Latest update February 12th, 2025 6:12 AM
Latest News
- In 5 years, Guyana gave up US$10B in taxes to Exxon and partners
- Govt. issues 30-day notice to terminate CGX, Frontera Corentyne Block licence
- Netanyahu threatens to resume Israel’s war on Gaza if captives not released
- Bartica teacher remanded for allegedly raping student
- Girl, 12, pregnant after stepfather allegedly sexually abused her and 9-year-old sister
Overseas group boosts GPHC library
Guyana Care and Treatment Network has made a donation of Nursing Books, Medical Journals and Magazines to the Medical Science Resource Centre (library) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday under the patronage of University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, USA.
A press statement from the GPHC noted that the FXB has been working with the Ministry of Health to expand the delivery of HIV care and treatment service in Guyana since 2004.
Officials from the Health Sector receive the donation from the FXB representative.
It was noted that they have made several donations to the health sector over the years, however, this has been the first book donation made by the center.
The representatives of FXB who made the donation were Ms. Nicole Jordan, MPA, Programme Director and Ms. Vivienne Lowe, Programme Co-ordinator. Also present at the handing over ceremony were Minister within the Ministry of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsarran; Director of Medical and Professional Services (GPHC), Dr. Madan Rambarran and the Chief Executive Officer of the GPHC, Michael Khan.
According to the statement, the initiative stemmed from several discussions between the representatives of FXB, the tutors and students of the Rosa School of Nursing and the New Amsterdam School of Nursing.
“During those visits, the need for more reading materials was one of the issues highlighted,” the release stated.
The Medical Science Library was furnished with books on nursing practices, paediatric dentistry, HIV and medicine, blood transfusion therapy, medical surgical nursing, foundations of nursing, maternal child nursing care, nursing care for infants and children, as well as journals on pathophysiology.
The Medical Science Library also received medical journals on compact discs on global annual conferences on tuberculosis, lung disease and research publications from as recent as the year 2008.
Some of these resource materials, such as the magazines, will be strategically placed in departments within GPHC for patients and staff to peruse.
According to the statement, Minister Ramsarran noted that although these reading materials were presented to GPHC, other sites including Rosa School of Nursing and the New Amsterdam School of Nursing, among the other Schools of Nursing will have access to them; as the Ministry of Health and PAHO strive to upgrade all the resource centers in Guyana.
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
Are we better off today than we were before first oil?
Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-If you had asked me ten years ago what I wanted for Guyana, I would have said a few things:... more
OAS Secretary General Election and renewed OAS Consensus
Antiguan Barbudan Ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News- The upcoming election... more
Weekend Cartoon
