Dear Editor,
The Amerindian Action Movement of Guyana (TAAMOG) is calling on the Guyana Medical Council (GMC) to conduct an urgent investigation to determine the reason or reasons why patient Thelma Rebeiro of Shulinab Village, south central Rupununi, Region 9 to date has not regained consciousness after four months following two surgeries for gallstones. The first surgery was done by a medical outreach team at Lethem hospital on April 9, and the second at the Georgetown Public Hospital on April 20. Patient Thelma Rebeiro is currently at the Lethem hospital on tubes and the doctors there want to have her quickly discharged despite the non-approval by the family. TAAMOG is therefore calling for an urgent intervention by the Minister of Public Health, Guyana Medical Council (GMC) and the Chief Medical Officer (CMO).
Yours faithfully,
Peter Persaud
