Lethem Regional Hospital recommissioned

The Lethem Regional Hospital (Ministry of Health photo)

On Friday, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony was joined by President Irfaan Ali, the British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller and Representative of the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) in Guyana, Dr Luis Felipe Codina at the re-commissioning of the Lethem Regional Hospital in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo).

A release from the Ministry of Health said that the retrofitting and upgrading of the Lethem Regional Hospital is part of the “Smart Healthcare Facilities in the Caribbean- Phase 2” project that is being funded by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the UK Government (formerly Department for International Development (DfID) and implemented by the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO).