Health

AFP – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil By Lucia Lacurcia Brazil’s 79-year-old President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva underwent surgery for a brain hemorrhage related to a recent fall, hospital officials said Tuesday. “The operation went without complications” on Monday night, and Lula was “doing well, under monitoring” in an intensive care unit, the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in São Paulo said in ...

A member of the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) Investment Committee believes that government should list how it intends to spend oil revenues before the money can be transferred to the consolidated fund, but Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday resisted the idea and said accountability rests with the National Assembly. “What sense does it make?…So next year, should we start ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday categorically ruled out political opposition representation on the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) which decides on the award of contracts. He said the Executive would not allow its work to be frustrated by a “negative and obstruction” opposition because government has to be accountable to the electorate. “It is something we will ...

Two former employees of the Ministry of Health’s Material Management Unit (MMU) Bond were Friday charged with three counts of money laundering that police said was linked to their alleged theft and sale of COVID-19 test kits. Chief Magistrate, Faith McGusty granted GY$100,000 bail to 29-year-old Kerron Webster of 344 Middle Street, North Cummingsburg after he was arraigned on one ...

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is now the first healthcare institution in the southern Caribbean to have acquired advanced technology to conduct laser treatment of enlarged prostate, Chief Executive Officer Robbie Rambarran announced Sunday. He said that type of procedure was being performed with a 100-watt Magneto high-powered laser that was acquired by the publicly-owned hospital. “This is the ...

There has been a sharp increase in the number of Guyanese men checking their prostate now that a blood test is available to do so instead of only a doctor’s finger being inserted into the rectum, doctors said Sunday at the Caribbean Urological Association’s (CURA) 26th Annual International Conference. Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said the “bulk” of prostate cancer ...

Guyana has secured US$22 million to strengthen its healthcare research capabilities, a critical step towards advancing patient treatment outcomes, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said at the weekend. The funding includes a US$15 million grant from the Pandemic Fund, facilitated by the World Bank in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), with an additional US$7 million in co-funding from ...

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Saturday called on several government agencies to take action against retailers and supermarkets for selling poor quality goods and ensure that all tax laws and labour standards are applied equally. “There has been an alarming increase in the presence of counterfeit, expired, and inappropriately labelled goods in the market, which are ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday said tests of soil samples collected from properties at Crane, West Bank Demerara, have shown no sign of petroleum but tests were continuing to ascertain the type of substance. “Analysis of the samples by Forensic Laboratory and the Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB) confirmed that no petroleum-based hydrocarbons were found in ...

In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, First Lady Arya Ali has partnered with the Dr. Balwant Singh Hospital to provide sponsorship of 1,000 mammograms for women across Guyana, her office said in a statement on Wednesday. The initiative aims to raise awareness about the importance of early detection in the fight against breast cancer, a disease that affects millions ...