Monday, June 8, 2026
Monday, June 8, 2026
Health
GPHC launches ‘thorough’ probe into teacher’s deathThe Georgetown Public Hospital has launched a thorough investigation after a teacher died on Friday last following a surgery to…
Guyana to focus on shortcomings in data collection for diseases, outbreaksGuyana’s Health Ministry will be collaborating with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to boost local efforts at data collection…
CIOG, Women Across Differences partners with Canadian Charity for local mental health projectsThe International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF), a leading Canadian Charity with funding support of Global Affairs Canada (GAC) through…
Four in COVID ICU, five new cases recordedThe number of patients in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit increased to four on Sunday while five new cases were…
14 new COVID cases; 3 in ICUFourteen new COVID cases were recorded on Saturday after 125 tests were done, taking the total number of confirmed cases…
Health Minister: ‘There seems to be a new wave’ of COVID-19 comingWith a rapid increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases recently, and suspicion that cases are being underreported, Minister…
GPHC Head promises ‘appropriate action’ after probe into maternal deathsInternal investigations into two recent maternal deaths at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) were launched this week and the…
Special unit giving Guyana’s ‘sickest babies’ better careIn 2012, exactly 10 years ago, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) established a much-needed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)…
21 more COVID infections recordedAnother 21 persons were infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported on Thursday. The…
11 more COVID infections recordedA total of 11 persons were infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported on…
‘Operation Walk’ performs 55 life-changing replacement surgeriesOperation Walk, a US non-profit medical organisation performed dozens of joint replacement surgeries in Guyana, restoring mobility to some 50…
Maternal deaths: Health Ministry resolving known challenges, sanctions for negligence possibleTwo recent maternal deaths raised concerns about healthcare delivery but Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony posited that the local…
With CAD$2.9M, Canada to help Guyana make mental health care more accessibleGuyana has secured assistance from the Canadian Government to make mental health care more accessible among young people and in…
New suicide prevention commission could be set up in two weeks’ timeThe Ministry of Health is seeking to establish a new suicide prevention commission in two weeks’ time, in keeping with…
17 new COVID cases recordedA total of 17 persons were infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported on…
Every school child will be screened for visual problems – Dr HutsonRecognising the need for intervention for visually impaired children, the Ministry of Education will be teaming up with the Ministry…
Estimated 20,000 Guyanese battling severe mental illness; suicide among young people increasingThere are approximately 20,000 people battling several mental illnesses in Guyana while suicide among the country’s youth appears to be…
