Deplorable conditions at health facilities in the hinterland

Aug 01, 2025 Letters

Dear Editor,

Kaieteur News – I am raising an urgent and unequivocal alarm about the worsening healthcare crisis in Guyana’s hinterland, particularly in Upper Mazaruni, Region 7 which I have seen firsthand. After five years of trillion-dollar budgets and high-gloss ribbon-cutting, the harsh truth remains: the most vulnerable citizens in our country are still being left in the dark, literally.

While the government rushes to unveil yet another regional hospital in Bath, Region 5, just minutes away from the well-equipped Fort Wellington Hospital, Kamarang’s district hospital is barely functioning. There, blackouts are a part of daily life. Nurses and midwives are forced to deliver babies by torchlight. The generator works only four hours each night, continually damaging essential equipment in the process. Basic medication like Panadol is often unavailable.

This isn’t transformation; this is manipulation. Staff and resources are being pulled from functioning medical facilities to stage grand openings that serve political vanity instead of patient safety. It is noteworthily sad that the new Diamond Regional Hospital fatally lacked oxygen recently. Meanwhile, in places like Paruima, mothers continue to brave dangerous terrain for emergency care that may or may not exist when they arrive.

This must stop. Every Guyanese life matters, whether in Bath or in the Upper Mazaruni. No mother should be forced to give birth in darkness. No community should be treated as an afterthought in a country this rich. I commit, on behalf of the APNU Coalition, to delivering real, equitable healthcare for the hinterland: continuous electricity, fully stocked pharmacies, fair and timely pay for our health workers, and health facilities that reflect the dignity of the people they serve.

Regards,

Juretha Fernandes, Prime Ministerial Candidate – APNU Coalition

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