Expert Chinese team assisting with zika fight

In photo from left are Guo Huaiguang, Second Secretary of the Chinese Embassy; Shen Huiyong, Economic and Commercial counsellor of the Chinese Embassy; Zhang Yanping, Leader of the Chinese public health experts team; Volda Lawrence, Minister of Public Health (MoPH); Dr. Karen Cummings, Minister within the Ministry of Public Health; Colette Adams, Permanent Secretary (MOPH); Jiao Yongjun, member of the Chinese public health experts team; Vanessa Dickenson, Foreign Affairs Representative; Li Zhifeng, member of the Chinese public health experts team; Tian Ye, member of the Chinese public health experts team.

Support for Guyana’s public health sector is “priority” for China says Shen Huiyong, Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Guyana.

According to a media release from the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH),  Huiyong assured Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence on Tuesday that while his government will support several other local sectors, “public health is priority.” He added that China is ready to provide grants to construct new hospitals here or refurbish existing ones, and also provide training for health sector workers.