{"id":15569,"date":"2024-01-15T17:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15569"},"modified":"2024-01-15T17:13:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T17:13:01","slug":"sod-turned-for-881m-modern-nursing-training-facility-in-region-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/sod-turned-for-881m-modern-nursing-training-facility-in-region-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Sod Turned for $881M Modern Nursing Training Facility in Region Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a significant step towards enhancing healthcare infrastructure, the groundbreaking ceremony for a modern training facility for nurses and nursing students took place at Suddie, Essequibo Coast in Region Two. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This state-of-the-art facility, estimated at $881 million, is part of the government&#8217;s commitment to transforming the local health sector and creating a world-class healthcare system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The construction of new modern regional hospitals, coupled with major upgrades to existing facilities, has heightened the demand for skilled nurses and healthcare professionals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony emphasized the challenges of central training and the difficulty in getting trained individuals to return to regional areas to serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, the decision to decentralize the nurses&#8217; training program aims to address these challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Anthony noted that the training programs are being offered in a hybrid system, and he assured that employment opportunities would be available for graduates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, there are three nursing schools in Guyana, situated in Linden, New Amsterdam, and Georgetown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new training facility is expected to be completed within 18 months, aligning with the government&#8217;s broader strategy to strengthen healthcare services across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saskia Warrick, Reporting for NCN News<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant step towards enhancing healthcare infrastructure, the groundbreaking ceremony for a modern training facility for nurses and nursing students took place at Suddie, Essequibo Coast in Region Two.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15569","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=15569"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15571,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15569\/revisions\/15571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}