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  1. China delegation makes major donation to health sector
    May 19, 2007

  2. Chinese governor hands over high-tech surgery machine
    May 19, 2007

  3. No increase in typhoid cases recorded
    May 11, 2007

  4. Tobacco's contribution to poverty not to be underestimated
    May 8, 2007

  5. Ministry implementing database for maternal/child care
    April 12, 2007

  6. New information system to boost maternal, child health programme
    April 11, 2007

  7. Citizens must support health sector initiatives
    April 10, 2007

  8. Ramsammy appeals for more investment in health sector
    April 5, 2007

  9. All Guyanese must help stop TB by 2015
    March 24, 2007

  10. Requests for overseas medical treatment have dropped
    March 17, 2007

  11. Health Ministry trains Medex students in computer literacy
    March 4, 2007

  12. Guyana boosts response to chronic non-communicable diseases
    February 27, 2007

  13. Health workers trained in caring for persons living with AIDS
    February 24, 2007

  14. Health Ministry intensifies efforts to curb smoking
    February 23, 2007

  15. Guyana on top of malaria - Ramsarran
    February 20, 2007

  16. Region Five wins award for best performance in maternal, child health
    February 19, 2007

  17. Cancer deaths rise, need for greater awareness noted
    February 13, 2007

  18. HPV vaccine, testing imminent
    February 11, 2007

  19. Public urged to stop offering money for blood donations
    February 10, 2007

  20. Maternal deaths must become rarity – PAHO Country Director
    February 10, 2007

  21. US$25.5M health sector reform to emphasise accountability
    February 9, 2007

  22. US$25M health sector programme launched
    February 9, 2007

  23. Health sector attracts US$25.5M from IDB
    February 9, 2007

  24. Ramsammy details major health sector development initiatives
    February 6, 2007

  25. 99% of health budget utilised in 2006 -- Ramsammy
    February 6, 2007

  26. Nigerian doctors join medical health team
    February 5, 2007

  27. Guyana achieves over 95% cure rate for leprosy - health ministry
    February 4, 2007

  28. Cancer deaths rising
    February 4, 2007

  29. Guyana committed to lowering mortality rate
    February 4, 2007

  30. Local heart institute makes history with angioplasties
    February 3, 2007

  31. Too many cancer patients turn up at terminal stage
    January 29, 2007

  32. Health initiative takes hold in schools
    January 29, 2007

  33. GPSU, private medical practitioners denounce Health Facilities Bill
    January 27, 2007

  34. GPHC on track for Cricket World Cup – Rambarran
    January 27, 2007

  35. Gastro warning
    January 26, 2007

  36. CHLP Club Guyana officially launched
    January 24, 2007

  37. Position paper on health bill for select committee
    January 21, 2007

  38. Highly satisfactory immunisation rate reported in Region Five
    January 15, 2007

  39. The Health Facilities Licensing Bill
    January 14, 2007

  40. The 'Health Bill' debate
    January 14, 2007

  41. Health care professionals reject new licensing bill
    January 11, 2007

