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,...
India, population 1.3 billion, orders ‘complete’ coronavirus lockdown
New Delhi (CNN) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a "complete" lockdown for India's 1.3 billion people on Tuesday, warning that "many families will be destroyed...
SBM Offshore donates gloves, masks to Civil Defence Commission
SBM Offshore on Friday May 29, donated a quantity of gloves and masks to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) as part of efforts to...
Suriname to aid Guyana in exploring alternatives to mercury in mining -Trotman
The use of mercury in Guyana has raised several health concerns primarily by those in the gold mining sector.
Just recently, a team from the...
370 breast, cervical and prostate cancer cases recorded this year – Minister Anthony
Breast cancer remains the most prevalent type of cancer in Guyana, with some 161 persons diagnosed this year. According to Health Minister, Dr Frank...
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...
PAHO calls for countries to prioritize rapid tests for those with COVID-19 symptoms
With COVID-19 surging throughout the Americas and demand for diagnostics higher than ever, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Carissa F. Etienne has...
Family of latest COVID-19 fatality claims MOH allowed regular funeral, “did not test us”
Family members of 56-year-old Roger Martindale - who has been recorded as Guyana's latest COVID-19 death - are vehemently refuting the Public Health Ministry's...
Linden records third case of COVID 19
(RDC 10 Release) - The recent appeal by the Regional Health Officer for Region Ten, Dr Pansy Armstrong’s call for persons who would have...
$$Billions in expired drugs: Minister says persons will be held accountable
Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony says that his ministry is awaiting the final report on several audits which uncovered billions of dollars in expired...
