-College of Medical Sciences Building officially opened; Medical School regains accreditation President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday announced that technical institutes across the country would be integrated with the University of Guyana (UG) to allow for the transfer of credits in engineering courses to the publicly-funded tertiary institution. As part of the administration’s plans to elevate ...

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Friday said the fireman who was severely injured in the Mae’s School fire earlier this month, died as a result of complications of the injuries and a long-lasting medical condition. Voshaun Manbodh, 27, died on March 8, three days after he was injured after a section of the ...

President Irfaan Ali on Thursday pledged to afford the United States (US) special treatment in exchange for Washington’s support for its defence and other areas. Speaking at a news conference he shared with US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio at State House, Main Street, Georgetown, Dr Ali said they discussed the impact that the imposition ...

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a new project to strengthen health resilience in Guyana, the Washington, DC-headquartered financial institution said Wednesday night. The US$ 22-million Guyana One Health Project will focus on empowering the country to prevent, prepare for, and respond to health emergencies. The project will adopt a One Health approach, which ...

President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday announced a five-year extension of the National Healthcare Initiative to transform Guyana’s public health system with world-class healthcare services accessible to every Guyanese citizen. This next phase of the initiative, launched in 2022 by the Government of Guyana in collaboration with the Mount Sinai Health System and Hess Corporation, will ...

Guyana is recording progress in detecting the risk of prostate cancer and eliminating the likelihood of Human-Papilloma Virus (HPV)-related cervical cancer, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony announced Saturday.

Guyana is developing an artificial intelligence (AI) application for malaria testing, aiming to eradicate the disease, according to Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony. He announced the initiative at the launch of the Universal Healthcare Voucher, saying that it was being executed through a collaboration with Harvard University. The app, already tested in Region Nine with ...

Guyana is awaiting results from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to ascertain whether there has been an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry said the tests are to confirm that the pathogen is in Guyana. Sources said a school on ...

The Ministry of Health on Tuesday inked a US$3.3 million agreement with the United Kingdom-headquartered RioMed Limited to establish an electronic health records (EHR) system that would be accessible across all public healthcare providers to allow doctors to more efficiently treat patients. Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony again warned those who would access the EHR ...

The historically left-leaning Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Monday said there was diplomatic space for Guyana to find the balance between regional solidarity with Cuba against the United States (US) and securing American support to deal with Venezuela’s increasing aggression over the Essequibo region. While Guyana needs to retain the support of the US and ...