  42. Ramsammy announces zero tolerance on health workers fleecing patients
    January 7, 2007

  43. The Medical Code of Ethics
    January 6, 2007

  44. Health Ministry to focus on improving life expectancy
    January 6, 2007

  45. Mental health, infectious diseases priorities in 2007 health plan
    January 6, 2007

  46. Alcoholism and advocacy
    January 4, 2007

  47. Alcoholism: the killer disease under the radar
    December 23, 2006

  48. Health Ministry faces heart, obesity challenges
    December 23, 2006

  49. Open heart surgery to begin early next year
    December 20, 2006

  50. Trying to tiptoe away
    December 15, 2006

  51. Guyana honoured again for immunisation achievement
    December 14, 2006

  52. Govt. must sustain advances made under Canada/Guyana health project
    December 12, 2006

  53. No malaria threat in Guyana - Ramsarran
    December 12, 2006

  54. NBTS untested blood issue…
    December 1, 2006

  55. Immunization coverage scoring over 90%
    November 28, 2006

  56. Cardiac care unit gearing up for surgery
    November 26, 2006

  57. Untested blood…
    November 24, 2006

  58. Startling revelations
    November 23, 2006

  59. Untested blood sometimes given to patients
    November 22, 2006

  60. Guyana gets immunization award
    November 22, 2006

  61. TB cases likely to top 600 this year
    November 19, 2006

  62. Ansa McAl launches ‘Easi-check precise' on World Diabetes Day
    November 16, 2006

  63. GRPA –offering that helping hand
    November 14, 2006

  64. St Joseph Mercy brings smiles through facial surgeries
    November 12, 2006

  65. Equipment for diagnostic centres here
    November 9, 2006

  66. Enmore woman is walking miracle after pacemaker implant
    August 3, 2004

  67. World Champions donate time to Guyana Watch
    August 3, 2004

  68. Guyana records first pacemaker insertion
    July 24, 2004

  69. DDL medical data company to expand
    July 19, 2004

  70. Baseline study to examine prevalence of STIs
    July 12, 2004

  71. $5.6M public health project launched
    July 12, 2004

  72. 'Youths can change the way we behave'
    July 12, 2004

  73. Foreign medical students invade Guyana
    July 11, 2004

  74. Cancer treatment in Guyana: progress being made
    July 5, 2004

  75. Eating healthy
    July 3, 2004

  76. Eating healthy
    July 3, 2004

  77. Market meat, food vendors inspected
    July 3, 2004

  78. Public Health Dept. inspects food operations in markets
    July 3, 2004

  79. Guyana moves to strengthen medical labs
    June 30, 2004

  80. Destra Garcia is a qualified businesswoman
    June 29, 2004

  81. Canadian Med. Students on hypertension drive
    June 29, 2004

  82. Buy labelled bottled water only - M&CC

    June 27, 2004

  83. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
    June 23, 2004

  84. Guyana observes Rehab Week 2004
    June 20, 2004

  85. I'm a survivor! Living with cancer in Guyana
    June 20, 2004

  86. Region Nine malaria report 'overstated'
    June 12, 2004

  87. Ramsammy warns of cervical cancer risk
    June 8, 2004

  88. ‘Guyana marks another milestone with quality laboratory services’
    June 8, 2004

