The head of the Cancer Institute of Guyana (CIG) says he is shocked at Health Minister Bheri Ramsaran’s disclosure that the facility is not being granted a licence to operate because of “deficiencies,” including radiation leakages, since no such incident was ever reported.
“I was also very shocked to see the report in your paper today with a statement from the Minister of Health that the Cancer Institute had an issue with radiation leaking from the LINAC room to the adjacent rooms,” CIG Chief Executive Officer Dr. George Nellamattathil told Stabroek News.
He was responding to a Sunday Stabroek report that quoted Ramsaran as saying that CIG was refused a
