Sacked Permanent Secre-tary of the Ministry of Public Health, Trevor Thomas has been retained by the ministry as a contract worker on one of its main projects.
“He is the Coordinator of the Maternal and Child Health Improvement Project ,” Terrence Esseboom, who is Public Relations Officer for the Ministry of Public Health, told Stabroek News when asked.
He explained also that Thomas’ job was a contracted one.
The five-year $1.6B Maternal and Child Health Improvement Project is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
The project will support an in-depth revision of all guidelines, protocols, and strategies related to the health of women of reproductive age, pregnancy, delivery, emergency care, and postpartum challenges, according to the ministry. The programme also envisages a focus on specific needs of adolescents, men and indigenous peoples.
Further, the project also intends to
