–through donation from First Lady
FIRST Lady Arya Ali, on Thursday, donated an ambulance to the paediatric ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in the presence of the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Robbie Rambarran and some employees of the medical institution.

Receiving the keys on behalf of GPHC was Rambarran, who said that it was the first time the paediatric ward would have its own ambulance.
“This is the first time the paediatric ward will have an ambulance attached to it, so we wish to thank the First Lady for this,” Rambarran said.

He said that as the hospital continued to build capacity, donations like that were welcomed since they allow for the expansion of patient-care services.

The CEO also commended the First Lady for her continued support to the hospital and its patients over the last three years.
She had previously made donations of menstrual and sanitary products, and hampers for newborns and their mothers at the hospital.

In brief remarks at the handing over ceremony, the First Lady, who is a mother of two, said that she thought it appropriate to have an ambulance dedicated to the paediatric ward.

“Even though paediatric emergencies are less frequent than adult emergencies, they still do occur and so I thought it was necessary to have an ambulance dedicated to this ward,” she said.
She used the occasion to also congratulate the CEO and his team for the work they have been doing at the country’s premier healthcare institution, and to recommit to working with them to expand healthcare services to the Guyanese people.