…Head of State responding satisfactorily to medical care

President David Granger is undergoing radiology treatment which will end in the next five days and his Cuban medical team has expressed their full satisfaction with the Head of state’s response to treatment and the overall state of his health.

In a statement issued by the Ministry of the Presidency and attributed to Guyana’s ambassador to Cuba, Halim Majeed, it was noted that the President  who arrived in Cuba on April 2, 2019, for further medical evaluation, will return to Guyana next week.

It was noted that the President has been keeping an active schedule in Havana.

Last Friday, he visited the Escuela Taller de la Habana in Old Havana and met the Administrative Staff and two groups of trainees in a class room situation.

It was noted that the the Taller Escuela was established in 1992 and is part of the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana. It trains young people in a variety of skills such as masonry, plumbing and carpentry, among others, and helps them to achieve upward mobility in the system.

“The President has expressed a strong interest in vocational and skills training and wanted to know and learn more about the Cuban approach to the training of Cuban youths who are not in the formal education system. He is hoping that the recently formed Guyana Youth Corps could benefit from the experience of the Taller Escuela and future cooperation between the two institutions,” the statement said.

It was noted that President Granger also visited the Cuban National Zoological Park and the National Botanic Garden of the University of Havana over the past two weeks. During his tour of both the Zoological Park and the Botanic Garden, he explained some aspects of Guyana’s Green State Strategy to the Administrative Staff and tasked the Guyana Embassy with developing MOUs between Guyana and those Cuban agencies.

In reviewing Guyana-Cuba collaboration in the Health Sector, President Granger expressed a deep concern with the high incidence of cancer, heart disease and diabetes in Guyana and would like stronger ties between Guyana and the Cuban medical institutions that specialize in those ailments.

President Granger has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, a type of cancer that starts in white blood cells called lymphocytes, which are part of the body’s immune system.