The Guyana Cancer Institute has been refused a licence to operate over the last year because of “deficiencies” that need to be addressed and Minister of Health Dr Bheri Ramsaran says these include the leakage of radiation into adjoining rooms and the corridors from its radiation therapy machine.
“It will take investment, it will take some time but we would not compromise standards,” Ramsaran told the Sunday Stabroek recently, when approached on the situation, while revealing that the ministry has engaged the Pan American Health Organi-sation (PAHO) in an effort to improve the operational standards at the institute.
The Guyana Cancer Institute, which began its operation in 2006, is located in the compound of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
Ramsaran said that contrary to what many believe, the ministry has not just been refusing to give the
