Port Mourant Hospital to begin taking samples for COVID-19 tests
A mobile testing unit has been established in the compound of the Port Mourant Hospital and it will become the first facility in Region...
20 samples sent to CARPHA to test for Covid variants in Guyana
A total of 20 samples have been sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in Trinidad and Tobago for testing to determine which...
Three-person baby ‘race’ dangerous
(BBC) The UK, which pioneered the advanced form of IVF, was the first country to introduce laws to allow the creation of babies from...
Fasting diet ‘regenerates diabetic pancreas’
By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website
(BBC) The pancreas can be triggered to regenerate itself through a type of fasting diet,...
Dr Anthony promises renewed efforts to reduce tobacco use
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony says steps by the Government to reduce the consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke in Guyana, have proven...
Lockdowns could be avoided if 95% of people wore masks, says WHO
(CNN) Lockdowns could be avoided if everyone followed health measures such as wearing masks, the World Health Organization's top Europe official said at a...
Guyana gets its first Neurosurgeon
- Dr. Amarnauth Dukhi has become Guyana’s first neurosurgeon and will be stationed at the Georgetown Public Hospital from January 2015.
He is young,...
Quest Medical Centre – delivering quality medical testing for over 8 years
Recognising the need for an outpatient facility in the city, Dr. Chetram Budhu and his wife Mrs. Ratna Budhu in June 2012 established the...
Govt & GPSU jointly meet with healthcare workers to address issues
An investigative team comprising of representatives from the Guyana Government and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has visited public health facilities and met...
109 new Covid-19 cases recorded
Guyana has recorded 109 new cases of the novel coronavirus, which takes the total cases recorded to date to 10,007.
There are currently 11 persons...