  89. Ministry moves to improve lab-testing accuracy
    June 8, 2004

  90. IDB approves US$23M for health sector
    June 7, 2004

  91. Association opens secretariat to help visually impaired persons
    June 2, 2004

  92. Region Eight village 'in malaria outbreak'
    May 29, 2004

  93. Neurosurgery brings hope to parents
    May 16, 2004

  94. Cancer killed 647 in 42 months
    May 12, 2004

  95. Cancer Registry presents first preliminary report
    May 12, 2004

  96. Burns unit has dramatically lowered mortality rate
    May 9, 2004

  97. Medical team takes Buxton to heart
    April 25, 2004

  98. A DOTS worker challenges TB
    April 25, 2004

  99. Minister of Health in message to mark Vaccination Week
    April 25, 2004

  100. Plans in train to set up national public health laboratory
    April 25, 2004

  101. Three private hospitals licensed
    April 23, 2004

  102. US team performs nine brain surgeries on children here
    April 3, 2004

  103. A century worth celebrating
    March 20, 2004

  104. Ramsammy returns to work
    March 12, 2004

  105. Dr. Ramsammy is back
    March 12, 2004

  106. Indian neurosurgeon on the job at Georgetown Hospital
    March 1, 2004

  107. Ramsammy due back at desk March 10 -Luncheon
    February 28, 2004

  108. Mortality rate for cancer patients at 60%
    February 25, 2004

  109. Health Ministry gets US$300,000 in supplies from U.S. Dept of Defence
    February 25, 2004

  110. U.S. Defense Dept. supplies for Health Ministry, GPHC
    February 25, 2004

  111. Gajraj still to comply with order over Cuban doctor's citizenship
    February 21, 2004

  112. PAHO expects Global Fund to boost Guyana's TB programme
    February 16, 2004

  113. Guyana on PAHO priority list
    February 14, 2004

  114. Training in new pregnancy termination method to be ongoing
    February 10, 2004

  115. Sacked doctor gets Nisi Order against Medical Council
    February 6, 2004

  116. Judge stays council ban on surgeon
    February 5, 2004

  117. Patients made to wait as GPH doctors call in sick
    February 5, 2004

  118. Nurses continue 'sit-in' over meal allowance
    February 5, 2004

  119. Cataract patients singing clinic's praises
    February 3, 2004

  120. Addressing successful leprosy control in Guyana
    January 31, 2004

  121. Surgeon, Dr Austin stripped of duties by Medical Council
    January 28, 2004

  122. Health ministry working to dispel myths about leprosy
    January 25, 2004

  123. Cancer fighting units stay mothballed
    January 14, 2004

  124. Too early to say when Ramsammy will return
    January 10, 2004

  125. Ramsammy 'doing fine and eating'
    January 6, 2004

  126. Prognosis improves for Ramsammy
    January 4, 2004

  127. Health Minister stable after NY heart surgery
    January 3, 2004

  128. Guyana bans US beef
    January 3, 2004

  129. Guyana imposes temporary ban on U.S. beef products
    January 3, 2004

  130. Community Health Workers programme celebrates silver anniversary
    December 11, 2003

  131. US Embassy promotes healthy lifestyles
    December 4, 2003

  132. United States Embassy hosts Family Health Fair
    December 4, 2003

  133. There's need for an accurate database on persons living with disabilities
    December 3, 2003

  134. Market vendors welcome private pest control initiative
    November 12, 2003

  135. GGMC intensifies tailings monitoring in mining districts
    November 12, 2003

  136. Guyanese cardiologist wants to provide service here
    November 4, 2003

  137. Let's make cancer treatment in Guyana a reality
    November 4, 2003

  138. Four years?
    November 3, 2003

  139. ‘Oral Health Month 2003’ launched in Region Three
    November 3, 2003

  140. President indicates support for pharmaceutical exports
    October 18, 2003

  141. Global Fund to aid malaria fight here
    October 16, 2003

  142. Younger women in Guyana being diagnosed with breast cancer
    October 12, 2003

  143. Making improvements in healthcare a mission
    September 23, 2003

  144. Medical tests are generally reliable
    September 1, 2003

  145. Medical testing chaotic
    August 25, 2003

  146. Guyana hopes to be filarial-free by 2010
    July 26, 2003

  147. Italian doctors did 15 hip replacement surgeries at Georgetown Hospital
    June 7, 2003

  148. Guyana's nutrition situation under focus at workshop
    May 15, 2003

  149. Doctors, nurses trained in cardiac life support
    May 5, 2003

  150. Health team here to help locals
    April 24, 2003

  151. $85.5M medical supplies donation for Linden Hospital Complex
    April 21, 2003

