From Clerk to CEO at GPHC: The inspiring rise of Robbie Rambarran

By Kiana Wilburg Sitting at the helm of Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is not your typical veteran of medicine or seasoned bureaucrat. While his...

Govt. to roll out early screening programme for breast, cervical cancer

Advisor to the Ministry of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy recently disclosed that a Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) testing programme for women, ages 30 and...

COVID-19 Update: Four more deaths, 10 in ICU

    The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed the media that as of February 25, 2022, four more persons who tested positive for the novel...

Textbook distribution key to recouping COVID-triggered learning loss – Minister

  As physical public school classes continue to be affected by COVID-19, investments like the distribution of free textbooks are critical to aid in the...

Local Companies To Help GPHC Sustain Orthopaedic Surgeries Programme

The high cost associated with orthopaedic surgeries has caused the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation to scale down on how many are done annually. But,...

COVID-19 Update: No new cases; more recover

Guyana’s situation as of 15th June, 2020, is as follows: there are no new cases; the number of confirmed cases remains at 159 and...

Govt. keeping eye on latest COVID-19 variant in France with more mutations than Omicron

Even as it remains focused on managing the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, President Dr. Irfaan Ali disclosed during a press conference...

$959M hospital commissioned in Port Kaituma

HOSPITAL COMMISSIONED | The long-awaited Port Kaituma Regional Hospital was officially commissioned today by the Minister of Public Health, Hon. Volda Lawrence. A total of...

200 Lusignan prisoners cleared of COVID-19

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony has said 200 inmates of the Lusignan Prison who tested positive for COVID-19 are no longer infectious...

COVID-19: Phase Four of reopening begins August 1; weddings, funerals public worship will be...

Phase Four of the re-opening process will commence on August 1 and continue until August 15. For this phase, places of worship will be permitted...

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