Food allergies – an ever prevailing challenge
It is estimated that every three minutes someone has to visit a medical emergency department for a food allergy of some sort. In fact...
Chinese nationals with infectious disease successfully treated at GPHC
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) successfully treated and discharged two Chinese nationals who were inflicted with an infectious disease at the Guyana Manganese...
PANCAP to host meeting to address migrants rights in HIV response
Come next week, the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) will host a regional meeting to provide guidance to the implementation of a...
Leptospirosis suspected as cause of death, illness in Matthew’s Ridge outbreak
While it is yet to be confirmed that the viral influenza-type outbreak among persons in Matthew's Ridge is that of leptospirosis, Public Health officials...
Swine flu outbreak refuted in wake of respiratory death, hospitalisation of Chinese nationals
Public Health Minister, Ms. Volda Lawrence, is refuting claims in some sections of the local media that the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu) is to...
TWO SEXUAL INFECTIONS YOU MAY NOT BE PAYING ATTENTION TO
Caused by bacteria, Chlamydia and Gonorrhea, are believed to be the most common sexually transmitted infections. What is particularly notable is that the large...
Incidence of TB on the decline – Min. Cummings
The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is on the decline, says Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Karen Cummings, and she recently disclosed...
Medical Council still awaiting report from GPHC on death of young cancer patients
Although the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has been able to link the actions of medical practitioners to the untimely demise of three young...
Traditional and new media platforms being utilised to increase HPV awareness
Over the past decade, approximately 270 women diagnosed with cervical cancer died each year. This is according to information released by the Ministry of...
Ministry hopes to add HPV vaccine to 37-year old successful vaccination programme
Over the past 37 years, Guyana has been free of some vaccine preventable diseases. This, according to information released by the Public Health Ministry,...
