GPHC records 28% drop in neonatal deaths for November

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has recorded a 7% neonatal mortality rate for the month of November, a reduction from the last average of 35% for previous months.

According to a press release from the GPHC, the decrease has been attributed directly to a reinforcement of preventative measures currently in place at the institution, and its collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health and the Canadian-based charity Guyana Help the Kids (GHTK.)

Inclusive in the preventative measures are: a full sanitisation of the maternal block of the hospital;