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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
An investigation has been launched by the Guyana Police Force and the Child Care and Protection Agency after an 11-year-old girl gave birth at the Georgetown Hospital. The young child was rushed to the Hospital earlier this week and reportedly gave birth on Wednesday. Information about the incident made its way to social media, and […]
50-year-old Guyanese-born US General Surgeon, Dr. Malcolm Goodchild, died tragically on Saturday night in a two-vehicle accident in Opelika, Alabama in the United States. A report from the Opelika Police Department stated that at around 7:17pm on Saturday, emergency calls were receieved about a multiple vehicular smash-up along the Interstate 85 Highway. At the scene, […]
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