By News Source Guyana on November 27, 2024
Health, News, Politics
The sod has been turned for the construction of a $4.4 Billion hospital in Moruca, Region One. The Government has described the project as a transformative one that will significantly improve access to quality healthcare services in the Barima-Waini Region. At the sod-turning ceremony on Tuesday, President Irfaan Ali said the hospital’s construction will turn […]
By News Source Guyana on October 29, 2024
Health, News
Ninety-one (91) Patient Care Assistants, eight (8) Electrocardiogram (ECG) Technicians and two (2) Cardiovascular Technicians graduated today from three separate training programmes carried out by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Chief Executive Officer of the Georgetown Hospital, Robbie Rambarran, in his address at the Graduation ceremony urged the Patient Care Assistants, and the Electrocardiogram […]
By News Source Guyana on October 23, 2024
Health, News
More than 260 persons in Guyana were diagnosed with breast cancer within a one year period, the Medical Registrar of the Oncology Department at the Georgetown Hospital, Dr Whitney Munroe has revealed. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Speaking this morning at the ‘Look Good, Feel Better’ Breast Cancer Awareness Programme at the Georgetown […]
By News Source Guyana on October 22, 2024
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Construction work is set to begin soon on a $6.5 billion state-of-the-art regional hospital at Lethem. The facility will feature two fully functional operating rooms, an emergency room and a procedure room along with diagnostic imaging services. It will also include outpatient specialized clinics and a digital health control room. At a sod turning for […]
By News Source Guyana on October 20, 2024
Health, News, Politics
Alliance For Change (AFC) Executive and former Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Vincent Adams, is urging the Government to procure the services of technically competent experts in the geotechnical and hydrogeology fields to independently investigate the presence of an “oily” substance at Crane on the West Coast of Demerara, and the reported […]
By News Source Guyana on October 11, 2024
Health, News
The Ministry of Health is set to dump over $5 Billion in drugs and medical supplies that expired between January 2023 and June 2024, the Auditor General has highlighted in his latest report. According to the report, a Register of Expired Drugs was not presented for Audit Examination. However, the Ministry provided lists containing Expired […]
By News Source Guyana on October 8, 2024
Health, News
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has certified the National Public Health Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) under its Laboratory Certification Programme. In a statement, the GNBS said the certificate was issued to National Public Health Laboratory for demonstrating conformance to the requirements of the Guyana Standard: (GYS 170:2021) – General requirements for the operation of […]
By News Source Guyana on October 4, 2024
Business, Health, News
Under the theme ‘Many Hearts, One Fight,’ One Communications together with the Ministry of Health launched Pinktober 2024 as part of their mission to raise awareness and generate much needed funds to support the fight against cancer across Guyana. The launch took place this morning at the Pegasus Corporate Centre. One Communications Director of Brand […]
By News Source Guyana on September 20, 2024
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Well-known Biologist and Conservation Specialist, 30-year-old Meshach Pierre was found dead on Thursday in a camp at the G2 Minerals Compound at Oku Backdam in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni region. The Police said a suicide note was found in his phone and addressed to his family. Pierre, who had documented his mental health struggles in a number […]
By News Source Guyana on September 18, 2024
Health, News
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has fired a warning shot to Caribbean leaders, urging the acceleration of efforts to reduce new HIV infections among young people. UNAIDS Public health specialist Dr Richard Amenyah has warned that HIV among young people remains a significant public health concern because the decline in […]