Chikungunya outbreak: Guyana sends over 1,000 samples for testing
- Since the alert for the chikungunya disease began some weeks ago, the Ministry of Health has sent over 1000 samples to be...
HIV and AIDS cause billions of dollars in lost earnings- ILO report
In addition to human suffering, HIV and AIDS cause billions of dollars in lost earnings, largely as a result of the deaths of hundreds...
Cancer 2nd leading cause of death in Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Health Minister John Boyce says cancer is the second leading cause of death in Barbados.
He said the main cancers of...
Consumers urged to desist from purchasing expired medical products
Only the consumers can bring an end to the sale of expired goods, particularly medical products.
This is the view of the former Health Minister...
No confirmed cases of Chikungunya in Georgetown – Health Minister
By Kurt Campbell
- Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsarran told iNews late Tuesday afternoon (June 17) that there are no confirmed laboratory cases of...
Gov’t launches MDG Framework to improve maternal health
- As the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 2015 deadline approaches, the Government officially launched Guyana's MDG Acceleration Framework and Campaign to improve Maternal...
Trinidadian medical team performs eye surgeries at GPHC
- Ten patients recently benefitted from follow- up eye surgeries, as a four-man team, which included two ophthalmologists, one nurse and one assistant,...
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: Patients ‘taken to church’
(BBC) Three Ebola patients left a treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo after their families demanded to take them to church, according...
“The State did not pay for any medevac for me” – Jagdeo pours cold...
By Jomo Paul
– Former President Bharrat Jagdeo has clarified that since he has stepped down from public office, he has not collected any...
PAHO to lead investigation into mercury emissions at GGMC
Following a report from the Opposition People's Progressive Party (PPP) voicing concern with the "untimely deaths" of four Guyana Geology and Mine Commission (GGMC)...