Sunday, June 7, 2026
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Health
Paramakatoi Smart Hospital commissionedResidents of Paramakatoi, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) and the surrounding communities will benefit from improved access to healthcare with the commissioning…
Gov’t to pay private hospitals to help clear huge backlog for echocardiograms, ultrasoundsPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali on Friday said the government is serious about clearing the existing backlog for echocardiograms and ultrasounds…
GPHC launches 24×7 Help Desk to improve patient experienceThe Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has launched a Help Desk so that patients and their relatives can request information…
GPHC procures costly medication for StacyThe Georgetown Public Hospital has managed to procure a very expensive medication for Stacyann Van Rossum, the single mother who…
Cervical Cancer can be eliminated if more people take HPV vaccine – Health MinisterOver the years, cervical cancer has remained the most prevalent cancer among women in the country and the Minister of…
Registered nursing programme to train 1,000 people, jobs guaranteed upon completionStarting next month, the Ministry of Health will be rolling out a registered nursing programme aimed at training 1,000 people…
$50M ‘first of its kind’ Diabetes Centre opens at LusignanBy Sharda Bacchus shardabacchus@newsroom.gy Aimed at providing all of the specialised care needed to “properly” manage diabetes, a $50M “first…
CA$2.5M agreement signed to improve maternal, neonatal care in hinterland regionsIn a bid to support Guyana’s effort to reduce maternal and infant mortality rate in hinterland regions, the Canadian High…
Businessman brings hope for young cancer patient; calls on others to assistSeven-year-old Munesh Narayan, who has been diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, is one step closer…
Improved surveillance, laboratory services key to detect, contain future pandemics-Dr AnthonyTo prevent and prepare for future health challenges, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony said investments will be made to…
166 Region One residents get free spectaclesHusband and wife of 53 years, Ivan and Juliet Bennet, were among 166 persons from Region One to receive free…
‘It gave me validation’ – says Guyanese born doctor who administered first COVID vaccine in USBy Lazeena Yearwood Lazeena@newsroom.gy Two years after Dr Michelle Chester administered the first COVID-19 vaccine to a nurse in the…
‘Be patient and kind’ – Nurse Joseph receives prestigious award for exceptional patient careBy Lazeena Yearwood Lazeena@newsroom.gy Marisa Joseph, a nurse attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital, was on Thursday honoured with a…
Man who fell from mango tree dependent on elderly mother; pleads for helpThree months ago, part time farmer Randolph Ramnauth fell from a mango tree at his farm at Unity, Mahaica; since…
Guyana receives 4,800 more paediatric Pfizer vaccinesThe Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday received 4,800 doses of the paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from the Kingdom of…
Visiting doctors to perform 10 life-changing surgeries on children this weekA total of ten life-changing open heart surgeries will be performed this week by visiting medical professionals from the non-profit…
Balwant Singh’s US$3M investment helping to position Guyana ‘ahead of the game’ – President AliThe Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital in Georgetown on Saturday opened Guyana’s first fully-automated histopathology laboratory, replete with an advanced 128-slice…
