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Jagdeo, Norton in bitter row over recruitment of Bangladeshis, other foreign healthcare workers
Mr. Aubrey Norton Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Thursday accused the People's Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration...
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No new chickenpox cases at Lusignan Prison; everyone being vaccinated
A nurse vaccinating someone against chickenpox at the Lusignan Prison. Even as the Ministry of Health continued its chicken pox...
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Chicken pox outbreak at Lusignan Prison; APNU+AFC, govt at odds over response
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday confirmed that an outbreak of chicken pox at the Lusignan Prison has afflicted...
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Guyana govt approves private sector recruitment of foreign health-care workers; not limited to Bangladeshis- Todd
Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd. Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd on Monday confirmed that government has given approval to a...
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Guyana mulls hiring foreign nurses
Guyana is considering the hiring of foreign nurses to man the several hospitals that are under construction, even as hundreds...
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US gifts Guyana COVID-19 anti-viral pill
The United States (US) on Wednesday donated 1,000 doses of Paxlovid, an oral pill that is used to treat COVID-19...
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GPHC can now break up big kidney stones without open surgery
Staff of the GPHC Nephrology Department with the lithotripter The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has now acquired modern equipment...
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Stevedore supervisor dies in accident on John Fernandes Limited wharf
The Ministry of Labour said it was investigating a fatal accident which occurred at approximately 7:38 AM Tuesday morning, at...
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Guyana’s modern new pathology lab will reduce wait times for results; improve cancer research, serve CARICOM
President Irfaan Ali and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony touring the new GPHC Pathology Laboratory The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation's...
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UWI School of Medicine to be located in Guyana
President Irfaan Ali on Sunday announced that the University of the West Indies' (UWI) School of Medicine would be relocated...
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