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Guyana launches respiratory care bachelor’s degree programme

The University of Guyana (UG) has introduced a Bachelor of Science Degree in Respiratory Care (BSRC) programme, making Guyana the first country in the Caribbean region to have conceptualised such an initiative in its healthcare education system, officials said Wednesday. It was developed within a record time of 11 months. The programme, a collaboration between the Ministry of Health, UG, ...

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Preventing new infections, treatment, human rights protection keys to ending Caribbean AIDS epidemic – UNAIDS report

Kingston, 22 July 2024—A new report released today by UNAIDS shows the world is at a critical moment that will determine whether world leaders meet their commitment to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. The report, ‘The Urgency of Now: AIDS at a Crossroads’, brings together new data and case studies which demonstrate that the decisions and policy choices taken by world leaders this year will decide the fate of ...

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Guyana widening access to HIV treatment to ease discrimination -Health Minister

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Tuesday announced that Guyana has embarked on a plan to make HIV (Human Immuno-deficiency Virus) treatment widely available at all health facilities in order to weed out fears of stigma and discrimination by infected persons going to special treatment centres. “One of the things that we’re doing right now to address this problem is ...

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Guyana now has large pool of physical therapists, expanding countrywide coverage

Guyana is now boasting a significant number of therapists, resulting in several countries being eager to learn about the strategy to do so, according to Director of Disability and Rehabilitation Services, Dr. Ariane Mangar. “People want what we have and they want to also learn how we were able to [achieve] such a remarkable feat of training our own therapists,” ...

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New law to go after sale of unprescribed antibiotics, fake medicines

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Sunday warned that pharmacies that sell antibiotics without prescriptions would soon be shut down, as Guyana joins the rest of the world in reducing the resistance to antibiotics and other types of prescription drugs. He said the Health Ministry has received reports that a number of pharmacies have been treating patients by selling them ...

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Georgetown Public Hospital tightening security due to violence

The state-owned Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Wednesday said security was being beefed up to counter violent attacks on wounded patients while they are receiving treatment at the Accident and Emergency Department, an apparent growing trend across the Caribbean. GPHC Chief Executive Officer, Robbie Rambarran said security guards would be equipped with more handheld scanners to prevent persons from ...

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Health ministry launches GY$1.8 billion eye care programme

The government officially launched its eye-testing and spectacles programme which will benefit thousands of vulnerable individuals on Tuesday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC). The programme will see these individuals accessing financial assistance from the government to get their eyes tested and outfitted with the required spectacles. Individuals under 18 years of age, and those over 65, will receive ...

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Guyana records “medium” severe child food poverty

Twenty percent of children in Guyana are living in severe food poverty because they are being fed 0 to 2 food groups per day, according to a just released global report on the subject by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The report titled “Child Food Poverty: Addressing nutrition deprivation in early childhood 2024” explains that the prevalence of severe ...

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GPHC performs first paediatric liver resection surgery in Guyana

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Friday announced the successful completion of the first paediatric liver resection in Guyana.  The hospital said that groundbreaking surgery was performed on an 18-month-old female patient from Linden, diagnosed with a rare and aggressive paediatric liver cancer known as hepatoblastoma. The patient’s journey began with a diagnosis of the large, aggressive tumour, which ...

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Health ministry rolls out therapy to help people quit smoking tobacco products

The Ministry of Health’s Chronic Disease Unit on Wednesday handed over a quantity of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) supplies to the Eccles Health Centre to support smoking cessation efforts. This initiative was done in observance of World No Tobacco Day which will be observed on May 31st, and aims to raise awareness about the dangers of smoking and harmful use ...

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