Sod turned for $6.6b hospital at Bath Settlement

By Stabroek News On In Guyana News |
President Irfaan Ali (fifth from right), China’s Ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan (fourth from right), with Chief Engineer of China Sinopharm International Corp, along with ministers and representatives of the company. (DPI photo)
President Irfaan Ali (fifth from right), China’s Ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan (fourth from right), with Chief Engineer of China Sinopharm International Corp, along with ministers and representatives of the company. (DPI photo)

The sod was yesterday turned for the construction of a hospital at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, in Region Five.

The cost of the construction of the Bath Settlement hospital is projected at $6.6 billion and over 30,000 persons in Region Five are expected to benefit from the improved healthcare services when completed.

The China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation, Sinopharm will be taking on the task to build the Regional Hospital.