– Dr Mahadeo says

Director General of the Ministry of Health Dr Vishwa Mahadeo has said that Digital X-ray is now available at Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). He made this disclosure during his visit to Region Two on Thursday last.

Dr. Mahadeo during his visit met with persons at the Regional State House and listened to their health-related concerns. He said that residents can now have access to ultrasound and X-rays free of cost.

“It means an X-ray taken out at Suddie can be seen by a specialist in Georgetown or even a specialist in another part of the world so the best care can be provided based on the images,” Dr Mahadeo said.

He said the interventions are made to bring relief to the residents of the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region and to ease the burden of them travelling to the city of Georgetown to access the same.

Speaking on the stock level of medicines in the region, he said the drug bond has 85 per cent of medications and patients are receiving the same.

He said that the current Government inherited a health care system that was in a “Bad” state and the current government is working to fix the same.

“We must never forget what we inherited in 2020: a broken health care system, services were not offered promptly, drugs and medical supplies were short supplied, salaries of health workers were very low. Now we are trying to resolve the issue. We still have a long way to go” Dr Mahadeo said.

He said when patients visit the hospital; they are now exposed to an array of services that were not previously offered. He said that the Ministry of Health is working to enhance several health Centres in the region to provide better patient care experience.

He said that the staff at the Suddie Public Hospital are capably led by professionals. Dr. Mahadeo said that young people in the region are currently trained in pharmacist programmes and will graduate soon.

He said this training is the first of its kind in the region. Dr Mahadeo said that residents can experience a boost in education delivery of services in the region.