GPHC successfully conducts cleft surgeries
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Over the weekend, the plastic surgery and maxillofacial teams at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) achieved...
Budget 2024: $129.8 billion injected to further develop health sector
The Ministry of Health will receive its largest budgetary provision this year, as efforts are ongoing to train more health practitioners and build modern...
New Lima Hospital to be operational by first quarter of next year
The new modern hospital that is being constructed at Lima on the Essequibo Coast should be competed and operational by the first quarter of...
$38M newly retrofitted NICU to boost neonatal care in Region 2
The newly retrofitted Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Public Hospital Suddie, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) was commissioned on Friday by Dr Frank Anthony,...
Decentralised Post-Basic Midwifery & Medical Laboratory Technician Training Programme launched in Region 2
Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony on Friday officially launched the first batch of the decentralised Post Midwifery and Medical Laboratory Technician Training Programme...
Sod turned for $881M modern training facility for nurses in Region Two
The sod was turned for a modern training facility for nurses and nursing students which will be established at Suddie on the Essequibo Coast,...
Significant decline in waiting time at GPHC’s A&E Unit – Dr Bux
There has been a significant decline in the waiting time that patients spend at the Accident and Emergency Unit (A&E) of the Georgetown Public...
40,000 residents to benefit from new Diamond Regional Hospital
Approximately 40,000 residents will benefit from improved access to the healthcare services being provided at the brand-new Little Diamond Regional Hospital as construction is...
Guyana recruits Cuban nurses to fill massive shortage at health facilities
Guyana has turned to the Cuban Government to assist with the shortage of nurses to fill capacities in the health system, as the Health...
25 more telemedicine sites to be established in 2024
Twenty-five additional communities in the hinterland and rural areas will benefit from the implementation of the telemedicine programme in their health facilities, signalling the...
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Dear Editor,
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Dear Editor,
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