffering severe burns in the horrific fire at the female…
Health Minister assures discrepancy with nurses’ salary increases being sortedDespite major salary increases for nurses announced at the end of last year, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has said…
Young adult male is T&T’s third monkeypox case(Loop News) Just under a week since the first case of the monkeypox (Mpox) virus was confirmed in Trinidad and…
Guyana guarding against imported cases of Monkeypox, health officials at all ports of entryWith no cases of monkeypox in Guyana, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Monday said health officials at airports and…
Elimination of HIV, malaria & leprosy attainable throughout Guyana – Health MinisterHealth Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on Monday told Regional Health Officers to maintain a proactive approach in ensuring Guyana eliminates…
Guyana still waiting on Monkeypox vaccines from PAHOGuyana is still awaiting the delivery of Monkeypox vaccines it ordered via the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in September…
Hospital staff to be fired after probe into powerlifter’s death found he left patients unattendedThe services of an attendant at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre are up for termination after a recent probe found that…
Fewer child deaths & higher life expectancy in Guyana – Pres. Ali saysPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali on Wednesday said Guyana’s health sector is showing substantial improvements based on data for some key…
With nurses ‘doubling up’ shifts, Guyana looks to Cuba for short-term helpGuyana, like many other countries in the Caribbean, is faced with a shortage of nurses and with some of these…
Second monkeypox case detected in T&T(Loop News) A second case of Monkeypox (Mpox) virus was confirmed via laboratory testing in Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday.…
T&T records first case of monkeypox(Loop News) Trinidad and Tobago has its first confirmed case of Monkeypox (Mpox) virus. The Ministry of Health advised that the…
Cow tissue used to reconstruct man’s heart The Caribbean Heart Institute’s (CHI) team led by CEO and Guyanese born heart surgeon Dr. Gary Stephens, successfully conducted an…
Guyana/Rwanda/Barbados looking at ‘procurement mechanism’ to manufacture vaccines in CaribbeanBy Fareeza Haniff in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago fareeza@newsroom.gy As talks continue between Guyana, Rwanda and Barbados to…
Guyana gets first open-heart surgeonSee below full release from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation: As Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) continues to make strides…
More operating rooms, ICU beds part of major expansion at GPHCMassive improvements and expansions are planned for the operating rooms, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and human resources at the Georgetown…
US surgeons in Guyana to perform over 50 hernia operationsNumerous hernia operations will be carried out by an expert Northwell Health surgical team during their six-day mission in Guyana…



