New drug procurement system to take effect soon – Health Minister
By Devina Samaroo
The Public Health Ministry has introduced a new system for the procurement of drugs and medical supplies with the aim of enhancing...
U.S. woman tests positive for Zika after travelling from Guyana
Reprinted from Columbus Dispatch
Two more cases of the Zika virus have been reported in Ohio, one involving a Licking County man who was in...
BREAKING: New case of Zika detected in Guyana
Health Minister Dr George Norton announced a few minutes ago that another case of the dreaded Zika virus has been detected in Guyana.
It is...
Topless models promote veganism on Valentine’s Day
* The women stripped off in the middle of the famed Hollywood Boulevard in the U.S. to encourage people to go vegan for February...
More than 5,000 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus
According to a Reuters report, more than 5,000 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country’s national health institute said...
Mahaicony Cottage Hospital Paediatric Ward ‘out of service’
Residents living near the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) are complaining that the health facility’s paediatric ward is non-functional...
SHOCKING REVELATIONS…Govt launches probe into spoilt milk claims
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Three pregnant women test positive for Zika in Barbados
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HEROES OFF THE FIELD: Inspiring people to fight cancer – The Yuvraj Singh way
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Injured motorcyclists air-dashed to GPHC – after Essequibo Coast accident
Two residents of Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), were air-dashed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) early Monday morning as their conditions worsened....
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