A TOTAL of nearly 50 surgeries were performed at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) during a one-week period known as ‘Surgery Week’, which was made possible by the presence of the Chinese Medical brigade.
The disclosure took place on Friday during the closing ceremony of the surgery week at the resource centre of the GPHC.

According to Dr Navindranauth Rambaran, GPHC’s Director of Medical and Professional Services, during the week, the Chinese Medical team worked along with the team at the hospital and marked a significant development at the facility.
Disaggregating the statistics of the achievements throughout the week, he noted that there were 34 surgeries conducted, including a liver mass resection, while in total there were 48 cases which he said were anaesthetic procedures.
“These were certain technical cases as dictated by the patients selected in this project and we know that the Chinese specialists usually bring a certain level of competence and expertise to what they do,” Dr. Rambaran said.

With that, he added that it was not a case that those procedures were not conducted, but it was just a concentration of the efforts and resources by the brigade aimed at doing procedures in a way that it was a higher volume than usual.
The Director added, “Certainly this has far-reaching effects for our patients and our system, considering our residents and other surgeons who can benefit from this programme.”
Meanwhile underscoring the significance of the partnership between the hospital and the Chinese medical brigade, Dr Rambaran said that it was born out of the prosperous relationship between the government of Guyana and China and has grown into an evolving

partnership between hospitals and physicians.
With this, he disclosed that five Guyanese specialists, including anaesthetists, gynaecologists and a surgeon, are currently in China gaining high-volume skills in their areas of specialty.
Further, Head of the China Medical Team, Dr Zhao Changyong, said that the week of activities demonstrated the working relationship between the two countries and added that it showcased the achievements of training that the local doctors received.
Dr Changyong further thanked the team at GPHC and the government of Guyana for their support in ensuring the surgery week was a successful one