{"id":16360,"date":"2024-02-09T15:18:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16360"},"modified":"2024-02-09T15:18:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:18:21","slug":"president-ali-guyana-building-health-system-for-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/president-ali-guyana-building-health-system-for-future\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ali: Guyana Building Health System for Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>President Irfaan Ali has announced plans to develop Guyana&#8217;s healthcare system to meet future demands and position the country as a destination for health tourism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government&#8217;s strategy involves the development of new technological-based health systems, particularly focusing on forensics and mental health services in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali emphasized the importance of building the health system ahead of current needs while simultaneously training individuals to manage these facilities effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collaborating with the Mount Sinai Health System, President Ali revealed plans to establish a state-of-the-art forensic facility in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He outlined the goal of having a world-class forensic facility operational by the end of the year, capable of handling all forensic procedures locally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali also highlighted the government&#8217;s commitment to establishing a vaccination and research laboratory that will serve the entire Latin America and Caribbean region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collaborations with partners, including Cuba, are underway to materialize this ambitious project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing the critical issue of mental health, President Ali stressed the importance of tackling it effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Health Ministry will be strengthening its mental health capacity by launching a new program that offers counseling services over the phone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative aims to provide mental health support 24\/7 to the population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In line with efforts to enhance healthcare infrastructure, President Ali announced plans to open a new medical school in Berbice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the government will continue training nurses, lab technicians, and other medical professionals to meet the growing demand for healthcare services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali emphasized the significance of developing human resources alongside modernizing healthcare facilities across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These comprehensive efforts aim to elevate Guyana&#8217;s healthcare system to international standards and cater to the evolving needs of its population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reporting for NCN News, Josiah Williams.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Irfaan Ali has announced plans to develop Guyana&#8217;s healthcare system to meet future demands and position the country as a destination for health tourism. The government&#8217;s strategy involves the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16361,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16360","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\/16360","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=16360"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16362,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16360\/revisions\/16362"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}