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May 22, 2016 News
Residents of Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine are benefitting from improved health care services. Several doctors have been deployed to communities in these hinterland regions. There are plans for more doctors to be stationed in other hinterland communities.
Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Karen Cummings, told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that, “we have deployed 19 doctors to …Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine. Additionally, we have had doctors going to areas where we have never had doctors before, like Issano and Imbaimadai; we have doctors that are waiting to be deployed there.”
Meanwhile, the Minister expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Regional Health Services (RHS) Department.
Pointing to its achievements over the past year, Minister Cummings said, “To date we have seen 1729 patients, especially in the hinterland regions. A total of 137 patients would have had successful surgeries at the Mabaruma, Lethem and Bartica hospitals; we have also had 72 surgical interventions in Lethem alone.”
Additionally, the Minister explained that it is the vision of the Ministry to ensure that all Guyanese have access to the best quality of health care. This has seen major interventions at the Regional level including several outreaches to health care facilities countrywide and meetings with Regional Health workers, primarily Regional Health Officers (RHOs).
These interventions have seen repairs and maintenance works being done at these facilities along with the upgrading of equipment such as x-ray machines, monitors and surgical equipment.
Further, Minister Cummings noted that there are plans for major improvements for the health sector, primarily in terms of the quality of care offered.
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