THE laboratory at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Guyana has, over the past few days, been undergoing renovation works which are expected to be completed soon.

A UG press release has said that the project is being funded by a World Bank loan of US$10 million, and is targeted to enhance facilities at the laboratory with the necessary equipment to ensure that science and educational research progresses.

The upgrading of campus drainage systems and faculties, and installation of Internet facilities throughout the campus are also to be undertaken with this loan.

This funding comprises a small part of a bigger project being undertaken in collaboration with the Guyana Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and the Ministry of Health (MoH).

The UG press release also stated that the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was involved in providing funding to undertake renovation of the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP).

Late last year, the Health Sciences laboratory, located on the top floor of that faculty, had undergone renovation which included installation of AC units and new windows among other repairs. Criticisms directed at the effectiveness and functionality of the lab have become a cliché, particularly surrounding the lab’s lack of science equipment to enable students to effectively undertake research.

Renovation works are currently ongoing at the lab, and hopefully the end product would be a success story for the University of Guyana’s Faculty of Health Sciences.(Shivanie Sugrim)