Health

The cockpit voice recorder of the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) Bell 412EPI helicopter that crashed and burnt almost one year ago in dense jungle was badly damaged, causing investigators to rely heavily on the personal accounts of the co-pilot and another survivor, well-placed sources said. “The black box was damaged,” Aviation Minister, Juan Edghill told Demerara Waves Online News. Sources ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would be investigating claims that dust pollution at the incomplete Nooitgedacht access road exposes nearby residents to toxic material, EPA Executive Director, Kemraj Parsram said Tuesday. He told Demerara Waves Online News that his agency first learnt of the matter Tuesday and would first validate the claims and visit the site to “do our own ...

President Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced an almost US$50 million (GY$10 billion) cash-injection into the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) so that contributors who have not met the required number of contributions could still receive payments. Addressing a National Assembly sitting for several hours, Dr Ali also announced a one-off US$960 cash grant (GY$200,000) to each household, totalling US$290 million. The ...

One Communications, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and several non-governmental organisations, collectively referred to as Champions of Hope, officially launched Pinktober 2024 on Friday, continuing its mission to raise awareness and support for cancer fighters and survivors across Guyana, the company said. Speaking at the launch event themed ‘Many Hearts, One Fight,’ Ian Lewis, Director of Brand and ...

Guyana has asked port health staff to be on the lookout for persons with signs of monkeypox, also known mpox, even as doctors were being put on alert and vaccines have been stockpiled to be possibly given to vulnerable segments of the population, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said Saturday. The Health Ministry says mpox is a viral zoonotic infection ...

A Public Health Nurse, who was in Berbice to inspect progress being made in vaccinating people against the human papillomavirus (HPV), was found dead in a hotel room in New Amsterdam on Thursday morning, police said. He was identified as 63-year-old Wilton Longford Benn who resided at 82 William Street, Kitty, Georgetown. Police said that at about 9:02 a.m., they ...

Guyana has almost eliminated filariasis, widely known locally as ‘big foot’, with remaining work to be done in only two of the ten administrative regions, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said, even as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) announced a new package of assistance to fight the mosquito-borne disease. “We’re having ...

Guyana continues to take numerous steps to convince the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that the now six-year-old ban on catfish exports should be lifted, officials said Wednesday. Chief Fisheries Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture, Denzil Roberts said Guyana’s relevant fisheries regulations and inspection manuals have been updated. US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot said Wednesday that Guyana ...

Guyana is hesitant to vaccinate people against dengue because of the efficacy of the jab against all of the four sub-types of the mosquito-borne virus, cost and availability of the vaccines, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said Wednesday. With ten people already killed by dengue in 2023 and four this year, he said government would be willing to consider acquiring ...

At least 2,000 persons can now benefit from a new health centre that has been built in the far-flung Mahaica Creek community of District Number 10, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said. He said the health centre was constructed at a cost of GY$46 million on a plot of land that was donated by Mr Lakeram Marian. Dr Anthony told ...