  152. Noise is a public health issue
    April 20, 2003

  153. U.S. Medical trainers provide first responder training.
    April 11, 2003

  154. Bisnauth says enabling environment can better help disabled
    April 7, 2003

  155. One in ten Guyanese disabled -says Bisnauth
    March 30, 2003

  156. Two new health centres commissioned in Region Nine
    March 27, 2003

  157. Guyana renews commitment to curb disease
    March 23, 2003

  158. Adolescent health care on the card
    March 19, 2003

  159. Cheddi Jagan and Pre-vision
    March 17, 2003

  160. Groenveldt youth group aims to raise public awareness on alcohol abuse
    March 13, 2003

  161. Study finds milk programme improved nutrition - GINA
    March 3, 2003

  162. Women urged to cooperate with cancer research project
    March 1, 2003

  163. Milk supplementation programme improves nutrition
    March 1, 2003

  164. Healthy lifestyles can prevent obesity
    March 1, 2003

  165. A matter of life and death
    February 26 2003

  166. Northern Leguan gets first health facility
    February 18, 2003

  167. Preventing STDs: The proper use of the condom
    February 16, 2003

  168. Taking more social services to rural communities
    February 7, 2003

  169. Free vouchers soon for new children's nutrition scheme
    February 1, 2003

  170. Ramsammy optimistic leprosy will soon be eradicated here
    January 29, 2003

  171. Medical outreach for ten regions
    January 24, 2003

  172. Achievements in 2002 paved way for health sector
    January 21, 2003

  173. Cancer registry collecting countrywide data
    January 21, 2003

  174. Encouraging polyclinic vision
    January 21, 2003

  175. Rookie doctors need supervision
    January 14, 2003

  176. SIMAP offering grants for ‘vulnerable groups’ projects
    January 7, 2003

  177. Health Ministry to launch US$5M nutrition programme
    January 7, 2003

  178. Health Ministry to push healthy diets for infants
    January 5, 2003

  179. Skin irritating moth invades Essequibo
    December 25, 2002

  180. Will eating less lead to a longer life span?
    December 22, 2002

  181. Rehab Centre helping the differently able live independently
    December 15, 2002

  182. Organiser disappointed with attendance at obesity seminar
    December 6, 2002

  183. Obesity problems eat up ten per cent of public health budget
    December 3, 2002

  184. NA mosquito nuisance is council’s responsibility
    November 27, 2002

  185. Strides in Health Care earns Guyana Health Award
    November 23, 2002

  186. No one culpable for death of young mother
    November 22, 2002

  187. Guyana to be honoured by UN for outstanding immunisation programme
    November 20, 2002

  188. Guyana Association of the Visually impaired launched
    November 17, 2002

  189. A giant step in health care delivery
    November 13, 2002

  190. Completed Burn Care Unit is a ‘labour of love’
    November 12, 2002

  191. Dentex training programme to improve dental care
    November 11, 2002

  192. Oral Health Month a first for Guyana
    November 7, 2002

  193. Govt paid for sick child's initial treatment
    October 31, 2002

  194. Hundreds flock Cheddi Jagan Dental Centre each day
    October 27, 2002

  195. Dr Reddy's pharmaceuticals from India introduced locally
    October 26, 2002

  196. Dengue, malaria remain key problems
    October 25, 2002

  197. Health Ministry sounds excess fat warning
    October 20, 2002

  198. Some 200 benefit from Rotary medical outreach in Region Ten
    September 26, 2002

  199. For environmental health, drinking water and sanitation are crucial
    August 25, 2002

  200. Guyana Watch cites violence, tensions in cancelling medical mission
    August 23, 2002

  201. International medical school says problems with clinical placement of students solved
    August 22, 2002

  202. There’s life after drugs
    August 21, 2002

  203. Medical council won’t review removal of doctor from register until action heard
    August 10, 2002

  204. U.S. military doctors helping to treat hundreds of hinterland residents
    August 6, 2002

  205. Poverty, stress have far-reaching effects on child development
    July 28, 2002

  206. Government aware of the value of early childhood programmes
    July 25, 2002

  207. Guyana drops ten places on UN human development index
    July 24, 2002

  208. Five CARICOM states in high human development ratings
    July 24, 2002

