Health
PNCR General Secretary hospitalised, prepares for overseas medical checks
PNCR General Secretary, Amna Ally. General Secretary of the People's National Congress Reform (PNCR), Amna Ally was admitted to the...
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Birth registration, secondary education major challenges for Amerindians- UNICEF study
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Indigenous People's Affairs, Alfred King; UNICEF Representative, Sylvie Fouet; Minister of Indigenous People's Affairs,...
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Surgeries resume at National Ophthalmology Hospital
The National Ophthalmology Centre, Port Mourant, Corentyne. After an almost three-year hiatus the National Ophthalmology Hospital at Port Mourant, East...
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GGMC workers’ union seek international help to certify mercury clean-up ; 200+ workers suffer mercury poisoning
Representatives of the Guyana Civil Service and General Workers Union flank the Representative of the Organisation of American States (OAS),...
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Thousands of long-lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets for distribution
The Ministry of Public Health has announced that distribution of 91,000 insecticide treated bed and hammock nets begins early June,...
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President, First Lady given “clean bill of health thus far”; govt states reason for annual medical check-up overseas
President David Granger and First Lady, Sandra Granger leave Good Health Medical Centre in Trinidad where government says they go...
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President David Granger leaves Guyana for “routine” medical checks
FLASH BACK: President David Granger and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo chatting at a welcome home prayer breakfast. President David Granger...
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Linden Hospital Complex records firs rectal cancer, major prostate surgeries
Dr. Brian Niles The Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) has recorded its first rectal cancer and major prostate surgeries which were...
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Caribbean Public Health Agency warns of possibly major dengue fever outbreak
While chikungunya and zika, which swept the region in 2014 and 2016 are not expected back anytime soon, the Caribbean...
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Four regions get newly-graduated Patient Care Assistants
The Patient Care Assistants who graduated in May, 2018 Approximately seventy-four residents from Regions Three, Four, Five and Ten have...
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