| In the quest to improve the delivery of health care, the Ministry of Health has been making remarkable strides, particularly with the assistance of the Cuban Government.This notion was emphasised by Minister within the Health Ministry, Dr Bheri Ramsaran, during a recent interview with this newspaper.According to the minister, public health service countrywide has been considerably boosted with the introduction of the four diagnostic centres at Suddie, Leonora,http://www.airmaxfantasy.us.com/Adidas/, Diamond and Mahaicony.He pointed out that not only are all of the facilities completed in terms of their structure, but they are all completely furnished with the requisite equipment.Dr Ramsaran disclosed that it was only two Saturdays ago that the final batch of equipment arrived in Guyana, and this has since seen each facility up and running.He pointed out that with surgical and dental service capabilities, the facilities are already having a major impact in a number of communities.Commenting on the operations at the Suddie Diagnostic Centre, the minister said that a number of surgeries have already been done there,Authentic Jerseys Sale, and other services there will include Audiology, Dental Care, Electrocardiogram (ECG), Endoscopy, Ophthalmology and Radio Diagnostic facilities such as x-ray and ultrasound.At the Diamond facility, the minister said,Nike NFL Jerseys China, there are as many as 250 patients seeking medical attention on a daily basis, an amount which is slightly less at the Leonora facility. He added, though, that the service offered has so far proven to be optimal.The minister disclosed that while the Mahaicony facility has been offering a similar service, there have been some challenges with regards to the generation of electricity.He did say,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, however, that successful efforts were made two days ago to rectify that problem. All of the facilities, he revealed, have the support of Cuban medical experts, including doctors,NCAA Hockey Jerseys, nurses, dentists and technicians.According to Dr. Ramsaran,Wholesale Jerseys, the Cuban experts will be here for another five years, during which time they will train their Guyanese counterparts in the use and proper maintenance of the medical equipment.And to further boost the human resource capabilities of the centres, Dr Ramsaran revealed, several Cuban-trained Guyanese doctors have been recently deployed.At the moment, he said, teams of two of the new doctors are stationed at Mahaicony, Leonora and Diamond. In the meantime, he said, the health sector is on standby for the return of a fresh batch of final-year students from Cuba, who he noted will be sent to the various public health facilities for training.Students who comprised an early batch are currently stationed at public hospitals, including the New Amsterdam, Georgetown, Mahaicony, and Suddie facilities, as well as the Diamond and Leonora Diagnostic Centres, and wherever qualified personnel are around to supervise them.It is expected that the internship of the current batch of students will be completed during the course of next year. |
