A total of $129.2B of the 2024 Budget has been allocated towards the healthcare sector and a large chunk has been assigned to the paediatric and maternal hospital in Plantation Goedverwagting.
According to Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh, the healthcare sector in Guyana is currently undergoing a major transformation as the government takes measures to expand and upgrade health facilities and diagnostic capabilities.
The $129.2 billion allocated for this year will see key initiatives being implemented to improve healthcare services. One of the major projects in the pipeline is the construction of a world-class paediatric and maternal hospital in Goedverwagting, for which a sum of $10.3 billion has been allocated. Additionally, ground was recently broken for a new world-class hospital in New Amsterdam, with a budget of $6.2 billion dedicated to its construction.
