The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) is set to start its telemedicine programme in five of the administrative regions next year and this will facilitate persons being evaluated, diagnosed and treated in remote areas using telecommunications technology.
A press release from the MoPH yesterday stated that Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence made the pronouncement during a courtesy call by the new Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Lilian Chatterjee.
The programme is set to be rolled out in Regions 1, 6, 7, 8 and 9, and is being backed by the Ministries of Finance and Public Telecommunications.
According to the statement, when the programme commences there will be a decrease in the dependency on the Medivac services for interior residents. The statement added that Lawrence promised Chatterjee that she will “look into this more to see if there are opportunities.”
