THE Government of Guyana, through the Region 2 (Pomeroon/Supenaam) administration, will shortly commission a new health centre at Good Hope to boost medical service to residents in the area including Supenaam, all on Essequibo Coast.

Regional Chairman, Mr. Parmanand Persaud said the building was constructed under the Administration’s Capital Programme for 2011, with the aim of improving the delivery of health services.
He said the structure is already wired and will soon be connected to the Guyana Power & Light (GPL) electricity grid and the compound is currently being filled with earth.
Meanwhile, 24 mothers from Good Hope visited the Regional Administration Office at Anna Regina yesterday, to meet Persaud and Regional Executive Officer (REO), Mr. Sunil Singh and urge the removal of the old health centre from the Good Hope Nursery School premises.

Had discussions
The concerned parents did not get to meet the top functionaries but had discussions with the Senior Personnel Officer, Ms. Mullah and officials from the Department of Education.
Residents said they do not feel safe sending their children to the Good Hope Nursery because many persons who are sick visit the health centre near the nursery school, on a daily basis.
Some claimed their children have become ill since the new school term began.
One mother said her daughter’s skin is taken over by itch since she started to attend classes.
The lamenting parents said the nursery school is attended by 84 children who are being taught by four teachers.
They said the old health centre was sited near the nursery school, on a temporary basis, some five years ago.
However, the Regional Administration has assured that the new health centre will be occupied and the temporary structure on the school’s plot will be removed.