6-Y-O girl shot to head discharged from GPHC after two life-saving surgeries
See full statement from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC):
Georgetown, 31/07/2024 – The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is pleased to announce the successful...
Guyana 1st in C’bean to introduce Bachelor of Science in respiratory care programme
Guyana is now the only country in the region offering a Bachelor of Science Degree in Respiratory Care (BSRC) programme.
It will be introduced at...
MoH, Tony Blair Institute hold meeting on Digital Health Strategy
With the advancement of technology and the Ministry's efforts to improve the healthcare system by going digital, the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with...
‘Tell us something, let us know what’s going on’ – mother of children who...
Some three months after the deaths of two siblings at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), family members are claiming...
“She was only 19” – mother distressed following death of teen mom
A newborn baby boy has tested positive for dengue shortly after his mother lost her life following an emergency C-section. The mother, Lanita Jacobs,...
Teen mother dies after giving birth
Lanita Jacobs, a 19-year-old from Hampton Court, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) died after giving birth to a baby boy at Suddie Public Hospital, Suddie, Essequibo...
11-Y-O from Bartica dies from dengue complications
An 11-year-old boy of Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) has died as a result of dengue complications, his family has confirmed.
Kushal Doobay had just written...
New Oxygen Plant commissioned at Lethem Regional Hospital
An Oxygen Generation Plant has been commissioned at the Lethem Regional Hospital in Region Nine.
The commissioning ceremony was led by Minister of Health Dr...
Demand for blood will increase as Guyana ramps up organ transplant services – NBTS...
The Health through the National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS) will be increasing blood donation efforts for 2024 as the country moves to conduct more...
398 persons hospitalised with dengue so far this year – Health Minister
Guyana is facing a dengue fever outbreak, with 398 individuals having been hospitalised this year, according to recent information from Health Minister Dr Frank...
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‘India ready to walk shoulder-to-shoulder with Guyana’ – Modi as he receives highest national...
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Wednesday evening conferred Guyana’s highest National Award – the Order of Excellence – on Prime Minister of India, Narendra...
India ready to share nanotechnology, space technology with CARICOM countries
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Guyana for a three-day state visit, on Wednesday proposed during the second Caricom-India summit that his country share...
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Modi offers to supply C’bean with passenger, cargo ferries
In an effort to boost the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) ocean economy potential, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched a proposal for India to...
High Court dismisses Opposition’s challenge to declare Jagdeo’s seat vacant in Parliament
See statement from the Attorney General Chambers:
Today, the Honourable Justice, Nareshwar Harnanan, upheld the jurisdictional objection made by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo disputing...
India outlines seven-point plan to boost CARICOM development
With deep historical and cultural ties to the CARICOM region, India is taking steps to establish itself as a key development partner.
Prime Minister of...
US vetoes UN Security Council resolution on Gaza ceasefire
Nov 20 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza, drawing criticism of the...
Global Super League announces changes to fixtures
There has been a change to the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) schedule with the final now set to take place on 6...
Ali, Modi advance talks on military defence cooperation, energy, healthcare, infrastructure
President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi have held extensive discussions on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of mutual...