TWELVE nurses on Friday received certificates after successfully completing the Neonatal and Burn Care training programmes at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

The training programmes were conducted at the Resource Centre of the GPHC and were made possible through the Caribbean North Charities Foundation (CNCF), a Canada-based non-profit organisation. The CNCF has been working to assist the development of the GPHC for over 12 years.
The organisation was responsible for the re-opening of the Guyana Burn Care Unit (GBCU) in November 2002; since then, they have been constantly assisting in the maintenance and development of the GBCU.

According to Vice-President of the CNCF, Mrs. Pamela Harakh, in the year 2012, the CNCF started the Neonatal Resuscitation Programme (NRP), which has continued to date.
She also stated that the NRP was set up to enhance the ability of nurses, making them capable of becoming Registered Nurses and also Trained Mid-Wives.
On November 13, 2013, they began an online examination programme, which saw 59 nurses graduating to date; the most recent batch received their certificates yesterday for successfully completing the training programme.
Director of the Nursing Service, Ms. Audrey Corry, thanked the CNCF for its kind gesture and said that there is no possible way they could ever repay them.
Ms. Corry, however, promised the CNCF members that the nurses will use the knowledge gained to better the services which they offer to patients.
She also added that when the neonatal intensive care unit was upgraded, the necessary equipment that was needed to operate the unit was expensive; but as soon as the CNCF heard of it, they raised funds immediately and assisted in buying the equipment for the unit.
Ms. Corry said that they are indebted to the CNCF, and they will always be thankful for their support.

(Navindra Deoraj)