Alleged COVID-19 patient detained while shopping at New Amsterdam Market for ’bush medicine’
A woman, who is alleged to be infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID19) and who had earlier escaped from a Demerara quarantine centre, was...
Region Records Increase In Obese And Overweight Women
Being obese places an individual at a high risk for developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases, later in...
Medical Council still awaiting report from GPHC on death of young cancer patients
Although the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has been able to link the actions of medical practitioners to the untimely demise of three young...
Traditional and new media platforms being utilised to increase HPV awareness
Over the past decade, approximately 270 women diagnosed with cervical cancer died each year. This is according to information released by the Ministry of...
Adolescent vaccination drive begins in Region Two
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination drive began on Friday in Region Two at the Anna Regina Secondary School. First Lady Arya Ali along with the...
South Korea mass wedding defies coronavirus fears
(BBC) - Thousands of couples have attended a mass wedding held by the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, also known as the...
COVID-19: Passengers renege on promise to be quarantined after receiving special permission to return...
The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) has expressed dismay at the conduct and behavior of some of the passengers who sought, and were granted...
Despite CARICOM’s calls for equitable access, some Caribbean states unable to get COVID-19 vaccines
In spite of its declarations last month on the need for equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccines, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed its...
Arrival of more COVID-19 testing kits delayed due to shuttering of airports – Health...
The arrival of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) test kits to Guyana has been delayed because of the shuttering of international airports, Health Minister Volda Lawrence...
With his heart in the right place, renowned cardiologist pursues revolutionary plans to upgrade...
By Kiana Wilburg
Better pay and a more progressive work environment abroad are among the chief reasons why many experienced medical professionals migrate. Fortunately, such...
