The Canadian High Commission to Guyana yesterday launched a Cdn$2.5 million project that aims to improve maternal and neonatal health across Guyana’s hinterland regions.
The $386m project will be executed by McMaster University and will last for five years. The main objective of the project is to reduce mortality rates among women of childbearing age, newborns, and children under five years old in Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine. During the life of the project, pregnant women in those areas will be assessed at least once by an obstetrician at a clinic in their own community. The project also provides for the training and staff at community health centres to promote routine antenatal testing as well as procuring equipment.
