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Georgetown Hospital playing crucial training role

Oct 07, 2015 News

– as efforts are made to improve delivery of health care

 

Improvement and expansion of health care services in the public health sector is high on the agenda of the Ministry of Public Health. This was the recent assertion of Chief Medical Officer (ag), Dr. Jeetendra Mohanlall, who disclosed that these efforts are being guided by the Ministry’s Strategic Plan – Health Vision2020.
Even as plans are taking shape for the improvement and expansion of health care services guided by the strategic plan which has been deemed as a “proactive and holistic strategic plan” by Dr. Mohanlall, skilled health care professionals is key to achieving the envisioned goal.
And according to him, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has already started to play a tactical role in this regard. He disclosed that the GPHC has been instrumental in equipping many students, both local and foreign, with functions needed to propel them in their chosen medical professions.
He made reference to the hospital’s Orthopaedic Technician programme, for instance, which is conducted by the GPHC as one that builds capacity for the medical support staff.
Just recently a batch of 10 persons completed the Orthopaedic Technician programme. Among those trained were two Belizean soldiers.
Alluding to the GPHC as Guyana’s number one teaching hospital, Dr. Mohanlall noted that “the learning environment for medical training has been greatly enhanced over the years through collaborations with various institutions.”
This, he said, has allowed for the sharing of expertise and resources in areas that are often characterised as being resource-strapped.
Dr. Mohanlall noted that while the Ministry has benefited from partnerships with universities, allowing for the external training of local medical personnel, the GPHC-spearheaded programmes have proven instrumental to the improvement of health care delivery.
And there have been even more laudable achievements emanating out of the GPHC, the CMO (ag) observed.
“I would like to congratulate the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) and the management of the hospital for the successful renal transplant done recently by Dr. Kishore Persaud and team. Organisations such as the Caribbean Heart Institute (a public-private partnership accommodated at the GPHC) have also given Guyana recognition as being progressive where specialised services are concerned,” said Dr. Mohanlall.
He however, stressed the need for medical personnel to pursue continued self-development even as he emphasised the importance of embracing advance education in light of the fact that the delivery of health care is always evolving.
Dr. Mohanlall has noted that like many developing nations, Guyana has been assiduously striving to provide the population with optimal, equitable and accessible health services.
As a result, he informed that the Ministry of Public Health has evolved into one of the largest and most diversified Ministries in the country.
And in order to build on this achievement, Dr. Mohanlall disclosed that those within the public health sector, are constantly encouraged to provide only quality services with a high standard of professionalism regardless of which Region they are required to carry out their duties.
In highlighting the importance of primary health care to ensure that equity of service is maintained, the CMO (ag) warned that health professionals should “never underestimate the value and importance of teamwork, and always remember that your work should positively impact the lives of your patients and their families.”

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