Georgetown : Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, announced that $133.1 million has been allocated for the expansion of the Maternity Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). He made this announcement during the presentation of the $221 B 2015 Budget.
“We can all agree that no woman should die giving life,” the minister said.
According to the minister, “by 2020, our women will be able to boast of our patient-friendly care facilities and our mothers and babies will be safe from preventable deaths.”
In an effort to achieve this aim, emphasis will be placed on maternal health by adding more resources towards the expansion, rehabilitation, maintenance and equipping of maternal and child health facilities countrywide.
At the GPHC, the maternity unity will have an additional 50 beds which should eliminate the present situation where two or more mothers share a bed.
Additionally, this year’s allocation will also facilitate the purchase of equipment that would see an improved quality of service being offered at the institution’s maternal and child care facility.
Meanwhile, works will also continue at the maternity waiting homes in Lethem and Bartica.
