WITH Guyana experiencing unprecedented growth in every sphere, leading local Cardiologist Dr. Mahendra Carpen believes that this growth trajectory demands a continuation of the current leadership that has spearheaded same.

Dr. Carpen made this known while speaking during an episode of the Starting Point podcast, during which he spoke on his entry into the political arena.

The cardiologist, who serves as the head of internal medicine and Cardiology at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), noted that he sees politics as an extension of service, and is now one of the new faces in the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C).

Dr. Carpen disclosed that he chose the PPP/C not only because of the current leadership but the principles and foundations upon which the party was established and built.

He said, “I believe my role and service now is to help re-elect a government that I believe is taking the country in absolutely the right direction when it comes to healthcare and many other aspects of nation building.”

Against this backdrop, Dr. Carpen stated that he believes the country’s trajectory and growth rate demand the continuation of the current leadership.

“And to deviate from that, I believe, would be catastrophic for growth and development,” he expressed.

To this end, Dr. Carpen said that if one is to look at the previous five years and the accelerated pace of growth in many sectors, there is nothing slow and tedious about what has taken place.
“We have seen remarkable progress in all areas, health, education, economics, infrastructure. The rate of growth, it’s just phenomenal, it hasn’t been seen anywhere else,” he said.

With this, he reiterated that there must be continuity to ensure that the country continues on the right path or have regrets that it did not.