THE Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and a six-member delegation from the Subei People’s Hospital of Jiangsu Province in China on Wednesday signed a Friendship Hospital Agreement which will hold firmly to the principles of team work and interaction between the two hospitals and allow for the exchange of medical resources between both parties. 

Moreoverthe Subei People’s Hospital will be donating equipment such as beds and other tools to facilitate doctors and current and prospective patients of GPHC.

At a press gathering to mark the agreement between the two parties, held at the GPHC’s Resource Centre, GPHC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Michael Khan, underscored that “it is a mutual benefit between us.”
Khan said the Subei People’s Hospital proposed the idea and upon much deliberation, the GPHC accepted, feeling it is a “positive move.”
Khan noted that both parties are thus far in the process of analysing what to exchange medically. “It’s a work in progress,” he said, adding “We will benefit from their expertise.”

He gave details of his visit to the Subei People’s Hospital, and stressed on its standardization of equipment, since that hospital has all the latest medical equipment. Further, he added that, thus far, the people at GPHC have found the Chinese doctors performing excellently, and are incredibly dedicated to their work.
This year marks 23 years since Chinese delegations have been collaborating through such an agreement with the GPHC.
Approximately ten to eleven Chinese doctors are currently serving the people of Guyana under this arrangement, and about three or four of them are in Linden.
These Chinese doctors are experts in OBGY, Pathology, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology and Acupuncture.
The Government of Guyana and the Chinese Government have a perfect collaboration in terms of providing accommodation for the doctors here.
Khan told this publication thus: “We hope eventually that they (Subei People’s Hospital) will be sending medical teams soon at a shorter period. Acupuncture is a more aggressive case, and the hospital is hoping to expand more in this arena.”

(ByShivanie Sugrim)