Latest update June 13th, 2026 12:40 AM
This medical situation in Essequibo needs correcting
Dear Editor,
About six weeks ago I caused a letter to appear in both the Stabroek News and Kaieteur News, in which I mentioned how concerned the residents of Region Two are, because the Ultrasound Machine although operable cannot be put in use because the Technician is not available.
Shortly after, Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, during a call in programme on RCA Channel 8 made some comments which would indicate that he was not happy with the contents of my letter.
I was happy because my letter had definitely served the purpose for which it was intended. A few days later, a Medical Images Technician was transferred from Region Three to Region Two and from that time to the time of writing this letter numerous persons have benefited from the uses of that machine.
I met this young man who is a Cuban-trained Guyanese. He is very caring and knowledgeable. The same can be said of some Cuban-trained Guyanese Doctors also.
The staff of the records office is also efficient, but I was totally surprised when I was told that the Suddie Public Hospital has been without a Resident Surgeon for more than seven months and that a surgeon would only make one unscheduled visit about every month..
I trust the Honourable Minister would treat this issue with the same degree of urgency that he did with the Ultrasound Machine, by having a surgeon based at the Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two, a region with a population of more than seventy thousand people.
Arche W. Cordis
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