IN keeping with its efforts to improve healthcare across Guyana, the Ministry of Health has commissioned a $5.4 million health post at Aurora, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).

The health post will provide health services to hundreds of residents living in Aurora and neighbouring communities.
The one-flat building underwent renovations costing over $5.4 million, after being out of use for more than five years. Services that will be offered include antenatal and chronic clinics, outpatient, and child and healthcare services.

During the commissioning ceremony for the facility, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony pointed out the state of the art amenities that the health post possesses.
Dr. Anthony previously highlighted that the PPP/C government fulfilled all of the promises made for the country’s health sector in its 2020 party manifesto.

He said, “When we came to government, we were guided by the manifesto and in the manifesto we had about seven things that the PPP had promised that we would complete in five years in office. I can say to you that I went back and I looked at those seven things that were promised and we have already achieved all of those things.”

One of the first things that the PPP/C was interested in was increasing the amount of pharmaceuticals in the system. Against this backdrop, Minister Anthony said that when they entered office, the levels of pharmaceutical stock stood at about 35 per cent and there was a lot of expired drugs.

The stock level has since risen to 92 per cent countrywide. Additionally, there was major progress in the increase of remuneration for health sector workers.

Another promise that government has delivered was giving doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers, the option of being on the pensionable establishment or on contract. This, he said was a major issue and this was promptly looked at when government took office in 2020.