Guyana yesterday received around $60 million in medical equipment from China for improved healthcare services at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
During a ceremony at the GPHC’s Research Centre, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by the GPHC and the Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of China, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.
Another agreement was also sealed for local medical specialists to undergo training programmes which will be conducted by the Chinese medical team.
The 16-member team is the first official Chinese medical delegation since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony said the Chinese medical brigade has helped to improve tertiary healthcare services in Guyana at GPHC and the Linden Hospital.
“Just over the last two years, we would have made lots of headlines because the team did some very complex surgeries here at the Georgetown Hospital. Without the assistance of the Chinese consultants who were involved in these surgeries; we would not have been successful. So, I want to congratulate the work of the brigade and all that you have been doing over these last 30 years,” Dr Anthony said, according to DPI.
He added: “Already with the services that we are doing, we’re seeing a number of Caribbean citizens coming to Guyana to access some of the services that we offer. Over the next couple of years, we see ourselves to be one of the leaders in medicine in the Caribbean region”.
Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan said that both nations look forward to more exchanges and cooperation between GPHC and Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital.
A delegation from the Southern Medical University of China will be visiting Guyana next Monday to prepare for a training programme on tropical and chronic diseases, DPI said.
