Quarter Billion-dollar contract awarded to build polyclinic at North Ruimveldt
A contract in the sum of $259, 711,660 has been awarded for the construction of a Polyclinic at Blue Mountain Road, Festival City Entrance,...
GPHC Successfully performs life-saving Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
On July 10th, 2024, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) made history once again. The Vascular Surgery team successfully performed an emergency repair of...
PAHO urges countries to do more COVID-19 testing
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa F. Etienne, has called for accelerated and expanded testing for COVID-19 in countries of...
Be careful, Gastroenteritis accounts for 1.4 million deaths worldwide yearly
We have all had the displeasure of having an episode of vomiting or diarrhea, or both. It’s not the best feeling in the world...
Facts You Need To Know About Insomnia
Insomnia is a persistent disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep or both, despite the opportunity for adequate...
Gov’t gives prisoners tablet computers to keep in touch with their families amid COVID-19
In light of the stringent measures in place to curtail the spread of the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, prisoners will now be...
COVID-19 Update: Guyana records another COVID-19 case; eight cases confirmed in two days
Director of Primary Health Care Services, Dr. Ertenisa Hamilton, reported today that Guyana has recorded another COVID-19 case; taking the total number of cases...
Guyana records three more COVID-19 deaths, 90 new infections
Guyana has recorded three more COVID-19 fatalities, taking the death count to 452. The Health Ministry said today that the patients were admitted with...
Dr. Karen Cummings attributes rise in heart disease to poverty; calls for intervention
In the fourth day of the 2024 Budget Debates, Opposition Member of Parliament (MP), Dr. Karen Cummings, emphasized that Guyana's escalating struggle against cardiovascular...
Private Sector Commission displeased with how Task Force is handling COVID-19; calls for immediate...
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is concerned about the manner in which the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) is addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. In...
