AS part of the government’s efforts to create a healthcare system of international standard throughout the nation, requests for proposals were issued for the establishment of a contemporary hospital in Kato, Region Eight.
The Government of Guyana recently received financing from the Inter-American Development Bank for the purpose of enhancing the Health Care Network within the country, as mentioned in the Invitation for Bids (IFBs) published in the Guyana Chronicle over the weekend.
As such, it was noted that the government intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing towards the payment under the contract for the design and building of Kato Hospital in Region Eight.
During a recent visit to Region Eight, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony said that a lot of improvements are to come in relation to health care in the region.

The government, he said, is making a substantial investment in building this new hospital at Kato. He said this facility will have various diagnostic capabilities, laboratories, 75 beds, and an accident and emergency unit and is expected to be completed by the end of 2025, or the first half of 2026.
“So, your region medically is going to improve significantly, so lots of things that we weren’t able to do here in the past, we will now be able to do it [sic],” he expressed.
Dr Anthony noted that when President Ali spoke about having a world-class healthcare system, many wondered how this would happen, but he noted that Guyana would get there because the government is making the investments to achieve this.
Meanwhile, according to the IFBs, a site visit will be conducted on July 8, 2024, and bids must be delivered on or before August 20 at 09:00hrs.