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FM
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-huge sums go towards capacity building
THE health sector continues to advance with the addition of state-of-the-art institutions and trained personnel to man the institutions, with the aim of bettering health care services provided to citizens. To ensure that this is achieved, $7.2B of the $14B allocated to the sector, was expended for the first half of 2011. According to a Mid-Year report presented by Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh on Thursday in the National Assembly, the levels of expenditure have aided in the acceleration of the implementation of the national health programmes.
To further strengthen the skilled workforce and human resource system within the health sector, about $121M has been expended to further enhance health care professionals. This saw approximately 150 clinical and technical health personnel graduate in key field for the first half of this year alone.
The individuals have since been deployed to various health institutions countrywide, while an additional 28 clinical coordinators from remote areas and 42 tutors and part-time lecturers benefited from capacity building workshops to improve their skills.
In addition, 157 health professionals completed the Management Development Programme, while 14 health science tutors from across the three nursing schools completed the Health Science Management Programme.
Efforts are moving apace to merge the professional nurses and midwifery curricula into a single curriculum. While there are over 920 students in training, the Ministry of Health intends to train another 135 professional nurses, 1790 nursing assistants and 120 clinical and technical personnel to complement the growing demand for quality health care provided.
A new Maternal, Perinatal Strategy and Integrated Child Health Strategy 2011-2015 has been completed, while the Health Qual initiative has been extended to 21 health facilities including HIV and MCH wellness sites.
This is expected to be complemented by the nutrition education sessions conducted at 35 health clinics in Regions 3, 4 and 5 benefiting some 7,000 people.
The first half of the year also saw the sector expanding the cervical cancer screening programme through its mobile clinics countrywide.
About 1,450 women benefitted from VIA screening at the 17 locations across the country, for this year alone.
The Health Ministry will be taking the VIA screening services to the Lethem Hospital, East La Penitence and Dorothy Bailey Health Centres in the second half of 2011.
Government continues to place emphasis on health facilities across the country, expending over $227M for the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of health facilities in the first half of the year.
This includes the construction of the new 214 bed in-patient facility which is expected to be completed shortly and the new emergency ward at the Fort Wellington Hospital. Additionally, works are ongoing on the general improvement of the water distribution and electrical systems at the maternity and medical buildings at the West Demerara Regional Hospital.
While works to expand the maternity ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital has commenced, a new waste disposal facility will also be implemented shortly and will be utilized by all surrounding hospitals.
The design specification for the 150 bed specialty hospital is also being finalised.(GINA)

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Health

2010

ο‚· Government expended $13.4 billion in 2010 towards the implementation of the National Health Sector Strategy 2008-2012.

ο‚· $1.3 billion was expended for the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of health care facilities in 2010.

ο‚· Over $280 million was expended on training, while more than 150 new health workers entered the public health sector contributing to improved doctors and nurses’ population ratio.

2011

ο‚· $14 billion has been allocated to the health sector

ο‚· Government has budgeted to inject $345 million into training activities, which will provide for an additional 250 professional nurses being trained and 140 clinical and technical staff, while over 280 students in various health disciplines are currently in training across the various schools.

ο‚· 1 billion has been budgeted for the construction and maintenance of health sector buildings and infrastructure nationwide

ο‚· Storage bond in Diamond will be completed in 2011

ο‚· $235 million has been budgeted for the completion of the GPHC inpatient facility. Additionally, facilities at Enmore Polyclinic, West Demerara Hospital, Leguan, and Oscar Joseph District Hospitals will be upgraded.
FM
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Originally posted by cain:
It's a bit late don't you think?


the USA gat the best medical services in the world...no wonder millions cannot get it and don;t get sick and call 911... gat fu spend 3 to 6 hours before they can see a doctor....so much for the greatest country in the world...The healty care in Guyana is better than the low class one we have here.
FM
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Originally posted by SuperMike:
quote:
Originally posted by cain:
It's a bit late don't you think?


the USA gat the best medical services in the world...no wonder millions cannot get it and don;t get sick and call 911... gat fu spend 3 to 6 hours before they can see a doctor....so much for the greatest country in the world...The healty care in Guyana is better than the low class one we have here.


