{"id":15030,"date":"2024-01-04T14:55:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T14:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15030"},"modified":"2024-01-04T14:55:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T14:55:57","slug":"ministry-of-health-highlights-significant-progress-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ministry-of-health-highlights-significant-progress-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Health Highlights Significant Progress in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Ministry of Health concluded the year with an end-of-year press conference, shedding light on the significant progress made in advancing the health sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, proudly announced that all promises made in the 2020 election manifesto regarding the health sector have been fulfilled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These commitments include the upgrading of healthcare facilities, increased remuneration for health workers, and the expansion of health services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A substantial investment of two billion dollars has been directed towards upgrading and constructing 271 health centers and staff facilities nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surgical capacity was also enhanced, with Mahdia experiencing such upgrades for the first time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Delecia-Health.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Anthony expressed optimism, stating that the physical infrastructure for all six regional hospitals is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Anthony highlighted improvements in the pharmaceutical supply chain due to a more robust procurement system, proper storage, and reliable delivery to hospitals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the commitment to increased remuneration for clinical staff, including nurses, allied health workers, and medical doctors, was honored in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing a major concern, the ministry provided healthcare workers with the option to choose between a pensionable establishment or a contract, providing flexibility to the workforce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generous tax incentives for private healthcare delivery providers were successfully implemented, resulting in the addition of private medical facilities and the acquisition of new equipment for improved service delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Health accomplished the implementation of a performance management system, leading to reduced waiting times in emergency rooms for surgeries and an enhanced patient record-keeping system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the year concludes, the Ministry of Health&#8217;s achievements underscore its commitment to delivering quality healthcare services, fulfilling promises, and creating a robust and resilient health sector for the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Health concluded the year with an end-of-year press conference, shedding light on the significant progress made in advancing the health sector. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15032,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350,367],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news","category-one-guyana"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15030","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=15030"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15033,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15030\/revisions\/15033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}