A collaborative effort between the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) and the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) will now allow for COVID-19+ mothers, who recently gave birth, to be able to see their newborns through technology.
This is according to a press release from GTT which said that with the ongoing pandemic, COVID+ mothers who recently delivered at the institution were unable to bond with their babies due to the risks associated with contact.
“With the provision of these SIMs, we have created the opportunity for mothers to be able to at least see their newborns,” the release quoted GTT’s public relations manager, Jasmin Harris as saying.
According to the release, she went on to say “this pandemic has affected us, maybe in different ways, but it has definitely impacted us all. We are committed to assist where we can, acknowledging that we are in this together.”
According to the release, the telephone company will provide data to two SIMs until December 2020 and Harris noted that “we will donate 40GB of data per month until December 2020, to ensure mothers are able to connect with their newborns. Should the need continue beyond December 2020, we will provide ongoing service to our mothers.”
The release said that Strategic Planning and Communications Manager at GPHC, Chelauna Providence, received the SIMs on behalf of the hospital and expressed the hospital’s gratitude for “this generous donation from GTT which is an extension of the support that GTT has given to our healthcare workers from the inception of our Covid-19 response in Guyana.”
Providence the release said, added that the donation was special to the hospital as it allows mothers in the Covid-19 maternity unit to be able to connect with their newborns through technology.