  209. Guyana-born doctor in Barbados may be deported for sex offence
    July 19, 2002

  210. Junak Dularie grateful for tumour surgery
    July 12, 2002

  211. U.S gives Guyana more medical supplies, equipment
    June 12, 2002

  212. 14 more Chinese doctors to boost health care
    June 12, 2002

  213. Fourteen more doctors from China for two-year stint here
    June 11, 2002

  214. Ramsammy outlines new system for drugs procurement, distribution
    June 8, 2002

  215. Terry Fox's mother due here to boost cancer fund-raising run
    May 8, 2002

  216. The `red tape' can be cut
    May 8, 2002

  217. Gym, day care centre to be set up for health sector workers
    May 3, 2002

  218. More Cuban doctors to serve in Guyana
    May 3, 2002

  219. Major scientific meeting opens here today
    April 25, 2002

  220. Child mortality rate of 300 a year unacceptable
    April 19, 2002

  221. Guyana gets first Low Vision Unit in Caribbean
    April 19, 2002

  222. Register children at birth -parents urged
    April 19, 2002

  223. Training starts to curb unacceptable neo-natal death rate
    April 17, 2002

  224. Breastfeeding Committee announces message for mothers
    March 29, 2002

  225. Police team to deal with Georgetown noise nuisance
    March 25, 2002

  226. `Government committed to bringing health to people’
    March 24, 2002

  227. Tuberculosis emerging as serious, hidden threat in overcrowded prison system
    February 19, 2002

  228. Taking caring a step forward
    February 3, 2002

  229. Cabinet sub-committee approves draft new pharmacy bill
    February 1, 2002

  230. No legally constituted Medical Council exists - Ramsammy
    January 25, 2002

  231. Health Ministry's 2002 budget projected at $6.5B
    January 21, 2002

  232. Health Ministry outlines ambitious $6.5Bln health care plan
    January 16, 2002

  233. Resolutions for the New Year
    December 30, 2001

  234. Thirty-one new community health workers certified
    December 21, 2001

  235. Multi-sectoral consultation puts focus on malaria control
    December 19, 2001

  236. Guyana using PAHO system to build on achievement
    December 13, 2001

  237. Critical national consultation on malaria under way
    December 13, 2001

  238. Distressing state of affairs
    November 29, 2001

  239. Alleviating our health problems
    October 7, 2001

  240. The problems of the health sector in Guyana
    September 23, 2001

  241. Stress management workshop targets Region Six men
    August 3, 2001

  242. Sickle cell disease: silent suffering
    June 24, 2001

  243. Guyana celebrates FMD clearance
    June 9, 2001

  244. Glover pleased with Guyana's Foot-and-Mouth eradication steps
    May 23, 2001

  245. Passive smoking and the risk to health
    May 20, 2001

  246. On the right course
    May 16, 2001

  247. Ramsammy confident of deal for low-cost HIV drugs
    May 14, 2001

  248. Revisiting malaria
    May 6, 2001

  249. Social problems to be integrated into health ministry's plan
    April 23, 2001

  250. New health minister plugs patient rights
    April 19, 2001

  251. We should have a bill of rights in health care
    March 18, 2001

  252. Malaria cases drop but infections still critical
    January 1, 2001

  253. Incidence of treatable cancer in Guyana alarming
    September 21, 2000

  254. Malaria remains major problem in interior
    August 18, 2000

  255. Health Ministry reform gets green light
    August 8, 2000

  256. Medical laboratories
    July 18, 2000

  257. Broadcasting Policy
    July 6, 2000

  258. Hospital report should lead to improvements
    July 1, 2000

  259. Health centres to distribute milk, rice
    June 15, 2000

  260. The role of health care personnel in the reformed health sector
    June 3, 2000

  261. PAHO/WHO representative stresses urgent need to control communicable diseases
    May 25, 2000

  262. Health sector development
    April 11, 2000

  263. Monitoring medical laboratories
    November 3, 1999

  264. Health sector restructuring
    September 14, 1999

  265. Govt planning radical health sector shake-up
    September 6, 1999

  266. Living with HIV
    September 4, 1999

  267. HIV, malaria infection levels high
    August 27, 1999

  268. Pressure, diabetes among main ailments seen by Guyana Watch team
    August 21, 1999

  269. CDC urged to speed up action
    March 26, 1998

  270. The Democratization of Health



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