GHPC records 119 neonatal deaths in one year
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has record 119 neonatal deaths during the period June 1 2017, to June 30; 2018.This number translates to...
TT confirms first covid19 case
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday) - Trinidad and Tobago has confirmed its first positive case of a coronavirus infection.
At a press conference on Thursday, Health...
Guyanese being urged to use cancer screening services
Guyanese are being urged to take advantage of the Ministry of Health’s cancer prevention efforts by utilising the services available so that lives can...
COVID-19 Update: Confirmed Cases remain at 113; two more persons recover
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases remain at 113, says Karen Gordon-Boyle, Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO). Two additional persons have recovered; taking the...
Four more die of COVID-19; death count reaches 640
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed that as of September 03, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
GPHC records low maternal deaths, 303 critically ill women saved
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has recorded low levels of maternal deaths while saving the lives of 303 critically-ill women this year, as...
COVID-19: Five more fatalities, 11 in ICU
Five more persons who tested positive with COVID-19 have died. This takes the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1,208, the Health...
COVID-19: 33 new cases from 327 tests; recoveries almost 6,000
Guyana has recorded 33 new COVID-19 cases from 327 tests, Health Ministry data show. The dashboard, recently released by the ministry also indicates active...
Researchers moving closer to human trials for pigs’ kidneys transplant
Have you ever heard of the term xenotransplantation? Well we at Guyana Standard only heard of it for the first time this past week....
No shortage of resources to accommodate hospitalised COVID-19 patients, Health Minister assures
With over 100 persons hospitalized with COVID-19, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony is assuring that there is no shortage of resources to accommodate patients....
