$2 Billion specialty hospital for Essequibo

A modern specialty hospital is expected to be bring state-of-the-art health care to Region Two and the Essequibo Coast. On Friday, President Irfaan Ali turned the sod for this $2 billion facility which will be located at Suddie.

“What is happening today is part of a national architecture of modernisation of the healthcare system,” President Ali told attendees at a small ceremony.

The President promises that the focus will not only on the healthcare system and providing health services to people but also on health education as well as other services that includes preventative healthcare.

President Ali also said too that the focus will be placed on properly equipping primary healthcare facilities to provide the necessary services to meet the expectations of citizens. He added that another pillar of the Government’s modernised healthcare system is building the capacity from locally trained nurses, medex and midwives, to more specialised training.

“More importantly, this will be like a network. We are creating a network in the Region. The riverine areas, the small communities or satellite communities will be networked into this facility. So as time goes by, you will see all the health clinics, outposts and regional hospitals equipped more and more with higher levels of service that will be integrated into the national healthcare delivery system.

The President also noted that the Government is working on a one-card health information system/patient information management system.

“So this is the type of innovation and modernization$2 we are talking about in the healthcare system.”

The President said that the Government is looking at proposals in terms of cancer research and cancer treatment.