SM, if the US is such a sh!t hole and Guyana is much better. How come you still live in the US ?
Tola
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Originally posted by Demerara_Guy:
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Originally posted by TK_REDUX:

I know for sure the top PPP leaders don't do medical treatments in Guyana.

Luncheon for example go to TT.



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Quite possible from the published reports.

What are the situations for the AFC and PNCR members?


I've never heard that the GOG pay for any medical treatments of AFC members like they did for Robert Corbin! Remember Corbin was flown overseas at expense to the taxpayers and his expenses paid by the PPP/GOG. But then again, the PPP/GOG and the PNC enjoy a special unique relationship where they look out for each other.
FM
Continuous health care improvement
Tuesday, 06 September 2011 02:39
While our public health care system still has a far way to go to achieve the desired standard, at the same time it is irrefutable that it has come a very long way from what it was about two decades ago.

Sometimes people tend to just forget, or deliberately forget, that the true measurement of improvement lies in the fact that you have to compare where a system was and where it is now. Instead, there are some cynics who make unfair comparisons with other countries forgetting where those countries were two decades ago.
Two decades ago-- and those who were around then would recall-- our public health care system was in shambles, being characterised by low financial budgetary allocations, poor infrastructure, poor services, acute shortages of medicine and other medical supplies, severe shortage of medical personnel and poor working conditions.

As regards the latter, nurses went on an unprecedented strike to protest the non-issuance of uniforms, footwear and other grievances.

Therefore, when progress in the public health care system is measured, the conditions that existed have to be used as the starting point and the mid-year economic report by the Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh has clearly shown that great strides have been made in the public health sector.

But improving any health care system is not just about improving infrastructure, adequate medical supplies, modern equipment and facilities, etc. A crucial and pivotal aspect is the building of capacity to have adequately trained personnel within the system. Notably, this has been a major focus of our health care system and this has been reflected in the Mid-Year report on Guyana’s economic performance.
According to the report, the health sector continues to advance with the addition of state-of-the-art institutions and trained personnel to man the institutions, with the aim of bettering health care services provided to citizens. To ensure that this is achieved, $7.2B of the $14B allocated to the sector, was expended for the first half of 2011.
To further strengthen the skilled workforce and human resource system within the health sector, about $121M has been expended to further enhance health care professionals. This saw approximately 150 clinical and technical health personnel graduate in key fields for the first half of this year alone.
The individuals have since been deployed to various health institutions countrywide, while an additional 28 clinical coordinators from remote areas and 42 tutors and part-time lecturers benefited from capacity- building workshops to improve their skills.
In addition, 157 health professionals completed the Management Development Programme, while 14 health science tutors from across the three nursing schools completed the Health Science Management Programme.
Efforts are moving apace to merge the professional nurses and midwifery curricula into a single curriculum. While there are over 920 students in training, the Ministry of Health intends to train another 135 professional nurses, 1,790 nursing assistants and 120 clinical and technical personnel to complement the growing demand for quality health care provided.
The facts and statistics clearly tell the story of the great emphasis that is being placed on training of personnel in the thrust to provide a more efficient and reliable health care service, free of cost.

No one would be so naΓ―ve to claim that the system is perfect, but no one could also deny that there has been significant improvements and a transformation of it.

Ever since this government came to office there has been a steady improvement in the health care system, particularly in the outlying regions which is in consonance with the ruling party’s promise to the Guyanese people.

This is a demonstration of the party’s deep commitment to improve the welfare of all Guyanese-a goal it set itself since its formation in 1950 and is persistently working to fulfill.


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FM
D2 don't try to assassinate Donald Romotar's character...he has a clean slate, a good son of the soil and is quite capably of carrying the mantle of governance....the electorate will endorse him and by extension the P.P.P/C with the mantle of governance......a victory for the P.P.P/C is a victory for all Guyanese...they will vote P.P.P/C and let progress continue

FM
It tells the truth. Did he get Omai to compensate our river communities for the 1 million gallons of toxic sludge in the Essequibo? Did he stop the white elephant at skeldon and did not the party core get twitchy at the way they handled his nomination?

You are the one who started campaigning with spamming the board with slogans. Stop it and I will delete the file. Continue it and for each one you create I hope someone create another. I did not create that one. I stole it from the internet.
FM

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