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More than 11, 000 people served at Berbice eye clinic in 2009

Jan 05, 2010 News

The Caribbean’s first National Opthalmology Hospital, which is located at Port Mourant, Berbice, has seen more than 11,000 patients for various eye ailments in 2009.
The hospital, which opened its doors on February 9, last year, conducted approximately 990 surgeries over the past few months. Nearly 170 patients were operated on for cataract, 975 for pterygium and 14 for laser surgeries, a government statement said yesterday.
The focus on eye-care in Guyana is part of the Health Ministry’s primary health care initiative to provide eye-care services.
Specialised staff members from Cuba are manning the facility until Guyanese medical students currently undergoing training in Cuba return to serve their country.
Prior to the construction of the facility thousands of Guyanese benefited from eye surgeries conducted in Cuba under the Guyana/Cuba ‘Mission Miracle’ programme.
The construction of the facility is part of an expanded co-operation in the area of health between the Governments of Guyana and Cuba.
President Bharrat Jagdeo had visited the Spanish speaking island in February 2006 when the co-operation agreement was sealed. The construction of the Diamond East Bank Regional Hospital and the Suddie, Leonora and Mahaicony diagnostic and treatment centers was also part of the agreement.
The hospital is expected to conduct 10,000 eye surgeries per year and will cater for persons from neighbouring countries.

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