Health
Lax security at Georgetown Hospital despite robbery of intern
Guard on duty at GPHC. Security at a section of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), where a medical intern was...
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Oil money must fund free education, healthcare; no-confidence passage must require 44 lawmakers – GTUC General Secretary
A section of the workers marching through the streets of Georgetown on May Day. General Secretary of the Guyana Trades...
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President Granger completes cancer therapies; light workload, fewer public engagements recommended
President David Granger on Saturday completed radiotherapy treatment for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and has been advised to avoid a heavy workload...
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City Council seemingly tolerates vending by waste dumpsters; pickup strategy needed – PSC official
Pumpkins and plantains next to the garbage-filled dumpsters on Good Friday night outside of the south-western end of the Stabroek...
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Fungus-infected manganese mine workers did not wear safety gear
Occupational Safety and Health Consultant, Gwyneth King (extreme right) next to Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud. Internal Medicine Consultant...
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China to evacuate its critically ill manganese workers from Guyana
China is to evacuate at least 12 of its critically ill manganese mine workers from Guyana on Monday, a well...
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Leptospirosis-related illness kills second Chinese national, two others discharged
Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. A second Chinese manganese mining worker, who fell ill in northwestern Guyana, died Wednesday night while...
Read moreDetails6 more sickened mine workers flown to city; Guyana gov’t temporarily halts manganese exploration
Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. Even as six more sickened persons were flown from Guyana's North West District to Georgetown Public...
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Chinese nationals with respiratory problems to be quarantined at West Dem hospital; Region 1 residents urged to seek medical attention if necessary
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said seven Chinese nationals who are suffering from a respiratory ailment, were due to...
Read moreDetailsUpdate: Health authorities probe if respiratory infection killed 1 Chinese national, sickened 8 others
Health authorities were Saturday probing whether nine Chinese nationals in northwestern Guyana were suffering from a severe respiratory infection. Director...
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