US church group says planning to set up mental health hospital

First Lady, Sandra Granger on Monday met with  Pastor Oliver Subryan of the Church of God International headquartered in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States, who says his church plans to build a hospital here to treat mental health issues, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

The meeting took place at the First Lady’s Office at State House.

Pastor Subryan said that he travelled here to do some groundwork for the Florida-based group, Ambassadors for Christ, which has volunteered to set up the hospital that will cater to mental health issues; particularly among people identified to be at risk for suicide and survivors of suicide.

“The team is expected to be in Guyana by the end of March and the project will begin sometime later this year. I am just here to make some preliminary arrangements,” he said, according to the release.