Chinese brigade plugs $28M into GPHC
With a sizeable donation valuing just over $28M, the delivery of health care at the country’s premier health facility – the Georgetown Public Hospital...
US-based Foundation Continues To Lend Support To GPHC For Corneal Transplants
A legacy which was kicked into motion by a business mogul a few years ago continued throughout this past year and is slated to...
Coconut water – a beverage laden with health benefits; but, be sure to...
While there is hardly any drink that can rival a good purified glass of H2O , there is another natural beverage that has been...
Caribbean family planning associations’ skills boosted in disaster risk reduction
Caribbean islands are among the most vulnerable to climate change impacts and are threatened by extreme weather patterns with hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, volcanoes, droughts...
Medical Centre to drop dialysis cost from 2019
In what it calls “a gesture of goodwill and care”, the Doobay Medical Research Centre will be reducing the cost of accessing dialysis –...
Treatment to President Granger is Cuba’s Fraternal Duty – says Cuba’s Foreign Affairs Minister
Catering to the medical needs of President David Granger is the fraternal duty of the Government of Cuba. This is according to Mr. Bruno...
Ministry beefs up measles, yellow fever surveillance
Although symptoms such as a cough, sore throat, runny nose and even a fever may be easily classified as symptoms of a cold or...
1 in 4 persons unaware of HIV status – UNAIDS
Guyana and much of the Caribbean will need to accelerate testing and treatment programmes in order to be on track to reach the joint...
GPHC in-patient beds to increase from 483 to 1000 with 2019 budgetary provisions
The Public Health Ministry has been allocated $35.9B for 2019.
According to Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence, a significant portion of this sum will go...
East La Penitence Centre to pilot Paperless Public Health System -Lawrence
The East La Penitence Health Centre is being used to roll out Guyana’s first paperless health facility.
This was revealed today by Public Health Minister,...
