Former National Lab Director opens private Medical Testing Lab in Diamond
By Kurt Campbell
– QualiTEST – a laboratory offering medical testing services opened its Diamond, East Bank Demerara branch on Friday morning, February...
Foreign Medical Team looking to implement Kidney Transplant Services in Guyana
- A team of health care providers from the University of Calgary is on a visit to Guyana with a main focus is...
Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Guyana – Report
- A report from the Ministry of Health shows that cancer has been the third leading cause of mortality in Guyana with Ischemic...
Citizens decry unequipped ambulances even as MOH distribute new ones countrywide
By Kurt Campbell
– “All those things (ambulances) good for is to fetch bodies,” one woman could be heard remarking at the handing over...
Guyana recorded 18 maternal deaths in 2013
By Kurt Campbell
– According to figures released by Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsarran, Guyana recorded a total of 18 maternal deaths in 2013.
The...
Health Minister turns his back on media over questions of maternal deaths
By Kurt Campbell
– Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsarran on Monday (January 27) flew into a rage and walked away from a group of...
Eleven children to travel to Dominica for heart surgery
- The Ministry of Health will be sending 11 children with life threatening cardiac problems to Dominica for surgery, as a result of...
Seven year health plan launched
- The seven year plan focuses on the right to the highest level of health, equity in access to quality health care, solidarity...
Guyana has second highest teen birth rate in the region – UN Report
By Kurt Campbell
- Guyana's teen pregnancy rate is the second highest in the region according to the 2013 State of the World Population...
Sunday’s Health Tip: The problem with extra long naps
- A nap, a siesta, or as the Chinese call it, a wujiao, is a pleasant break from the day, but the debate...