WITH the intention to build a world-class healthcare system in Guyana, works on six new regional hospitals across the country are moving apace and on track for completion by the end of 2024.
This was highlighted in a recent production which shed light on the ongoing construction of the hospitals at Anna Regina, Region Two; De Kinderen, Region Three; Diamond and Enmore, Region Four; Bath, Region Five, and Skeldon Region Six.

Late last year, it was noted that the foundations for all six health facilities were laid, and that infrastructure works would start to take shape at all sites.
The production, called, “Big Things Happening”, highlighted the significant infrastructure works that are ongoing at the six sites.

At the Skeldon Hospital site, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony had said that they were there to examine the pace at which the construction is going.
“Given the development that is going to be happening in this part of Region Six, and in anticipation of a new bridge from Suriname, this here is obviously going to be an area where a lot of growth will happen,” he had said.
Meanwhile, at Bath, Region Five, Member of Parliament Faizal Jaffarally stated that the construction of the hospital is a demonstration of the further commitment by the Government of Guyana to improve healthcare delivery.

“When it has been completed, there will be no need for us as residents of Region Five to travel all the way to Georgetown as we normally do,” he said.
These facilities will have 24-hour Accident and Emergency, 24-hour labs, a suite of imaging services, including ultrasound, digital X-Ray, and CT scans, along with operation theatres and more.
The six hospitals are being constructed through a partnership with China’s Sinopharm International, and serve as part of a larger $37.2 billion initiative that will modernise the regional healthcare system in Guyana.