AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoHoLEP Training at GPHC: Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation is running HoLEP surgical workshops to build local capacity for minimally invasive treatment of enlarged prostate, aiming to improve access to modern urological care. Child Health Push: The Guyana-Mount Sinai National Healthcare Initiative is expanding adolescent services, autism support, mental health attention, and school-based child health screenings, with leaders calling the programme globally standout. Disease Elimination Update: Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony says Guyana is nearing “the end of the tunnel” for targeted conditions like lymphatic filariasis and is continuing focused leprosy work in specific areas. Women’s Health Funding: Science laureate Dr. Niven Narain will use his US$35,000 prize to launch a women’s health foundation in Guyana and the US, starting with mobile services for working mothers. Budget Equity Concern: A feminist budget analysis says the 2026 national budget is largely gender-neutral and doesn’t tackle structural inequality in health and environmental justice. Public Health & Safety: A boat mishap in Moruca left a 55-year-old captain dead and his nephew hospitalised. Accountability in Health Sector: Former Ministry of Health drug bond attendant Terrence Williams has been committed to stand trial in High Court for money laundering linked to missing drugs and COVID-19 testing kits.
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