Coronavirus: More than 900 deaths in a day in Italy
(BBC) - Italy has recorded 969 new coronavirus deaths, its highest daily figure in the outbreak so far.
It means 9,134 people have now died...
Gov’t taking legal action against Chung’s Global for substandard work – Dr Anthony
The government has started legal proceedings against Chung’s Global Enterprise for a series of issues regarding the contract to build the new Ministry of...
Safety measures to be implemented to prevent robberies committed on students at East La...
Schools reopened for grades 10, 11, 12, PIC’s and TEVET institutions on November 9, 2020. On that day, the Honourable Minister of Education Priya...
CDC meets Private Sector, international bodies on COVID-19 response
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), yesterday afternoon, met with members of the Private Sector to streamline collaboration to aid...
GPHC launches ‘eCARE’: a new era of secure, digital healthcare
In a major step towards digitising the healthcare sector, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has launched ‘eCARE,’ an electronic health record system that...
PAHO Director calls on countries to prepare health systems to address post-COVID impacts
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the Americas, with new infections increasing by 13.9% from last week, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director,...
COVID-19: 94 new cases, 13 in ICU
Guyana has recorded 94 new cases of COVID-19, taking the overall number of confirmed cases since March 2020 to 10,540.
Additionally, 13 persons are in...
When it comes to heart disease risk, you are what you eat
HEALTH IN FOCUS WITH Dr. Zulfikar Bux
Heart diseases are the number one cause of death in Guyana and worldwide. Many of these deaths can...
COVID-19: Guyana in critical situation; death rate stands at 10.4% compared to WHO’s presented...
There is a perception that because only 67 persons have tested positive out of 328 tests done, that Guyana is not in a critical...
Guyana scales up efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis
To mark World Hepatitis Day, Guyana is launching its first hepatitis C treatment programme. With the technical cooperation and support of the Pan American...
