COVID-19 Update: 160 new cases, 17 in ICU

Guyana has confirmed 160 new cases of the COVID-19 virus, taking the number of confirmed infections since March 2020 to 62,061 from 522,229 tests. Seventeen...

Processing 500+ tests per day: GPHC’s Medical Laboratory credits efficiency to GYS 170 Certification...

The Georgetown Public Hospital’s Medical Laboratory processes over five hundred (500) medical samples daily. This is done in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)...

Resident laments Woodlands Hospital’s continued improper disposal of bio-hazardous waste

A frustrated resident, who lives within close proximity to the Woodlands Hospital, is seeking the Heath Ministry’s invention over the hospital’s improper disposal of...

GTT dontates surgical, KN95 masks to Suddie Hospital

Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) yesterday made a donation of hundreds of surgical and KN95 masks to the Suddie Hospital in Essequibo. This donation...

COVID-19 Update: death toll now 361; 105 new cases recorded

Guyana has recorded an additional 105 cases of the Coronavirus Disease, taking the number of those infected since March 2020 to 16,235. Meanwhile, the death...

Region Four RDC to implement more health services

The Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC), via the Department of Health, has plans to implement more services in 2019. This was revealed by Vice...

95 percent of COVID-19 cases recovered

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony has disclosed that 95.4 percent of the persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 have fully recovered. As...

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...

COVID-19: 42% of Guyana’s adult population fully vaccinated

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, said while Guyana’s Covid-19 vaccination programme has been making significant progress, the country still has a far way...

MoPH to launch mental health, substance abuse support groups

The Ministry of Public Health’s Mental Health Unit will next month launch three support groups to help persons struggling with depression and...

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