Industry to get $715M polyclinic

May 06, 2025 News

Kaieteur News- The Ministry of Health through the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) will soon be constructing a polyclinic in the community of Industry on the East Coast Demerara.

This is according to an invitation for bids issued by the GPHC which stated that the project is estimated to cost $715 million. Bidding for the project will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures specified in the Procurement Act 2003, and are open to all eligible qualified bidders.

According to GPHC, bids are expected to open on May 27, 2025 at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office. This publication understands that the community of Industry currently has a health centre which provides a variety of healthcare services to residents of Industry, Cummings Lodge and nearby communities.

During the sod-turning ceremony for a polyclinic at Campbellville in March, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony had noted the government has been managing close to 380 different facilities across the country and noted the importance of upgrading these health facilities whether it be health post or health centres. “In every one of these facilities whether it is at Agricola, East La Penitence, David Rose, Alberttown, Lodge, No. 1 Dispensary, North East La Penitence, Sophia, Dorothy Bailey, Campbellville, Industry, Kitty, Festival City every single one of them over the last three years we would have done something to improve the conditions of these facilities,” the minister said, noting that it forms part of the vision of providing a world-class healthcare system for all Guyanese.

Speaking at the same event, President Irfaan Ali had mentioned that the significance of upgrading the Campbellville Health Centre to a polyclinic, stating that polyclinic and not a clinic/ heath centre are facilities which would be providing diagnostic and specialty care to residents. Notably, the Head-of-State said that the government is gradually upgrading health clinics into polyclinics to ensure that communities that already have health clinics are improved and patients can access more specialized services, improved diagnostic capability and a greater capacity to care for their people.

This publication had reported that the Campbellville Health Centre is one of the health centres the government is upgrading to a polyclinic for $831million. To support the health sector this year, the government has allocation a sum of $120 billion towards this.

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