The Ministry of Public Health is monitoring the condition of Thelma Robeiro, the Rupununi woman who was left in a vegetative state following a surgery for gallstones at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) earlier this year.
Minister within the Ministry of Public Health Dr Karen Cummings met with the woman’s immediate family in Lethem recently. The minister told Stabroek News on Saturday that the Ministry is continuously monitoring the situation. She said Robeiro has been receiving treatment as per the standard treatment guidelines.
A resident of Shulinab Village, South–Central Rupununi, 48-year old Robeiro was diagnosed with gallstones during a medical outreach in Region Nine. The diagnosis prompted the woman to undergo surgery, which was reportedly done at the Lethem Regional Hospital on April 10.
