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December 21, 2022

Guyana to invest billions in developing health sector

The Guyana government says it intends to spend an estimated GUY$125 billion (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) in improving the health care services for residents in the hinterland supporting critical upgrades to hospitals over the next three years.  President Dr Irfaan Ali, speaking at the commissioning of the new SMART hospital at Mabaruma in Region One, said that health facilities in other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guyana, Health Sector, Healthcare Workers

August 26, 2022

More Caribbean healthcare workers likely to be recruited in the UK and USA amid severe labour shortages

Caribbean healthcare workers can expect to continue to be recruited to live and work abroad over the next few years, suggests Joseph Boll, CEO of Caribbean Employment Services Inc. The market-leading online talent acquisition service headquartered in Barbados but operational throughout the Caribbean specializes in helping businesses and organizations recruit the best … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caribbean healthcare workers, COVID-19 Pandemic, Healthcare Workers, Monkeypox, UK National Health Service (NHS)

October 18, 2021

PAHO launches campaign to raise awareness of COVID-19 mental health toll on Caribbean frontline health workers

On the eve of World Mental Health Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is launching a social media campaign to raise awareness of the sustained burden the COVID-19 pandemic poses on the mental health of frontline health workers in the Americas, including the Caribbean.  PAHO on Friday invited the workers to share their stories and strategies “to better manage and cope with this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coronavirus in Caribbean, COVID-19 Pandemic, Healthcare Workers, Mental Health in Caribbean, PAHO

October 6, 2020

Retired Guyanese nurse dies from COVID; colleagues continue protest over working conditions

[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 10-5-2020] A recently retired nurse who worked at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) passed away today from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), becoming the first frontline worker to die of the virus since the first case was confirmed here on March 11. The authorities confirmed that the 55-year-old male nurse was last stationed in the Accident and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19, Guyana, Healthcare Workers

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