Dr. Balwant Singh Hospital Labarotory receives dual accreditations
Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospital Laboratory on Saturday announced the extension of its testing capabilities to include histopathology tests, special stains, and immunohistochemistry tests.
According to...
GPHC, Northwell Health provide advanced abdominal wall reconstructive surgeries
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) today announced the resounding success of its collaboration with Northwell Health, New York State's premier healthcare provider, in...
St Lucia records first case of Omicron variant HV.1
CMC: Health authorities in St Lucia Monday confirmed that the island has recorded its first case of the coronavirus (COVID-1) Omicron variant HV.1 as...
119 newborn infants died at GPHC last year, Opposition alarmed
The Parliamentary Opposition has raised concerns over what they described as the high number of deaths of newborn infants at the Georgetown Public Hospital...
Mothers with babies born with microcephaly not forgotten
...two tell the story of raising their infants
(DPI feature)
Two years on, mothers of babies born with microcephaly, Andrea Garner and Puttana Dos Santos have...
Influx of migrants from Venezuela affecting Region 1, says Regional Chairman
Regional Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Region One, Brethnol Ashley has declared that the most critical issue affecting residents in Region One...
Operations at Matthew’s Ridge Hospital temporarily shut down
-medical staff working from community centre, building to be fumigated
Operations at the Matthew’s Ridge Hospital, Region One (Barima/Waini), have been temporarily ceased with its...
PAHO launches online course to address alcohol use in pregnancy
(CMC) The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), worried that the rates of alcohol disorders among women are higher in the region of the Americas...
Local authorities working to prevent swine flu outbreak in Guyana
With an outbreak of the swine flu disease in other parts of the world, local authorities are working to ensure the illness does not...
18 maternal deaths recorded in 2019
Guyana has recorded some 18 cases of maternal deaths during the course of 2019, according to Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Shamdeo Persaud.
On the...