Background Leptospirosis is a zoonosis usually transmitted through contact with water or
soil contaminated with urine from infected animals. Severe flooding can put individuals at …

Background Like many developing countries, Guyana has a severe shortage of surgeons.
Rather than rely on overseas training, Guyana developed its own Diploma in Surgery and …

BACKGROUND: We evaluated the retention of trauma knowledge and skills after an
interprofessional Trauma Team Training (TTT) course in Guyana and explored the course impact on …

Background. Type 2 diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in Guyana, South America.
A complex, interprofessional, quality improvement intervention to improve foot and diabetes …

Introduction Epidemiological transition to NCDs is a challenge for fragile health systems in
the Caribbean. The Congregations Taking Action against NCDs (CONTACT) Study …

In the late 20th century, the volume and complexity of laparoscopic operations being performed
have increased worldwide. However, surgical practice lagged behind in the Caribbean …

Methods: The Vanderbilt Department of Emergency Medicine has collaborated with the
Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation on the development of Emergency Medicine skills …

Neonatal mortality is a significant contributor to child mortality, and there is increasing interest
in low resource settings to implement neonatal intensive care practices to lower neonatal …

The pioneering surgical training partnership between the Canadian Association of General
Surgeons (CAGS) and the University of Guyana has successfully graduated 14 surgeons …

It is a well-known fact today that the world is experiencing an accelerating pandemic of
diabetes mellitus. 1 This occurrence is a result of population growth, aging, and trends toward …