Mental Health among youths a major public health challenge
Suicide is the leading cause of death among youths aged 15 to 19. This is according to Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)...
COVID-19: Over 6,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine administered to adolescents
A week into its adolescent vaccination campaign, and the Health Ministry has already administered some 6,052 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Rollout began in...
COVID-19 Update: No new cases; three patients in ICU
No new case of COVID-19 has been recorded out of the 37 tests conducted within the last 24 hours. The number of confirmed cases...
More than 85% of patients were discharged from ‘COVID’ hospital in a year
From September 2020 to the end of August 2021, the Infectious Disease Hospital (COVID-19) at Liliendaal, admitted 2,338 persons. Of that number, 2,003 were...
Suddie hospital conducted 644 surgeries in 2024
The Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two performed 644 surgeries in 2024, a significant increase when compared to the 502 surgeries conducted in 2023.
This...
Antigen tests to be used by hospitals soon
Health facilities throughout the country will soon have access to antigen testing kits. This follows the arrival of a shipment the Government ordered last...
IDB projects demand for millions of social sector professionals by 2040
The Caribbean and Latin America will need approximately 12 million teachers, three million doctors and eight million nurses by the year 2040 to meet...
New Amsterdam Hospital to get new CT scan, mammography machine
Residents of Region Six will soon benefit from enhanced medical imaging services at the New Amsterdam Hospital as plans are underway to install a...
Local company submits proposal to EPA for US$29M East Bank state-of-the-art healthcare facility
Nightingale Super Specialty Hospital Inc. (NSSH) has submitted a proposal to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the construction of a US$29M specialized hospital.
NSSH,...
COVID-19 Update: Guyana records 43 new cases
Guyana has recorded 43 new cases of COVID-19, taking the number of those tested positive since March 2020, to 6,696. These new cases were...
