{"id":14440,"date":"2023-11-29T18:57:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14440"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:57:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:57:50","slug":"gphc-performs-successful-kidney-transplant-on-youngest-patient-in-the-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/gphc-performs-successful-kidney-transplant-on-youngest-patient-in-the-caribbean\/","title":{"rendered":"GPHC Performs Successful Kidney Transplant on Youngest Patient in the Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has achieved a remarkable feat by successfully performing a kidney transplant on a seven-year-old girl, Angelica Soamnauth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This makes her the youngest patient in the Caribbean to undergo such a procedure, breaking the weight limit barrier of 20kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Angelica was diagnosed with the final stage of kidney failure last year and underwent approximately 10 months of dialysis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the only child of the Soamnauth family, her father, Haimdat Soamnauth, expressed gratitude to the GPHC team for the successful operation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is optimistic about Angelica&#8217;s recovery and looks forward to her leading a normal life, including attending school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, commended the GPHC team for their exceptional work, emphasizing Guyana&#8217;s commitment to providing world-class healthcare services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While kidney failure is more prevalent in the adult population in Guyana, rare cases can be found in children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The successful kidney transplant highlights the capabilities of the healthcare system in Guyana, offering hope and improved quality of life for young patients facing critical health challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has achieved a remarkable feat by successfully performing a kidney transplant on a seven-year-old girl, Angelica Soamnauth. This makes her the youngest patient in the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14440"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14442,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14440\/revisions\/14442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}