Chubby does not mean healthy
Health In Focus With Dr. Zulfikar Bux
We tend to have a culture of thinking that a fat/chubby child is healthy and our kids should...
Overseas-based NGO distributes 1000 food hampers to the less fortunate
With Guyana already having a total of 127 positive cases of the novel Corona (COVID-19), an overseas-based non-governmental organization (NGO), the Jay and Sylvia...
Minister orders “thorough” investigation after image of father carrying child’s body to cemetery goes...
After images of a father carrying his four-year-old son to the cemetery went viral on social media last week, Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony...
20,000 children benefitted from medical screening – Min. Anthony
Almost 20,000 nursery children have benefitted from medical screening under the Child and Youth Health Programme (CYHP), since its launch in August 2023.
This is...
Over 20% of Guyana’s tobacco smokers ages 13 to 15
Of the 148,000 Guyanese that use tobacco products, 22% are between the ages of 13 and 15. This is according to the Pan-American Health...
Guyana now has 33 COVID-19 cases; Four persons in ICU
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased from 31 to 33, Health Minister Volda Lawrence reported this afternoon. The number of deaths remain...
Guyana gets 1,100 COVID-19 test kits from PAHO/WHO
The Pan-American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) has donated over 1000 kits to test for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Public Health Minister Volda...
Stranger donates kidney to help save 17-y-o diagnosed with end-stage renal disease
One year after 17-year-old Jamaicy Broomes was diagnosed with End-Stage Renal Disease( ESRD), she has found a kidney donor.
ESRD occurs when chronic kidney disease...
Govt. ramps up spending to eradicate HIV/AIDS
The Government of Guyana is not only intent on providing the best health care for victims of HIV/AIDS but also investing in programmes and...
$100M being spent to upgrade 43 health centers/posts in Region One
The government is executing a series of projects geared at improving healthcare delivery in Region One (Barima/Waini). Some 43 health facilities have been selected...
