Fear of being labelled HIV patients is keeping Lindeners away from the Upper Demerara Hospital (UDH), which is putting undue pressure on the Linden Hospital Complex.
“We have heard that quite a number of people believe that only the infectious diseases are treated here [and] that is not so,” said Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of hospitals in Region 10 Gordon Gumbs, who is appealing to residents to wisely utilise both facilities. “What we’re attempting to do today is trying to encourage
