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Govt. to penalize private hospitals for not registering births

Apr 10, 2012 News

 

 

 

Government is warning private hospitals that they will be penalized if registration documents of births of newborns at their respective institutions are not handed over.
Hospitals keep records of births but often refuse to hand these over for the patients to obtain birth certificates for the newborn.
This declaration was made at the level of Cabinet and was revealed by Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, during his weekly press conference, Thursday.
“The evidence was accumulating that confirmed the registration of births was being denied at these private health facilities…Cabinet vowed to eradicate the practice keeping in mind that birth registration is a constitutional protected right of Guyanese….Private health facilities that are withholding registration of births that occurred in their facilities will be dealt with,” Dr. Luncheon explained.
Under the Health Facilities Licensing Act, the Ministry of Health has the power to check and ensure that private hospitals are adhering to the regulations, failing which penalties will be instituted and the licences can be revoked.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in comparison to the rest of the world’s healthcare systems, Guyana ranked 128 out of 190 countries. The public sector is the major healthcare provider in Guyana, although in recent years there has been an increase in the number of private providers.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is responsible for the effective operation of Guyana’s healthcare system. This includes establishing regulations, determining national health policies, developing legislation, building healthcare facilities and to ensure that the provision of healthcare services meet a reasonable standard. The Government primarily financed the public healthcare services.

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