Health Ministry rejects claims doctors receiving inadequate pay for intense working hours
The Ministry of Health has issued a detailed response to Deputy Speaker, Dr. Asha Kissoon's recent claims regarding the working conditions of medical professionals...
Greater Guyana Initiative funds UG’s School of Medicine Innovate Skills and Anatomy lab
The Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI) recently unveiled a fully equipped Skills and Anatomy Lab at the University of Guyana’s School of Medicine. This momentous...
Despite volatile global market, we will maintain electricity costs at pre-COVID rates- Prime Minister...
When Prime Minister (PM) Mark Phillips took the floor of the National Assembly today to defend Budget 2024, he boasted about the People’s Progressive...
Guyana’s doctors battling 16-26 hr shifts with taxed overtime pay- Dr. Asha Kissoon reveals
Deputy Speaker, Dr. Asha Kissoon revealed today, a pressing concern affecting Guyana's doctors. She noted their current battle with grueling working conditions inclusive of...
Dr. Karen Cummings attributes rise in heart disease to poverty; calls for intervention
In the fourth day of the 2024 Budget Debates, Opposition Member of Parliament (MP), Dr. Karen Cummings, emphasized that Guyana's escalating struggle against cardiovascular...
Tobacco use declines despite tobacco industry efforts to jeopardize progress – PAHO
Globally there are 1.25 billion adult tobacco users, according to the latest estimates in the World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco trends report out two days...
Govt. to approach House for third increase to debt ceiling
Senior Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh revealed on Monday that the government intends to approach the National Assembly within the coming weeks for a...
2024 Budget: Mobile app to improve care for diabetes patients; HIV among 11 diseases...
The Diabetes Comprehensive Centre at Lusignan will soon be rolling out a mobile app to monitor patients’ nutrition, exercise and other lifestyle data. The...
Over $48B earmarked for construction, rehab of hospitals, centres this year
In a push to enhance Guyana’s healthcare infrastructure and diagnostic capabilities, the government has plans to allocate a staggering $48.5 billion of its proposed...
Gov’t expands healthcare infrastructure amid nurse exodus; Jagdeo pins hope on future income surge
By Staff Writer
The Guyana Government plans to dole out billions of dollars this year to boost its healthcare infrastructure even as the country continues...
